Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): the kindle 2 features 16-level grayscale display , improved battery life , 20 percent faster page-refreshing , a text-to-speech option to read the text aloud , and overall thickness reduced from 0.8 to 0.36 inches -lrb- 9.1 millimeters -rrb-.
Output (English): the charectiristics of the kindle 2 includes 16-level grayscale display , longer battery life , 20 percent speedier page -refreshing , a text-to-speech option to read the text loudly , and the total thickeness lowered to 0.36 inches -lrb- 9.1 millimeters -rrb- from 0.8 inches.