Kindle Software Update v2.5.7 is ready for Kindle 2, DX, and DXG

AMAZON HAS PLACED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE SERVERS TONIGHT for all Kindles earlier than the Kindle-3 model but later than the Kindle 1, and it further refines the large update last summer which introduced Collections ('virtual folders" or category "tags") plus Pan & Zoom and several other features.

This would be primarily a performance enhancement or maintenance update, as they have recommended this update privately to Kindle owners who reported a glitch or two at times, Amazon is now making it available for download if you want to get it earlier than you would if waiting for it to be slowly distributed over wireless globally during the next few weeks.

They don't say what the update includes and they seldom do with the smaller updates.  For now, their explanation is:

' Software version 2.5.7 includes performance improvements to software version 2.5.  We welcome your feedback about this latest software version.
  Please send us an e-mail. '

  The Kindle Community forums already have reports that the Kindle seems faster to some who have tried it and that the screen contrast seems improved.

Instructions at their Update page are detailed, and for convenience I'll include the bulk of it here, but you should bookmark that page and also go there to see troubleshooting procedures if you don't see the update starting.  The page also summarizes the new features of v2.5 when it first came out last summer.


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