Tag: KINDLEDX

When the Nook and Kindle got a price cut a week or so ago, we were more than a little disappointed to see the larger Kindle DX keep its absurdly high price tag. But all that changed today when Amazon announced a slashed price of $379 for the 9.7-inch e-reader. The $110 discount would have been enough for us, but Amazon took it a step further by giving the DX a sexy new paint job, and upping the ...

Share As any college student can tell you, textbooks are a pain. Filling your bookshelf each semester not only puts a dent in your wallet, but guarantees that you'll be left trying to sell a sleigh full of intro-level books by year's end. College students, then, would seem to be the perfect demographic for Amazon's Kindle reader. As it turns out, though, the Kindle is having a surprisingly tough ...

Despite the opportunity to save a truckload of money, some Cincinnati City Council members aren't too thrilled about their paper documents going digital. According to Cincinnati.com, the city will provide its mayor and city council with Kindle DXs, with which they will view and read government-related documents. Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, who came up with the plan, says it isn't a ploy to get a ...

We visited Pace University in New York this morning for the unveiling of Amazon's newest Kindle. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just finished showing off the Kindle DX, a larger version of the company's popular e-reader. Other than price (more on that later), the biggest change to the DX is its huge 9.7-inch, black-and-white display, which, in terms of readability, looks similar to the 6-inch Kindle 2's ...

Amazon is hosting a press event in New York City on Wednesday, which means there's a new Kindle on the way. Our colleagues over at Engadget dug up some spy photos and basic specs of the new device, which is being called the Kindle DX. Improvements over the current Kindle 2 include a larger, 9.7-inch display, a built-in PDF reader, and the ability to add annotations (as well as notes, as before). ...