With the big news today being the release of the Kindle DX with global wireless, it may have slipped by prospective purchasers in the UK (and over 1000 other countries worldwide) that the DX is available to buy here in the UK and across the globe.
Great news then for anyone wanting to buy this ebook reader in the UK, but how does it stand up to the competition?
Well, if you have been scouting about for a wireless reading device, you will be aware of the features the DX has offered purchasers in the United States for the last 12 months or more so I’m not going to go into that too much, but here’s what United Kingdom customers will get for their money.
The Kindle DX will firstly give you an e-ink display bigger than it’s stable mate, the Kindle2, and indeed almost ever one of the current crop of ebook readers. Ehere most displays are around the 6 or 7 inch mark, the Kindle DX comes in at a massive 9.7 inches. Something you need to take into account when looking at the bottom line.
Much the same as the US model, UK customers will be able to purchase and download books, from the Amazon store, in about a minute. This is done through free 3g wireless with no monthly contracts or fees and no scouting around for a wi-fi hotspot. This is available not only at home but also Internationally, making it perfect for business users and travellers.
Available Choice of Books
Although the selection of books at the Kindle store is massive and for English speaking countries I seen no problems, it is worth taking into account that the available titles will differ country to country. With Amazon being Amazon you can expect the selection of content for your new Kindle DX will just continue to grow and they will continue to be competative price wise. Currently the price for latest releases is usually $11.99 to $13.99 (which for UK customers includes VAT) with close on 100,000 books available at a very reasonable $5-99.
What’s in the Box
You get the latest International Kindle DX with global wireless connectivity which will arrive complete with a United States 100v – 240v power adapter and USB cable for re-charging the DX via your PC or laptop. A USB cable is also supplied for free PC to Kindle transfer of content such as documents. A service fee of 99c per megabyte is currently payable for transfer through Whispernet. The DX also comes with a 1 year limited International warranty.
You will also have access to International newspapers and periodicals but although the International Kindle DX will have no cost access to Wikipedia, at the time of writing the experimental browser option and blog access are not available outside of the United States. Unfortunately all prices for content or services will be quoted in US dollars and as such will be affected by currency fluctuations.
So, weigh up the pro’s and con’s of this wireless reading device before you decide if you want to buy the DX ebook reader UK model. I think you will find it measures up well against the current competition.
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Copyright 2010 Noel Swinton All Rights Reserved
Amazon have just announced that the large screen version of their wireless reading devices, the Kindle DX, will from the 19th January 2010 be available to buy with global wireless.
This now puts it into the same market as it’s smaller brother, the Amazon Kindle 2, in so much as it has the added ability to conveniently download content in well over one thousand countries across the globe.
Where it differs from the Kindle 2 is in it’s screen size. I am the first to admit the Kindle DX does not touch it’s smaller stable mate for portability, but when it comes to reading the near ten inch, e-ink screen (of the DX) nocks spots of it’s little brother. Reading is oh so simple and much closer to the ‘real thing’, not because of the electronic paper display as that technology is used on both models, but because of the display size, near 1:1 reproduction of A4, and it’s ability to auto rotate, making it far easy to read the full-width of newspapers, magazines and office documents such as maps and graphs plus tables and even Web pages on this model.
The large memory, capable of storing about 3,500 novels, has always made the DX ideal for office and field applications and so the global aspect added to it’s vast array of features only further enhances it as the perfect business users choice of wireless reading devices.
Amazon have stated that the Kindle DX with added global wireless capability, is immediately available to pre-order from today (01/07/2010), for a bargain $489, and will be shipped on a first come first served basis from January 19. If you are in the market to buy an ebook reader then the DX wireless reading devices are worth consideration.
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Amazon, the makers of the Kindle Digital Books Readers, have just made two major announcements that have firmly put it in bracket of “Best Buy eBook Reader UK”.
After at least two years, maybe even three now, of the Kindle not been available for purchase in the UK, Amazon have at last got their game together and announced today that the Kindle Portable eBook Reader will now be available for delivery to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland along with Europe and the rest of the World very shortly.
This means that unlike in the past, the Kindle will be fully supported Worldwide, with International wireless and the full backing of Amazons renowned customer services. This is along with the fact that the device will retail at $279 and be ready for dispatch in two weeks, is great news for everyone outside of the US
That really was the icing on the cake as they also announced the second price reduction in as many months. The Kindle is available to buy for a staggering $259 in the US. That is down from $299, a price that was only reduced some two or three months back.
This is great news and well in time for Christmas shopping. I’m sure they will have a good up take on this offer and the Kindle is sure to be, even with the recently released Sony Digital Book Reader Pocket Edition selling at $199, the Best Buy eBook Reader UK this Christmas Period.
Originally Posted @ Revolutionary Wireless Reading Device Copyright Noel Swinton 2009