![]() Newspaper reading is a bit of sticking point. This model has remedied all of those concerns. My original complaint with the Kindle 2 was that it wasn’t good for research. The annotations and notes system is good for research as it drags the notes off of the book and onto an Amazon website - a huge plus for students and scholars. This thing is good for heavy duty reading. The page size also makes for an easier read although all that grey does get tiring. Images are crisp and clear and books can be viewed horizontally. Each page holds a multitude more words than the original devices and you rarely have to press the page buttons - there’s just more real estate. This thing is quite easy to read books on. It’s a good feature if you’re reading a newspaper or magazine, for example, but it’s not so good if you’re nodding off in bed. If you move the Kindle a little too much in any direction, the screen rotates. It’s not much, but clearly Mosso and I share a strange affliction called “Ouch, our wrists hurt holding this thing.” It’s a big device. It’s heavier than the original Kindle by over nine ounces. Some publishers are selectively shutting this feature down.įirst the cons. It also reads your books aloud to you, where applicable. It can last for up to 4 days with wireless on. Like the original Kindle the device has a wireless feature that lets you download books over the air but you can also drag books - basically Amazon’s proprietary format - and PDFs right onto the device via USB. It costs $489.00 and will be available next week. It has native PDF support and can store up to 3,500 books. It has a small keyboard, navigation buttons only on the right side, and uses an improved version of the e-ink screen that displays gray scale with surprising fidelity. The DX is basically a 9.7-inch reading device. ![]() So that’s why I wanted to see the DX.įor context, here is what we said about the K2. ![]() I has all of the features of the current Kindle plus rotational sensing and a beautiful, huge screen that might just fit the entire NYT front page and not just one article. But then I know that I’ll never read it on the desktop whether through the Times Reader or any other source. It’s a tough sell to have a gadget at the breakfast table. Reading the newspaper on a gadget is rude and dangerous - especially with toddlers around the house. I don’t want to read the New York Times on paper anymore but paper seems like the only logical way to read it. But I’ve been waiting for Amazon to solve something with the Kindle DX that has been nagging me for quite a while. Why am I interested in the Kindle? Well, I already have a first-gen Kindle so I’m not too keen on upgrading immediately. The latest version is the DX, a monstrous 9-inch version of the smaller Kindle 2 that supports direct PDF reading without conversion. I’ve been using a Kindle since it was shaped like a very thin doorstop and I’m delighted each time I see a new version. ![]() Another month, another version of the Kindle. ![]()
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