Thread: Will you pre-order a Kindle DX? (poll)
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Old 05-06-2009, 04:34 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
There are several reasons why I did not preorder.
- Amazon does not want my money and they do not allow me to buy one (I am not from USA)
- I will wait for the first hands-on reviews
- I will wait for more information (*)
- I do not have a credit card ;-)

(*)
- is the display on glass substrate or plastic?
- can I switch off the autorotation feature and rotate the display manually? Everybody that has ever tried to read in bed will understand why.
According to the user manual for the Kindle DX, yes, you can. You can chose "auto" (where the text rotates to match how you hold the Kindle) or you can pick one of the edges (top, right, left, bottom) to be the "top" of the screen no matter how you hold the Kindle.

I read in bed all the time, so I definitely wanted a way to turn autorotate off.
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