Kindle DX Amazons 97 Wireless Reading Device Latest Generation

Kindle DX: Amazon's New Addition To The Kindle Family

Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines

Carry Your Library: Holds up to 3,500 books, periodicals, and documents Beautiful Large Display: 9.7" diagonal e-ink screen reads like real paper; boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and sharp images

Auto-Rotating Screen: Display auto-rotates from portrait to landscape as you turn the device so you can view full-width maps, graphs, tables, and Web pages

Built-In PDF Reader: Native PDF support allows you to carry and read all of your personal and professional documents on the go

Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle DX, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, no annual contracts, and no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots

Books In Under 60 Seconds: You get free wireless delivery of books in less than 60 seconds; no PC required

Long Battery Life: Read for days without recharging

Read-to-Me: With the text-to-speech feature, Kindle DX can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you, unless the book's rights holder made the feature unavailable

Big Selection, Low Prices: Over 350,000 books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs; New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are only $9.99, unless marked otherwise

More Than Books: U.S. and international newspapers including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, magazines including The New Yorker and Time, plus popular blogs, all auto-delivered wirelessly.

A satisfied customer says: Now, with the larger Kindle DX, I've set my Sony aside and there is a new love in my life. Let me count the ways:

1. SCREEN SIZE: Reading on the Kindle DX vs 6" readers is like the difference between sleeping in a King sized bed vs a Twin Bed or riding in the backseat of a 2-door 1981 Honda Accord vs bucket seats in a Honda Odyssey. You feel like you have room to breath. The larger screen allows you to maximize the use of the real estate -- taking advantage of larger fonts and more white space. This makes text much easier to read -- even if you are just reading regular books.

2. KEYBOARD: I also love that they have compacted the keyboard so that it doesn't dominate the overall appearance of the device. The smaller keyboard in no way compromises the ability to type. However, it improves the look by making the proportions more appealing and it means the device isn't horrifically larger than the 6" device.

3. PDF + BIG SCREEN = LOTS MORE USES: I can transfer my knitting patterns (complete with knitting graphs and diagrams) and cello music to my e-reader.

Kindle Vs Kindle DX - Which Wireless Digital Book Reader is Right For You?

Features That The Kindle & The Kindle DX Share

(1) Download books anywhere in just 60 seconds with 3G wireless. No monthly fees. No hunting for wi-fi hot spots.

(2) "Paper like display" with no glare even in bright sunlight.

(3) Free book samples. It's free to download & read the first chapters of a book so you can see whether it's worth your money to buy the whole book.

(4) Wireless with long battery life so you can read your books anywhere without worrying too much about recharging.

(5) Both Kindles are as thin as most magazines and they are both lighter than the average paperback book.

(6) "Text to speech" software included with the Kindle will actually read your books to you. This feature works for every book, newspaper, and magazine unless the publisher has specifically disabled it.

(7) Read books, magazines, newspapers, and even blogs. There's a selection of more than 350,000 books, magazines, newspapers, & blogs available at The Kindle Store. With subcriptions to magazines, newspapers, & blogs the new issues will be downloaded to your Kindle automatically.

Kindle DX Improvements

(1) The display is larger. 9.7 inches instead of 6" inches.

(2) It can hold more books. It holds about 3500 books rather than 1500. Of course for most people, 1500 will be way more than enough already!

(3) Auto rotating screen. The Kindle DX will automatically rotate from a portrait display to a landscape display as the reading device is turned so maps, graphs, & tables can be viewed in their full width.

(4) Native PDF reader. Unlike the original Kindle, the Kindle DX comes with a PDF reader.

Price Difference

As of right now the new & improved DX is selling for $489 while the regular Kindle (second generation) is selling for $299.

To Kindle Or Not to Kindle?

At some point we all knew or, at least, we all hoped that our entire curriculum will be replaced by a single, slim device that will include all those heavy books. The reading devices available now on the market provide us with the possibility of enjoying a book regardless where we are. To re-create the "holding-a-book-in-your-hands" feeling, the modern reading device is similar in design with a book page, and thanks to the E Ink the resemblance between it and a real book page is quite astonishing.

The Amazon Kindle is one such wireless reading device which can hold up to 3500 (non illustrated) e-books and which can work off line for almost a fortnight, like in the case of the DX model. The Kindle is by now present on the market with three models: Kindle, Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. In fact, the original Kindle is no longer available being replaced by its bigger brother Kindle 2. But, by far, the one with the best performances remains the Kindle DX.

Released this May, the newest Kindle model has a 9.7 inch display, an improved resolution and a 4GB memory. It is still under vivid discussion if its performances match its $489 price tag. Nevertheless, the Kindle DX is a great gadget for active readers.

If the benefits of such a device are clear, what do the skeptics have to say? Some argue that the contrast between the backlight and text is poor and can damage one's eyes, others like the traditional readers stand up for the traditional paper book, while most of the skeptics criticize the big difference between the manufacture and retail price and the lack of the SD slot. Most of these arguments are very true and articulate but, at the end of the day, bad publicity is still publicity.

It's true that Kindle is not a perfect reading device and that in the near future it's neither going to save the forests nor replace schoolbooks but, as technology advances and prices go down, devices like the Kindle will take a more active part of our lives. In the end, supporting the action of reading it's always a good thing.