IT ManagementMobilePC HardwareStorage Exclusive: Stephen King Helps Launch Amazon Kindle 2 in NYC By Nicholas Kolakowski - February 9, 2009 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedin PrevNext1Exclusive: Stephen King Helps Launch Amazon Kindle 2 in NYCby Nicholas Kolakowski 2No TitleJeff Bezos takes the stage at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York to announce the release of the Kindle 2 electronic reader starting at $359. 3No TitleDevice navigation happens via a five-way controller. The Kindle 2 is designed to be used one-handed. 4No TitleStephen King takes the stage to read from a novella, “Ur,” that he wrote exclusively for the Kindle 2. 5No Title“I don’t even know how to say the word, ‘Zeitgeist,'” King joked near the end of his reading. 6No TitleThe Kindle 2 introduces a text-to-speech option, where users can have the document read to them by either a male or female voice. 7No TitleThe Kindle 2 has been designed for 25 percent more battery life than its predecessor, roughly 2 weeks’ use with a single charge. 8No TitleThe Kindle 2 features seven times more storage capacity than its predecessor: 1.4GB of user-accessible data, the equivalent of roughly 1,500 books. 9No TitleAt 0.36 inches thick, the Kindle 2 is thinner than most smartphones. 10No TitleEvery Kindle device comes with a unique e-mail address, allowing users to wirelessly e-mail PDF and Word documents to it. 11No TitleThe 3G wireless delivery allows books and other documents to be downloaded to the Kindle 2 in less than 60 seconds.PrevNext