Amazon’s Kindle is getting bigger. Amazon released a new larger version of the popular e-reader this morning, the Kindle DX, just four short months after the release of the Kindle 2.
The Kindle DX offers one main advantage over its predecessors: size. The DX sports a 9.7-inch screen, almost four inches larger than the traditional kindles 6-inch screen. The larger screen can allow you to have more lines on the screen at once, or if you want let you read books in larger print.
The device is about the same thickness as the traditional Kindle, so theoretically it won’t feel more bulky (except for that whole ten-inch screen thing). The keyboard on the device is actually a little smaller than the keyboard on the regular version in order to leave more space for the device’s massive screen. The Kindle DX also has a built-in PDF reader, a feature left off the smaller version which allows you to download books in the public domain and email them directly to your Kindle to read.
With the announcement of the DX a few months ago, Amazon indicated they expected the Kindle DX to be more a solution for students who want to use the device to read textbooks and business professionals than those of us who just want to sit and bed and catch up on the latest romance novels. I could see myself however picking up one of these over the 6-inch version. I’m a space girl, and a 10-inch display just seems like it would be much more user-friendly for me personally than the smaller 6-inch version.
Honestly, I’m still even more a paper girl than an e-book reader. There’s just something about holding a book in your hand that still appeals to me, even though I have to admit the tech nerd in me really wants to buy a Kindle.
Do any of you own a Kindle? Anyone thinking about buying a Kindle DX?
