Original: The Amazon Kindle is a portable e-book reader . More precisely , it is a software , hardware and network platform developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 that uses wireless connectivity to enable users to shop for , download , browse , and read e-books , newspapers , magazines , blogs , and other digital media in some countries .
Simplified: Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform for reading electronic books ( e-books ) , developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 , first launched in the United States on November 19 , 2007 .