Press release: Amazon.com has introduced Kindle DX with Global Wireless – a new version of the 9.7-inch wireless reading device now with the convenience of wireless content delivery in over 100 countries. In addition to the features that have made the 6-inch Kindle the bestselling product across all of Amazon, the new Kindle DX with Global Wireless has a large 9.7-inch electronic paper display, auto-rotate capability and storage for up to 3,500 books. Kindle DX with Global Wireless is available at Amazon. Now DX is available at Amazon in the UK from the 19th January 2010.
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Now that the Kindle Book Reader Device is available from Amazon in the UK it seems to me that as we head into the 21st Century there has to come a time when the old ways of paper books, (now I hear them described as “the dead tree variety” I am sure that you will hear British politicians squeezing this phrase into every sound bite. Me cynical? Never!!) newspapers and magazines become environmentally unacceptable.
As much as we love to have a stacked bookshelf with its pride of ownership etc as well as the life-learned art and enjoyment of reading traditional books, newspapers and magazines, how long can that ecology be sustained in a modern world. The paper, the transportation, the warehousing, the supply chain, the bookstores, the traveling consumer etc etc.
Digital print on demand in the computer consumer age.
In my area I still have YellowPages delivered and when I receive the new one the old one is unused and still in its plastic wrapper, what a waste this all is!
When I need information I Google it! Or Bing it! Or whatever but I don’t look anything up in a printed paper directory that’s for sure!
In the future when I want to take some vacation reading will I pack a small selection of books to read and worry about my weight limit or just take my Kindle Reader?
If you click on a Kindle product below it will also take you direct to Amazon US
Amazon books for the Kindle reader device
I had to give up on the Kindle and send it back. Most of the reviews I’ve read focus upon design. Well, I’m not too picky about that. The Kindle felt good in my hands, was easy to look at for a long period of time, I just liked it. I also enjoyed the wireless feature, looking up the meaning of words automatically, and making notes I could refer to later. My problem was that the screen would freeze up. This happened with my first Kindle after about four months of use. Customer service was great and sent out a new Kindle immediately and paid for me to send my old one back. But when the second one that they sent out also froze up, after about two months of use, I said “no more.” I was using the Kindle for a class I was taking in graduate school, as three of the books for class were available by Kindle. Two nights before I was due to make a presentation the dang thing froze on me and wouldn’t come right even after I followed all of the instructions on what to do through Kindle Support. When two separate devices have the same problem, well . . . there’s something wrong with the engineering there. Again, Amazon customer service has been excellent, a model for other businesses. But the product let me down. I’ll wait until they’ve worked out the bugs. It is a good idea, but until there is a greater degree of reliability, a book still makes a lot more sense for my purposes. At least with a book I can turn the page whenever I want!
Cynthia L. Martin