As Neowin had previously reported, Amazon has unveiled its larger screened Kindle as predicted. The device boasts a 9.7 inch screen that rotates when the device is turned, a bump in storage space to 3.3GB, and a PDF reader but the real show stopper is the price at $489.00The device will be subsidized by major newspaper outlets on contract although there is one restriction. You can only get the device subsidized if you live in a region where you can't get home delivery which means most will have to pay full retail.
The Kindle DX will ship this summer and is up for pre-order now at Amazon.
does anyone even care about this kindle thing?
I prefer my books to be... well, books. Cheaper, more portable, and requires less energy. And when I'm done they store easily on a shelf, passed on to a friend, or sold for money. Wow, what'll they think of next?
I prefer my books to be... well, books. Cheaper, more portable, and requires less energy. And when I'm done they store easily on a shelf, passed on to a friend, or sold for money. Wow, what'll they think of next?
Careful. There are all kinds of underlying hidden energy costs in bringing that book to you. One might be able to argue that a person that has a life-time eBook reader would be "more green" than someone who gets everything on paper. Of course, this is America and I bet that the lifespan of these is at max 5 years. Oh well, more plastic for the landfills.
FAIL.
thats like 400 books and a decent book shelf's worth of what looks like cheap plastic tat...
does it even have a colour screen? it has to....
Smart move there, Amazon.
I see it more of a magazine / newspaper replacement where a large proportion of price comes from printing etc. and there's no need to keep them. - Or at least they could be electronically archived. Just one weekly magazine subscription for 2 years would pay for this device. So if you get a few and a newspaper etc. it soon becomes a sensible alternative.
And it plays everything, music, movies, photos, skype, IM, .... For $399.
So where does that leave the Kindle? Slim design and better battery life? For $90 more?
And it plays everything, music, movies, photos, skype, IM, .... For $399.
So where does that leave the Kindle? Slim design and better battery life? For $90 more?
Couldn't agree more. A color screen would go along way in convincing the sheeple to buy one of these things ... They'll probably go the route of Apple II and get a foothold in schools and lets face it, people are so f'ing stupid they'll think that it's better because it's simpler (b&w). They should give the POS away and just charge more for the content ...
and yes...it seems everything is a $9.99 subscription...whats the bonus out of the box here? I guess I missed it
Okay, so Netbook don't have e-ink screen and don't last 2 weeks on a single charge. Is it all worth the price asked?
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