Kindle dx why so expensive

Gamma Dynamics , a start-up in the field, is pursuing electrofluidic display technology to bring color to e-books. According to the company's Web site, the "long-term goal of reflective displays is to mimic the appearance of pigment on paper. It might seem counterintuitive to suggest that Amazon add color which won't be available for years and a touch screen which is a major technology shift to a list of features the DX needs so close to its release, but I think it proves an important point: right now, the Kindle DX doesn't offer nearly enough to justify its ridiculous price tag.

And chances are, it won't be worth that much until Amazon makes significant improvements to the Kindle. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Don Reisinger.

May 8, a. So, maybe, Amazon needs to reconsider its pricing. Discuss: How the Kindle DX could be worth the price. Better they should focus on the Web and mobile Web versions of their papers.

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That isn't likely to be the case with an Terrific battery life The DX does have a huge advantage over phones and laptops when it comes to battery life, the bane of modern electronics. No phone or netbook can even begin to compare with the DX, which can be left on for three or four days with Wi-Fi on and still have plenty of juice. That's impressive. Some fans of the original Kindle and its successor have tried the DX, but not found it to be quite the same experience.

Susan Umpleby is one of them. Umpleby said she likes the DX's capacity — it can hold up to 3, books, compared to 1, on the Kindle 2 — and the DX's "ability to rotate the screen is great. Gives you a closer look at things like maps and charts. However, she wrote, the DX "is too big to hold comfortably. It's not really all that heavy, but it is top heavy and you feel a pull on your hands. And that pull is really evident if you try to use the keyboard while holding it — you practically have to lay the DX down flat, it becomes so difficult to type.

The DX stores up to 3, books, compared with 1, for its paperback-size sibling, the Kindle 2. But Kindle 2 is about a half-pound lighter.

Both models fit into a knapsack with no problem. There's a weightier consideration: cost. What's more, the students who represent a prime potential market for the DX — Amazon is making a push on college campuses and with textbook publishers — may be cash poor. It's still mostly unknown, though, what textbook publishers plan to charge. I'd expect decent price breaks. Physical textbooks are often resold as used books, so publishers get bupkis.

Why consider a Kindle DX? The obvious answer is the larger screen, 9. All models are based on the same black-and-white E-Ink technology that does such a fine job of mimicking the experience of reading on paper. The tablet-shaped DX looks a lot like other Kindles. Unlike other models, there are no buttons on the left. As before, you can access the wireless Kindle Store for trying, buying and downloading books in less than a minute.

Amazon makes a big deal about not charging for its 3G cellular wireless, but why should they? You're going to spend money, for goodness' sake. But there's no denying the convenience; it's why I prefer Amazon's readers to rivals. The DX shares other traits with earlier models.