Amazing Kindle And Kindle DX – Comparison
Article by Frank K Muller
You should get ready to soon change the way you read forever! With the introduction of the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kindle DX wireless reading devices Amazon.com is going to do just that! The plan is very advanced but is sure to be very popular with readers everywhere.Amazon.com introduced the first generation Kindle in November of 2007 and it was very well received by the public. The second generation Kindle was introduced in February of 2009 and the much awaited Amazon Kindle DX in June of 2009.So what is the difference between the two designs? The Kindle is the smaller version with a six inch display screen. The Kindle weighs in at an impressive 10.2 ounces and has 2GB internal storage allowing it to hold 1,500 books. It is about the size of a paperback with the thickness of a magazine. The Kindle DX is the Kindle’s bigger brother with a 9.7 inch display screen, 4GB internal storage allowing it to hold 3,500 books, the size and thickness of a magazine, and a built-in PDF reader which the Kindle lacks.What both Kindles have in common is the underlying concept that Amazon.com strived for when designing them. This is to have the user lose themself in the book and forget about what they were holding while reading it. Amazon.com certainly has succeeded in doing this right. Probably the most notable area is in the display itself. Both Kindles use an E Ink electronic paper display with high resolution and 16-level gray scale to give the look of printed paper. The display has no glare or backlight which can cause strain to the reader’s eyes. Coupled with the ergonomic design, ease-of-use buttons, and lightness of weight everything works together to enhance the reading experience.Another great feature of both the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kindle DX is free Whispernet wireless technology which is a part of the Sprint 3G high-speed network for downloading. This means that the Kindle never needs a computer or internet connection to access the Kindle Store. With the speed of the 3G network, books also download in under 60 seconds. This technology also allows for automatic downloads of magazines, newspapers, and blogs on the go because of the expanded national coverage of the Sprint 3G network. The best part of all this is that this is completely free with the purchase of the Amazon Kindle or Amazon Kindle DX.Great new features that Amazon.com has put in both the Kindle and Kindle DX now include a read-to-me feature allowing you to have your Kindle read aloud your favorite book, magazine, newspaper, or blog to you; ability to bookmark and place annotations using the full QWERTY keyboard, a built-in dictionary, built-in free access to Wikipedia.org, access to Audible.com to download audio books, a basic web browser for exploring the web, a library back-up of all purchased books at Amazon.com, and a mp3 player built in allowing you to listen to your music while reading. All this is really good news for readers!Are these Amazon Kindles and Amazon Kindle DX’s right for everyone? Well, with a recently reduced price tag of 9 for the Kindle and a hefty 9 for the Kindle DX, the Kindle family is really just for the devoted reader who is tired of making multiple trips to the library or having a library at their home. With bestsellers and new releases from only .99 per download, for these people the Kindle will pay for itself very soon. For even the occasional reader though, the price tag may not be fairly high.
About the Author
Megan Sara Jones is the author of four Ebooks published on Amazon. For more information on this article, or all things connected with Kindle readers or Ebooks please visit Everything Kindle.