Not sure why, maybe to head off the Sony ePaper device (I doubt that due to the DX’s lack of similar features,) but the 9.7″ Kindle DX is yet again available for $299.
Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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One Reply to “Return of the DX”
Despite looking at it many times I am still happy I resisted buying a DX. The fact that I cannot fit it in the back pocket of a pair of jeans means it would be a stay-at-home device and the fact that it does not have side-lighting like my Paper White means I would not read it in bed before sleep. The fact that is eInk and not color means I would not want to use it for illustration rich books like tech manuals. I have so many reasons not to buy one but the fact that its now only $299 makes me mental recite them to myself again.
Not sure why, maybe to head off the Sony ePaper device (I doubt that due to the DX’s lack of similar features,) but the 9.7″ Kindle DX is yet again available for $299.
Despite looking at it many times I am still happy I resisted buying a DX. The fact that I cannot fit it in the back pocket of a pair of jeans means it would be a stay-at-home device and the fact that it does not have side-lighting like my Paper White means I would not read it in bed before sleep. The fact that is eInk and not color means I would not want to use it for illustration rich books like tech manuals. I have so many reasons not to buy one but the fact that its now only $299 makes me mental recite them to myself again.