There’s a lot to like about Amazon’s new super-sized e-book reader, the Kindle DX. It has more than a few nettles, too. Since the original Kindle was introduced at the end of 2007, its fans have been clamoring for more screen real estate. With the DX, Amazon has met those demands in a big way. The reader’s screen measures 8 by 5.5 inches, or 9.7 inches diagonally. Several newspapers plan to experiment with the Kindle DX — as well as with competing devices from companies like Plastic Logic — to distribute content directly to readers.
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Kindle Gets a Little Bigger, a Little Better With DX Reader
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. August 25, 2009 04:00 AMThere’s a lot to like about Amazon’s new super-sized e-book reader, the Kindle DX. It has more than a few nettles, too. Since the original Kindle was introduced at the end of 2007, its fans have been clamoring for more screen real estate. With the DX, Amazon has met those demands in a big way. The reader’s screen measures 8 by 5.5 inches, or 9.7 inches diagonally. Several newspapers plan to experiment with the Kindle DX — as well as with competing devices from companies like Plastic Logic — to distribute content directly to readers.