Comments on: Amazon Kindle DX http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Eric Y. http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/#comment-72383 Eric Y. Fri, 08 May 2009 05:16:10 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=8058#comment-72383 We're humans, so in many ways a lot of us are wired to hesitate when there's a change. Taking a print medium to a digital format is definitely a massive hurdle, so that axiom applies here more so... talk about a format rooted in tradition. Honestly, I don't think I'll be much of an avid user until e-Ink rolls out their color screens, which from what I hear, are still a ways off. The email, .pdf, and document reading on the standard Kindle really does work great though. I didn't even think about the school textbook angle though - that seems like a fantastic opportunity to see some success with a very well priced unit. Dusty Overby is finishing up the last bits on his Amazon Kindle 2 Review, which should be published shortly. I'll be curious to hear what he has to say about it - he's quite thorough. We're humans, so in many ways a lot of us are wired to hesitate when there's a change. Taking a print medium to a digital format is definitely a massive hurdle, so that axiom applies here more so… talk about a format rooted in tradition.

Honestly, I don't think I'll be much of an avid user until e-Ink rolls out their color screens, which from what I hear, are still a ways off. The email, .pdf, and document reading on the standard Kindle really does work great though. I didn't even think about the school textbook angle though - that seems like a fantastic opportunity to see some success with a very well priced unit.

Dusty Overby is finishing up the last bits on his Amazon Kindle 2 Review, which should be published shortly. I'll be curious to hear what he has to say about it - he's quite thorough.

]]> By: GPAdmin http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/#comment-72382 GPAdmin Fri, 08 May 2009 05:14:46 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=8058#comment-72382 We're humans, so in many ways a lot of us are wired to hesitate when there's a change. Taking a print medium to a digital format is definitely a massive hurdle, so that axiom applies here more so... talk about a format rooted in tradition. Honestly, I don't think I'll be much of an avid user until e-Ink rolls out their color screens, which from what I hear, are still a ways off. The email, .pdf, and document reading on the standard Kindle really does work great though. I didn't even think about the school textbook angle though - that seems like a fantastic opportunity to see some success with a very well priced unit. Dusty Overby is finishing up the last bits on his Amazon Kindle 2 Review, which should be published shortly. I'll be curious to hear what he has to say about it - he's quite thorough. We're humans, so in many ways a lot of us are wired to hesitate when there's a change. Taking a print medium to a digital format is definitely a massive hurdle, so that axiom applies here more so… talk about a format rooted in tradition.

Honestly, I don't think I'll be much of an avid user until e-Ink rolls out their color screens, which from what I hear, are still a ways off. The email, .pdf, and document reading on the standard Kindle really does work great though. I didn't even think about the school textbook angle though - that seems like a fantastic opportunity to see some success with a very well priced unit.

Dusty Overby is finishing up the last bits on his Amazon Kindle 2 Review, which should be published shortly. I'll be curious to hear what he has to say about it - he's quite thorough.

]]> By: Rory http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/#comment-72314 Rory Thu, 07 May 2009 14:41:57 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=8058#comment-72314 I have a few beefs about the Kindle DX. One like the rest above it is simply to expensive for most people to want to buy, unless of course you desire to read all of the books on Amazon. Second, if you drop that thing, your hosed. I'm afraid one small drop off a table and that thing is a goner, and then your $500 + #books * price of each book out the door. I realize one of the pluses is that it is super light, but it had better be super drop proof. Third, it only works in the U.S. And since, I will be traveling quite allot to foreign countries I do not want to be limited to only U.S. As a graduate student, having all my books on something like a Kindle would be sweet. However, the price of those books had better be 2/3 the costs of what they now are. Also, it would be nice if you could copy segments from a book, and copy it straight to a Word document, along with source information. That would make this both business and academic friendly. I do like the bigger screen, and larger storage capacity, and the pdf readability format. And the rotating screen format is a sweet idea. There are allot of pluses as the article mentions. I just think if Amazon wants to make this thing a huge seller their going to have to allay allot of concerns. I have a few beefs about the Kindle DX. One like the rest above it is simply to expensive for most people to want to buy, unless of course you desire to read all of the books on Amazon. Second, if you drop that thing, your hosed. I'm afraid one small drop off a table and that thing is a goner, and then your $500 + #books * price of each book out the door. I realize one of the pluses is that it is super light, but it had better be super drop proof. Third, it only works in the U.S. And since, I will be traveling quite allot to foreign countries I do not want to be limited to only U.S. As a graduate student, having all my books on something like a Kindle would be sweet. However, the price of those books had better be 2/3 the costs of what they now are. Also, it would be nice if you could copy segments from a book, and copy it straight to a Word document, along with source information. That would make this both business and academic friendly.

I do like the bigger screen, and larger storage capacity, and the pdf readability format. And the rotating screen format is a sweet idea. There are allot of pluses as the article mentions. I just think if Amazon wants to make this thing a huge seller their going to have to allay allot of concerns.

]]> By: dan finkelstein http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/#comment-72280 dan finkelstein Thu, 07 May 2009 06:17:56 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=8058#comment-72280 like other digital media, i find the prices of ebooks way too high. when the cost of a digital book is the same (or close to) a printed one i see problems (i've argued the same thing about itunes for years). i'm also concerned for the use of the kindle DX and school textbooks. thought those new text book editions were bad before? how much easier would it be for the publisher to roll out a whole new edition at the drop of a hat. forget the $10 the bookstore was going to pay you for a $200 book @ the end of the semester; no resale on digital items :( all that to be said, i still kinda want a kindle DX... with a lower price :) like other digital media, i find the prices of ebooks way too high. when the cost of a digital book is the same (or close to) a printed one i see problems (i've argued the same thing about itunes for years). i'm also concerned for the use of the kindle DX and school textbooks. thought those new text book editions were bad before? how much easier would it be for the publisher to roll out a whole new edition at the drop of a hat. forget the $10 the bookstore was going to pay you for a $200 book @ the end of the semester; no resale on digital items :(

all that to be said, i still kinda want a kindle DX… with a lower price :)

]]> By: Eric Yang http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/#comment-72276 Eric Yang Thu, 07 May 2009 05:57:28 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=8058#comment-72276 $500 + books is a hefty price. There's no denying that. The only other quandry is what Apple might "allegedly" be releasing later this year, and I'm not referring to the new iPhone. $500 + books is a hefty price. There's no denying that.

The only other quandry is what Apple might "allegedly" be releasing later this year, and I'm not referring to the new iPhone.

]]> By: Chris http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/06/amazon-kindle-dx/#comment-72213 Chris Wed, 06 May 2009 20:27:46 +0000 http://gearpatrol.com/blog/?p=8058#comment-72213 I've loved the idea of the Kindle since it was first announced. The e-ink with the handy form factor and the wireless delivery really looks good to me, but I've been holding off until the tech matured just a little bit more. $500 is a pretty healthy price when it only reduces my book spending by a little bit (and I can imagine some books I'll want to own in both digital and real formats), but I think this might be the version that pushes me over the edge. I'll just keep staring at it for a couple months until it's released before making the real decision, though. I've loved the idea of the Kindle since it was first announced. The e-ink with the handy form factor and the wireless delivery really looks good to me, but I've been holding off until the tech matured just a little bit more. $500 is a pretty healthy price when it only reduces my book spending by a little bit (and I can imagine some books I'll want to own in both digital and real formats), but I think this might be the version that pushes me over the edge.

I'll just keep staring at it for a couple months until it's released before making the real decision, though.

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