10-15-2012, 10:06 AM | #1 |
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Amazon Quietly Discontinuing Kindle DX
Looks like the Kindle DX won't be back.
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10-15-2012, 10:12 AM | #2 |
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Lower the flags to half mast and break out the bugle for a sad rendition of taps.
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10-15-2012, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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I'm actually surprised that the DX has lasted this long. Amazon has never really supported it.
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10-15-2012, 10:28 AM | #4 |
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Yep, saw an article on this, it always seemed too pricy for me anyway....
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10-15-2012, 11:23 AM | #5 |
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Toodle loo, so long, and thanks for the fish.
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10-15-2012, 11:28 AM | #6 |
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10-15-2012, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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Amazon stopped supporting it about a month after it was released. I remember getting mine and being excited and then hearing about the K3. I still had time to return the DXG under the 30 day rule, and I ordered mine the day it was announced, if I wanted to.
I think there was one update after that and that is it. It had to be the fastest drop of support for a product that I have seen. |
10-15-2012, 12:15 PM | #8 |
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They probably realized that the DX doesn't help them sell stuff, since it's really for reading sideloaded PDFs and the like.
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10-15-2012, 01:00 PM | #9 |
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Sad ... it was the perfect screen for programming books and poetry, eink, I mean.
But I sold mine over a year ago. It was the forgotten child for Amazon. |
10-15-2012, 01:02 PM | #10 |
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They intended the DXG to be used for textbooks and then came the tablets. At least, that is my take on it.
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10-15-2012, 01:03 PM | #11 |
Now what?
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I bought a back-up one when it was on Woot, or on Black Friday, can't recall - but I'm keeping them for reading poetry, plays, etc.
If you're still in the market for one, keep an eye on Woot - they'll probably dump their remaining stock there. |
10-15-2012, 01:32 PM | #12 |
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I love my DX. I'm going to be very sad when it dies. Hopefully it will be several years before that happens.
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10-15-2012, 01:49 PM | #13 | |
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I think Amazon's response was really amazing - the iPad came out in April; by August, Amazon was shipping the K3, which was about $100 cheaper than the K2, had a pearl screen, and a few other improvements. Amazon's main message was: this does not compete with the iPad: it is focused entirely on reading; it's smaller, lighter, has much better battery power, a better screen, etc. It's just astonishing to me how fast they moved (and all against the backdrop of Agency pricing being introduced and people predicting that Apple would own 90% of the e-book market). There probably ought to be a business school case study on Amazon's response to the iPad, if there isn't already... Unfortunately, this didn't leave much room for the DX. |
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10-15-2012, 02:35 PM | #14 |
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No surprice there.The DX was the forgotten Kindle.
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10-15-2012, 02:53 PM | #15 |
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I bought one at Staples when they were clearing them out for $160. I use it now and then for technical books, but it mostly collects dust. I'm not too surprised.
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