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more about #kindledx more comments → wolfshades: I fired off a note to Amazon, saying "why aren't you offering that product here in Canada?" Know what they said? "Thank you for your inquiry but we ... more » TheShredder: 500 bucks is way too much for a bigger screen. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Well, if Amazon was looking for positive reviews, they chose the worst place possible. As I see it, the Kindle is only useful for people who needs re... more » probly_never_starred: I always wrote/circled/highlighted in my books, and then I'd sell them on the campus "craigslist" for more than the book store would give me. I actua... more » IronDiggy: Most of his complaints seem pretty easy to fix. all it's missing is a few features, faster processor, and maybe a touch screen for notes and quicker h... more » Platypus Man: See, I hate making any sort of mark whatsoever in my textbooks. If it's important, I can write the important stuff on a separate piece of paper. I wou... more » PaddyDugan: Is there anything that the children of the privileged don't complain about? more » eagles3 speeeedin: Physical beats digital for me too. My profs think it's great that there is an ebook online for everyone to use, and brag about how cheap it is, but n... more » SJRNWT: What they should have is... A Kindle with physical pages made of a thin material that digital text can be displayed on. That way whenever you get a n... more » Asherek: I really wish that e-Readers would take off though, especially for text books. They need to easy enough to use and abuse like a real textbook though.... more » brahmachari99: This is why Microsoft's upcoming tablet is brilliant! I wonder which school Microsoft is testing their product at? more » Gary_7vn: Ebooks are good for the environment too. They should push that aspect harder. Someone just did a study on mp3 vs cds and no surprise, mp3's are massi... more » PostMarque: want the plastic logic, until the price comment. but i still want it... like a macbook air. but i dont read, because i am blind. so it is all cool. more » FigNinja: How is sideloading limited on the Kindle? They will charge you if you want to send stuff via wireless but USB is free like everybody else. Maye they ... more » Pope John Peeps II: I always love when people say "why isn't the iPhone/iPod a reading machine" and then I think "well, I guess if you want to waste the irreplaceable bat... more » -
#kindledx
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] -
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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. More » -
#battlemodo
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: More » -
#ebooks
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. More » -
#kindle
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. More » -
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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: More » -
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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. More » -
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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] More » -
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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. More » -
#kindle
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. More » -
#kindledx
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] -
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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. More » -
#review
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... More » -
#kindle
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] -
#imagecache
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. More » -
#art
The Amazon Kindling Holds 120
I'd never propose that book burning is OK. But what if we're talking ebooks? More »BooksWords -
#geekschoolprojects
The Bestiary Book: Suck It, Kindle
Simple, really, but the effect is pretty marvelous when you think about it in the context of ebook readers like the Kindle. [Bestiary at ITP] -
#texttospeech
NYT: 'Newspaper-Saving' Redneck Kindle Can't Pronounce President's Name
Pointing out the clunkiness of the Kindle's text-to-speech feature is tired, but with the new Kindle DX being lauded as a newspaper savior, the NYT has a point: "Bay-rack Oh-bamma" won't cut it. More » -
#amazon
Amazon Wants 70% of Newspaper Revenue for Kindle Distribution?
Yesterday, on my Twitter account, I made the snide remark that the Kindle DX was saving newspapers through a $500 donation to Amazon. Apparently, my cynicism wasn't that far off the mark. UPDATE More » -
#hatred
Kindle DX Flamewar, Bring On the Hate!
Do you think $500 is an insult to the economy? Did you just buy a Kindle 2? Are you angry? No? Well maybe you should be. More »
