Books are great educational tools. They seem to have been around forever. But as you all know, you don’t make paper out of thin air. You’ve got trees that need to be cut down to pave the way for companies to provide you with the paper that makes up your books. To be fair to some of these companies, they have become more efficient with their processes, and they are trying to reduce their pressure on our environment, but at the end of the day, there is no need to kill trees to have books when you have gadgets such as Amazon Kindle.

Amazon Kindle 2.0 is a great gadget that is designed for people who want to carry hundreds of e-books with them. The E-ink technology gives you a book-like reading experience, and best of all you won’t need paper to read on Kindle.  Kindle 2.0 is highly portable and even slimmer than the iPhone. It also allows you to gain access to the Internet at all times, whether you are in California or Boston. You can buy e-books right from Amazon Kindle store, and you will receive them in less than 60 seconds right on your Kindle.

The display is very easy to read as it boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images. Your device can last for 2 weeks between each charge as long as you keep the wireless feature off. And the 5-way controller gives you a better navigational control, allowing you to flip through pages easier. And if you are too lazy to read your book, you can use the Read-To-Me feature to have Kindle read your books for to you. If you have an iPhone, you can now sync your Kindle content and consume your Kindle books on your iPhone as well.

Kindle 2.0 is not only a great gadget, it helps save the environment too. Think about how many paper books that we won’t be needing if we start adopting new e-book technologies. Let’s not forget that you won’t get the always-on Wikipedia and an Internet connection with a paper book. Overall, if you are looking for a gadget that helps you read more and save the environment in the process, you should consider getting a Kindle 2.0.