Portable Ebook Reader

Advanced Design

• Large Display - Sporting a new 9.7″ screen, the Kindle DX’s large display is perfect for many types of reading material, including PDFs, graphic-rich books, blogs, newspapers, and magazines. The Kindle DX’s display is two and a half times larger than that of its sibling, the Kindle 2.
• Slim Profile - Kindle DX is just over 1/3 of an inch thick - as thin as most magazines!
• Storage Capacity - The new DX holds up to 3,500 books! That’s insane - I doubt most people read that many books in their entire lifetime!
• Automatic Library Backup - A copy of every book purchased from the Kindle Store is backed up online at Amazon.com in case you need to download it again. You can wirelessly re-download books anytime for free.
• Auto-Rotating Screen - Similar to the tilt feature of an Apple IPhone, by turning the DX, the screen automatically switches between landscape and portrait display. This feature will undoubtedly come in handy for viewing maps, tables, and graphs.
• Built-In PDF Reader - The DX is the first Kindle to have a native PDF reader, so no file conversion is necessary to view PDF files.

Long Battery Life

• Long Battery Life - A single battery charge with wireless turned on will last up to 4 days! With wireless turned off you can read for up to 2 weeks!
• Charging Methods - the Kindle DX can be charged either from the wall power adapter, or from your computer using a USB cable. A full charge takes approx. 4 hours.

Whispernet

• Fast 3G Network - Download new books in less than 60 Seconds
• Sprint’s 3g Data Network - Unlike with Wi-FI, you don’t have to hunt for a hotspot as Whispernet should work wherever your cellphone does
• No Wireless Bills - Amazon covers the cos for the DX’s wireless connectivity so you will never see a bill.

Enhanced Reading

• Paper-Like Screen - The Kindle DX utilizes the latest electronic-ink (eInk) display technology, which provides a crisp black-and-white 9.7-inch diagonal screen with the same appearance and readability of printed paper.
• No Glare or Backlight - Reading on the Kindle DX is nothing like reading from a computer screen. The screen works using ink, just like newspapers and books, but displays the ink particles electronically. It can even be read easily in bright sunlight.
• Doesn’t Get Warm - Unlike a laptop, the Kindle DX never gets warm so you can read comfortably as long as you like.
• Sharp and Clear - With 16 shades of gray, the DX’s screen makes images and photos sharp and clear
• Built-in Dictionary - The DX includes The New Oxford American Dictionary so you can look up word definitions while reading.

New Features

• Read-to-Me Feature - With its “Text-to-Speech” feature, the Kindle DX can read out loud to you.
• Web Browser - The integrated web browser works well with websites that contain a lot of text, such as Wikipedia.
• Audio Player - The Kindle DX can play MP3s, podcasts, and other audio files! Who doesn’t like listening to music while reading?

Kindle DX Recommendation

If you spend a lot of time reading books, textbooks, or newspapers, the Kindle DX might be a good choice. That is, if you can justify the price ($489). For fulltime students, it could be considered as an investment because with all the money you’d be saving on textbooks, the DX will likely pay for itself in a couple years.

Once we get our hands on the DX we’ll provide a more thorough review, but they won’t be shipped until the summer, and nobody knows exactly what day yet.