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Originally Posted by andrys
For over a year, the current Kindle (Kindle 3, in 4 models) all have WiFi.
It provides direct-to-device borrowing at the libraries now. People have expressed surprise Amazon made it so easy.
The older Kindles (released 2007 and 2008), however, don't have WiFi, just 3G.
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Originally Posted by andrys
I am probably missing something here, but every single Kindle 3 has a WiFi option. Some models have both WiFi and 3G. And you can use free 3G web lookups in about 100 countries, as a resident of a country that offers (slow) free 3G web.
It's the Kindle 1's (2007) and Kindle 2's (2008) that have "only" 3G, which works almost anywhere you happen to be for all the regular book downloads from multiple online book sites.
Kindle 3's came out August 2010, over a year ago. The Sony model mentioned just came out, but it's not competing against a non-WiFi Kindle when mentioning advantages of WiFi with models released in the last year.
(What am I missing?)
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I think you missed the point a bit.
JSWolf's criticism is that borrowing a library Kindle e-book is a 2-step process that requires a computer. You still need a computer to "redeem" your checked out library e-book and have it sent to your reading device. Also, library books can't be sent to the Kindle via 3G. It has to be WiFi or side-loaded. So, right now, library e-book borrowing is not truly direct-to-device like when you buy a book from the Amazon Storefront from within your Kindle.