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Introducing Kindle DX →
Today Amazon has added a new member to the Kindle revolution with a model termed Kindle DX. The newer version bares the same aesthetics as the previous model with the exception of a larger screen (9.7” compared to 6”) which makes it even more fitting for the textbook, newspaper and magazine market.
If you’re an iPhone user, the new auto-rotating screen feature make come as second nature and the presence of a native PDF reader sweetens the missing piece for embracing the ever growing format in which we share files.
The price for the Kindle DX? $489. The price for the previously released model? Unchanged ($359). In a large city as New York, I’ve yet to see absolutely anyone sporting a Kindle and I think the report of a newer Kindle being released was not that we would have a larger screen to pore over but in hopes in that the price-tag on the previous model would be brought down to an affordable price. That’s yet to happen.
Apple has customarily followed this strategy and you would think Amazon would assume similar tactic to woo those customers (including myself) that have had second thought about purchasing a device they indeed want.
Along with a lower price, anyone of Seth’s recommendations in regards to reinventing the Kindle would be greatly appreciated as well. For now, I appreciate the capability of the device from afar but not enough to invest in it yet.
