DX Price lowered to 423!

markbot · 01-28-2010, 01:54 AM

There was a poll in November projecting the price decline...I chose November...only 2 months off though.

jft · 01-28-2010, 03:38 AM

Was it an error? The old price is up (again). I bet there was a heated discussion yesterday and after the IPad flopped amazon.com could not see a real competitor in the book field and increased the price again.

markbot · 01-28-2010, 10:02 AM

The US DX price is now $399!

Nate the great · 01-28-2010, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markbot

The US DX price is now $399!

I just looked, and I still see $489. link?

DDHarriman · 01-28-2010, 10:07 AM

I'm sorry but I'm looking to the Amazon page and it says $489.

Best

markbot · 01-28-2010, 10:29 AM

Maybe I was looking at the US DX, not the international one? Was the US one $423 before?

Tyler_D · 01-28-2010, 11:04 AM

markbot,

I think you were looking at the page for the US version of the DX. When I go to that page I see 19 used from $399. However, the global wireless DX is still $489, I think. Here is a link to the US version site

rcuadro · 01-28-2010, 11:16 AM

Still $489 for me also...

markbot · 01-28-2010, 11:34 AM

ooopsie daisies

Sischa · 01-28-2010, 12:10 PM

Hehe thats how rumors were born :-)

fugazied · 01-28-2010, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sischa

Hehe thats how rumors were born :-)

hehe exactly. We shouldn't be suprised to see the current DX drop to $399 or less very very soon though.

Amazon better hurry up and release their color Kindle DX!

jswinden · 01-29-2010, 11:55 AM

Do they still offer the Kindle DX in US Version? (In other words, the non-global version?) I don't see any new units accept the global ones. I'm really interested in the DX for reading PDFs, especially now that the iPad seems to be a little more than a larger iPod touch. However, if it is only available for $11 less than the iPad, I might go with the iPad instead.

bwaldron · 01-29-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Do they still offer the Kindle DX in US Version? (In other words, the non-global version?).

Nope.

rcuadro · 01-29-2010, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Do they still offer the Kindle DX in US Version? (In other words, the non-global version?)

Not new anyhow. You may get lucky and be able to snag one as refurbished...

jswinden · 01-29-2010, 07:06 PM

Thanks for the information. I'm still having a hard time deciding which reader or iPad to get. I already have a Sony PRS300 which I love for reading novels and typical eBooks. But I want a reader that will display PDFs that were originally in 8.5 inch x 11 inch format and are single column. These are government publications I need to read as part of my duties with the USCG Auxiliary. There are tons of these and I would spend a small fortune printing them out. I can read them on my desktop and my netbook, but the Sony is too small. I can convert some of them, but once again they usually become difficult to read or navigate when converted to ePub, plus I don't like having to take te time to convert them. The best solution for me would be a handheld device with at about a 9 inch screen capable of viewing the PDFs natively and in portrait view. I like to recline and read. There really doesn't seem to be any good options. I considered the Sony PRS900, but if its screen is as bad as the 600 I used to own, then I would not be happy with it. Besides, the 900 would have to be used in landscape and sony does a strange greying out of the middle of the page when in landscape mode--at least the 600 did.

01-28-2010, 01:54 AM	#1
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01-28-2010, 03:38 AM	#2
jft Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle DXi	Was it an error? The old price is up (again). I bet there was a heated discussion yesterday and after the IPad flopped amazon.com could not see a real competitor in the book field and increased the price again.

01-28-2010, 10:02 AM	#3
markbot Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 7511929 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	The US DX price is now $399!

01-28-2010, 10:07 AM	#5
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	I'm sorry but I'm looking to the Amazon page and it says $489. Best

01-28-2010, 10:29 AM	#6
markbot Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 7511929 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	Maybe I was looking at the US DX, not the international one? Was the US one $423 before?

01-28-2010, 11:04 AM	#7
Tyler_D Member Posts: 16 Karma: 106 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle DX	markbot, I think you were looking at the page for the US version of the DX. When I go to that page I see 19 used from $399. However, the global wireless DX is still $489, I think. Here is a link to the US version site

01-28-2010, 11:16 AM	#8
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Still $489 for me also...

01-28-2010, 11:34 AM	#9
markbot Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 7511929 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	ooopsie daisies

01-28-2010, 12:10 PM	#10
Sischa Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2370 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: Nokia 770, Ilead, Cybook G3, Kindle DX, Kindle 2, iPad, Kindle 3, PW	Hehe thats how rumors were born :-)

01-29-2010, 11:55 AM	#12
jswinden Nameless Being	Do they still offer the Kindle DX in US Version? (In other words, the non-global version?) I don't see any new units accept the global ones. I'm really interested in the DX for reading PDFs, especially now that the iPad seems to be a little more than a larger iPod touch. However, if it is only available for $11 less than the iPad, I might go with the iPad instead.

01-29-2010, 07:06 PM	#15
jswinden Nameless Being	Thanks for the information. I'm still having a hard time deciding which reader or iPad to get. I already have a Sony PRS300 which I love for reading novels and typical eBooks. But I want a reader that will display PDFs that were originally in 8.5 inch x 11 inch format and are single column. These are government publications I need to read as part of my duties with the USCG Auxiliary. There are tons of these and I would spend a small fortune printing them out. I can read them on my desktop and my netbook, but the Sony is too small. I can convert some of them, but once again they usually become difficult to read or navigate when converted to ePub, plus I don't like having to take te time to convert them. The best solution for me would be a handheld device with at about a 9 inch screen capable of viewing the PDFs natively and in portrait view. I like to recline and read. There really doesn't seem to be any good options. I considered the Sony PRS900, but if its screen is as bad as the 600 I used to own, then I would not be happy with it. Besides, the 900 would have to be used in landscape and sony does a strange greying out of the middle of the page when in landscape mode--at least the 600 did.

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