In the world of e-book readers, Amazon’s Kindle has undoubtedly been the tablet leading the way. This year, Kindle continues to strengthen its edge over the competition by releasing a much-awaited color Kindle—the Kindle Fire.

The Wait For A Color Kindle

The release of the new Kindle Fire has been much awaited by Kindle fans around the world. Many consumers have been awaiting an e-book reader tablet that features a full-color touch screen. Earlier this year, there was some speculation that Kindle has finally decided to heed the request of its consumers. A couple of months ago, this speculation finally turned to solid fact: the color Kindle will be called the Kindle Fire Tablet and will be released in November of this year.

Despite this November release date, Amazon is now letting buyers pre-order the tablet through its site. On the first day alone, pre-orders reached about 100,000. This goes to show that a color Kindle is truly something that a lot of Kindle tablet fans have been clamoring for.

Features of the Color Kindle Fire

Although consumers will not get their hands on the new color Kindle for about another month or so, this has not stopped them from talking about the new tablet’s features. Here are some of the benefits and features of the new color Kindle:

ñ  Vibrant color touchscreen. Obviously, the most buzzed-about feature of the Kindle Fire is its 7-inch color touchscreen. The screen features about 16 million colors and utilizes the in-plane switching technology (the same technology found on the iPad)) which allows the color touchscreen to be viewed from a much wider angle.

ñ  Affordable price. At $199 a unit, the Kindle Fire is certainly a worthy purchase. For this price tag, you will be getting a color Kindle tablet with all the latest features. This makes Kindle Fire a serious option to consider for those who are not willing to pay the steep price for an iPad.

ñ  Millions of books, magazines, movies and games available. The new color Kindle is no longer just an e-book reader, it now allows you to view all kind of content on your tablet. Its large collection of books include bestselling titles, children’s books as well as literary classics. If you are buying the Kindle Fire for your children then you can certainly entice them to read the illustrated books thanks to the color touchscreen. Glossy magazines are also more enjoyable to read. Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies and other games are also available in the new color Kindle.

ñ  Web browser. The new Kindle Fire also allows you to browse the web with the Amazon Silk which features a split-browsing technology for a faster web browsing experience.

ñ  More durability. The new color Kindle has also been built in such a way as to make it more durable—allowing the screen to be protected from minor scratches and bumps.