[Roy White]

All this "Hefty" talk got me curious so I set out on a Safari to see how "Hefty" stuff is around my house. I've read thousands of books in my 48 years. I've only read on my Sony Reader in the last 3 years. So I've lugged around tons of books of all shapes and sizes. Hardbacks, paperbacks, pulp, comic books, magazines etc etc etc... So i was a little concerned about the weight of the Kindle DX and whether or not it was gonna throw my back out or sumpin... So I weighed a bunch of stuff.. Books etc... Interesting results.... (My wife is a chocolatier with her own business so i used one of her Chocolate scales so its pretty close on the weights)

Sony Reader 500 with Medge executive case: 14 oz.
My wallet: 5 oz.
Shogun by James Clavell (Hardcover) 45 oz.
Crime and punishment by Dostoevsky (paperback) standard small size 10 oz.
Readers Digest 5 oz.
4 DVD's (in cases) 18 oz. (I spent 10 minutes holding them in my hand to see if I was gonna get Carpal tunnel or sumpin and so far it doesnt 'feel' heavy)
Tv remote 5 oz.
Iphone (in Incipio case) 6 oz.
Grapes Of Wrath by Steinbeck (paperback) 28 oz. (I've read this edition probably 6 times, Grapes is a favorite of mine, my Dad's family lived it in the 30's)
hairbrush (garden variety) 6 oz.
Scuba Mask with snorkel 17 oz.
Lost In The Cosmos by Walker Percy (hardback) 16 oz.
Bible NIV (hardback) 38 oz.
Olympus Digital Camera 570uz. 21 oz.
Hunting knife 12 oz.
Prince Of Tides by Pat Conroy (paperback standard size) 10 oz.
The Deed of Paksennarion by Elizabeth Moon (Paperback entire trilogy) 26 oz. (Great book I've read this edition at least 3 times)
26 ice cubes 18 oz.
One Reebok Trail running shoe 17 oz.
150 pennies 15 oz.
one pair of Jeans (waist 34 length 32) 26 oz.
my pillow 50 oz
The Norton Anthology of Western Lit. (college paperback textbook) 62 oz.

I really don't see the problem with weight... (Of course i've never held one so maybe it has like a Supernatural pull to it. Maybe there's a metaphysical weight based on the millions of electronic words stored in em)

I've read and seen alot of pictures of the DX and it looks incredibly whiter screened and darker lettered than my Sony. I'm so pumped! I feel certain I'm going to love it. I tend to read a book straight through so the PDF problems with navigating probably wont be an issue with me. I've already 'bought' 12 books for it at Amazon... (well. free books anyway like Red Mars and some PD stuff by George Macdonald)