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Kindle DX Review [Review]
gizmodo.com - 6/11/2009
Kindle DX Review [Review]
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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 ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/15/2009
Jeff Bezos: Kindle Books and Readers Are Separate Businesses
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Amazon.com wants the Kindle reader to support more book formats and Kindle e-books on gadgets made by... other companies. (more) Jeff Bezos: Kindle Books and Readers Are Separate Businesses

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Amazon Kindle DX Repair Guide by RapidRepair
rapidrepair.com - 6/11/2009
Amazon Kindle DX Repair Guide by RapidRepair
— rapidrepair.com — Welcome to the RapidRepair Kindle DX teardown. With the amazing features like the 9.7" screen, auto-rotating screen&... wireless 3G connection, we needed to get a closer look. You will see in detail what the internals look like and get a basic ... (more) Amazon Kindle DX Repair Guide by RapidRepair

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Why E-Books Are Stuck in a Black-and-White World
wired.com - 6/9/2009
Why E-Books Are Stuck in a Black-and-White World
— wired.com — Electronic book readers may be the future of publishing, but in one important respect, they’re still stuck... in 1950: Almost every e-book reader on the market has a black-and-white display. Most can’t display more than a handful of ... (more) Why E-Books Are Stuck in a Black-and-White World

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Amazon Kindle DX Review Round-Up
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... Kindle DX: "Though based on the Kindle 2, it's the first version that seems a beautiful thing... That said, Amazon's weird pay-to-play online service for converting file formats is still a black mark against Kindles of any size--especially when you pay $480 for the hardware." Here's what others are saying... • Wired's Steven Levy likes the improvements, but thinks the price isn't quite right. • Gizmodo found the inclinometer useful for PDFs. • The NYT's take: "For those of us who don't need to read ...

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Sony Reader Digital Book PRS 505: Specs, Price Comparison and Review
kokeytechnology.com 6/9/2009 — Sony Reader Digital Book PRS 505 may very well match Amazon’s Kindle 2 Ebook reader in terms of storage capacity and price. The Sony digital book reader model PRS 505/LC is only priced at $268.98 on Amazon (blue model) while the silver model is being sold for $299.99 on the ...
The Technologizer Review: Amazon Kindle DX — Technologizer
For decades, books have come in two major variants: Big, expensive hardcovers and smaller, cheaper paperbacks. Now Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book line has splintered in a similar fashion: The company has started shipping its $489 Kindle DX, which feels like it’s playing weighty ...
Kindle DX reveals its inner self — Crave: The gadget blog
(Credit: RapidRepair) RapidRepair is at it again. Last week it took apart the Palm Pre, and now it's dismantled the Kindle DX . No word on how much it costs Amazon to build the DX (read full review here ), but I'm sure we'll have that soon enough (anybody want to guess?). For those ...
Review: Kindle DX — Boing Boing Gadgets
Verdict : The DX is the king of readers, and regular book buyers will love it. That said, Amazon's weird pay-to-play online service for converting file formats is still a black mark against Kindles of any size--especially when you pay $480 for the hardware. Were it not for its price, ...
Amazon Kindle DX Review — SlashGear
Amazon’s Kindle DX was announced back at the beginning of May, but it’s taken until now for the first of the oversized ebook readers to reach buyers’ hands. The Kindle DX begins shipping this week, promising more E Ink real estate, more memory, and more file-type support on ...
Amazon Ships Kindle DX — Ubergizmo
eBook lovers, Amazon has started shipping the Kindle DX , its larger 9.7" wireless eBook. For those who completely missed the boat, we have published the specifications, some comments about the pricing and most importantly a review of the Kindle 2 , its smaller sibbling with which it ...
Drop price, up sales: Kindle DX selling out — TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
The Kindle 2 review has a couple of interesting articles . Michael Connelly was one of the authors who had a > $9.99 priced book in the Top 100 in the Kindle Store. I’d specifically mentioned that his book’s > $9.99 pricing was killing his sales rank - Someone must be listening because ...
Review: New $250 Cool-er e-reader a bargain? — Crave: The gadget blog
The Cool-er e-book reader comes in eight colors. (Credit: Interead) In the U.S., the Amazon Kindle remains the most popular and best known e-reader on the market. But not everyone's ready to pay $360 for the device, and the Kindle doesn't appeal to international readers, because its ...