kindle dx

The enormous, expensive, bewildering Kindle DX is suddenly back from the dead less than a year after its quiet demise. Why? Who knows. Go get your $300, 10-inch e-ink tablet/sideshow curiosity while it lasts!

Amazon Quietly Discontinuing the Kindle DX

Amazon has been busily updating its Kindle lineup over the past few years, and now its flagship Fires and Paperwhite have media consumption covered. Along the way the massive Kindle DX has been ignored—and now it seems the device is being discontinued. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-hd-review-everything-a-tablet-should-be-an-5942283 The eBook Reader points out that the DX is no longer available…

The New Kindle DX

The Kindle DX gets refreshed today with a lower price of $379, and a 9.7-inch screen with 50 percent better contrast. It also happens to come in a graphite finish. Ships on July 7th but orders start now. Amazon Introduces New Kindle DX with 50 Percent Better Display Contrast and New Lower Price of $379…

Amazon Kindle DX Now Available in 100 Countries, Mobile Internet Available Everywhere

Amazon just gave their Kindle DX a worldwide launch, plus extended the mobile internet coverage across the globe for content downloads no matter where you’re at. International customers can pre-order now, and it will ship on January 19 for $490. Amazon Kindle DX Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries Kindle DX…

Amazon Takes the Kindle DX Abroad Too

Amazon recently introduced an international version of the Kindle 2, and today confirmed a similar international Kindle DX. As the international Kindle 2 is $20 more than the domestic, the Kindle DX could see a price bump as well. [TechFlash] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-drops-price-again-to-259-adds-international-5375910

Princeton Students in Kindle DX Pilot Program Sure Hate the Kindle DX

Bad news for Amazon, who’s hoping that in the future all college students will read their textbooks through the oversided Kindle DX: the first students to use it, at Princeton, are not fans. Students taking part in the pilot program have all sorts of complaints about the device, mostly centering around the fact that it’s…

Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One’ll Burn Down the Bookstore?

With the Sony Reader Daily Edition, the 3G-enabled ebook reader battle is pitched. At the end of this year, it’ll fight Amazon’s Kindle 2 and DX and Plastic Logic’s eReader to the death. Here’s how they all stack up now: Aaaand we can’t not do a proper sizemodo, naturally:

CourseSmart Dumps 7,000+ Textbooks Into the iPhone App Store

They’re hugely different devices, sure, but could the iPhone be stepping on the Kindle’s toes again? CourseSmart, which offers subsciption-based, notes-capable eBooks online, has released a full-featured iPhone app for their subscribers. In other words, yes. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-dx-vs-magazines-journals-and-newspapers-5242555 The app is free, but you’ll need preexisting subscriptions to textbooks in order to access any. It’s actually…

The New Yorker’s Epic Takedown of the Kindle Adds to Bezos’ Headaches

Nicholson Baker of the venerable New Yorker decided to try out Amazon’s Kindle to see if it was really the future of reading. He wrote a whopping 6,300 words on the subject, but allow me to summarize: it sucks. His complaints are many, and almost all justified: the grey screen is too grey, there aren’t…

Australia Helps Get 1984 Back On Your Kindle

Were you screwed over by Amazon this week when they remotely deleted George Orwell’s 1984 from your Kindle? Yes? Good news! A simple trip to Australia is all you need to stick it back to the man: https://gizmodo.com/big-brother-amazon-remotely-deletes-purchased-copies-of-5317180 Courtesy of MAKE, we have this interesting “hack” that provides step-by-step instructions for getting 1984 back on…

Kindle For Every Schoolkid Proposed, We Strongly Recommend At Least 1 Calculator

The “New” Democratic Leadership Council in Washington has proposed that the government buy a Kindle or other “eTextbook” for each of the 56 million K-12 schoolchildren in America. It’s a nice sentiment, but as a plan, it’s holey. I am certain this gave Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos one hell of a tingle when he saw…

Sheet Music for Amazon Kindle DX Gets Rid of the, Um, Sheet

Good idea or terrible idea? Sheet music on the Kindle. The catalog has 20,000 titles and they’re cheap, about $3. Or you can always read a bunch of law textbooks. Fun! [Amazon via Gadget Lab]

Kindle DX Surviving a 30-Inch Drop

According to this Amazon video, the Kindle DX can survive a 30-inch drop with ease. Good, because apparently the old Kindle can’t survive some shaking in a padded sleeve, inside a laptop bag. https://gizmodo.com/busted-why-i-cant-wait-for-flexible-displays-5290328 Click to view Like Matt’s real life Kindle problem shows, it doesn’t matter how many tests you run, something will always…

Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Ebooks On More Devices, Kindle To Fend For Itself

Amazon’s Kindle App for the iPhone was a definite clue, and now Jeff Bezos is just flat stating it: the Kindle hardware doesn’t really matter—Amazon’s long game is all about content. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-optimizes-kindle-store-for-iphone-browsers-5249927 Speaking at a conference this week, Bezos laid out his vision for the Kindle brand in full. Core to his plan is that…

Kindle DX Sells Out In Two Days

Kindle DX (reviewed here) just started shipping Wednesday on Amazon and it’s already sold out. Either people really love that DX, or the Earth only produces enough resources to sustain manufacturing a few units at a time. [Amazon via Macworld] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-dx-review-5286789

The Kindle DX Disassembled

In this five-step tutorial, RapidRepair shows you how to carefully disassemble—and reassemble—your Kindle DX to get a closer look at its innards. When dismantled, you can see that even when the power is switched off, the text is still clearly displayed on the front LCD. And, we knew the Kindle DX was thin—full review right…

Kindle DX Review

Kindle DX is the true heir to the Kindle throne, but whether Amazon’s ebook kingdom is growing or shrinking depends on the next wave of books—textbooks. In the meantime, bigger screen, cool new tricks… I know now I have a love/hate relationship with Kindle. The drive of Amazon to make this unlikely little thing a…

Kindle DX Ships June 10 For $489

The $489, 9.7-inch Amazon Kindle DX is shipping June 10. Amazon’s filling pre-orders first, so those people who got really excited early on get them before everyone else. [Amazon] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-dx-offers-9-7-inches-of-e-ink-for-489-5242310

Surprise: Hayden Panettiere Knows How to Read

Also, that’s a Kindle DX she has in her hand, not a Kindle 2. Everyone else on the Heroes set needs to stand on apple boxes to hide the fact that she’s six-foot seven. Of course, she doesn’t actually use this to memorize her lines. For that, she has a little midget inside her ear…

The Amazon Kindling Holds 120 Books Words

I’d never propose that book burning is OK. But what if we’re talking ebooks? Made of wood to prove some sort of point that we totally get, but because we understand it so well, we’d feel embarrassed explaining, the Amazon Kindling is the only wooden, wireless reading device on eBay today. Sure, a paper book…