Why doesn't Amazon promote the Kindle DX?

[TimW]

Originally Posted by HansTWN

At $259.- I consider the DX to be a pretty good deal. I came from the Irex DRG 800 and there was no way I would go back again to a 6" reader. It is just so much more comfortable and faster to have more text on the screen. It is not very portable, yes. Neither is 6", IMHO. When I am on the go I take the phone for a quick reading fix.

It would have been nice to have DX Touch, though. With full Android and a faster processor. But that is not in the cards, we will just have to wait for new screen technology for tablets before this dream comes true.

Amazon Warehouse Deals has a refurbed DX for $244.99. That's not too bad.

[paperwastage]

Originally Posted by Talldog

I think the text/reference book market never took off the way Amazon hoped it would. I love my DX for reading all my reference manuals, but I've decided I'd much rather use a 6" reader for books.

same here.. had a kindle DX for a year, recently got a nook touch... different uses (DX for pdfs / reference stuff, nook for gym + reading books /novels)

(also have a jetbook color, but that device's software isn't polished... sitting collecting dust right now)

Originally Posted by jj2me

When you hear of multiple returns/free replacements of the 6" Kindles because of eInk screen problems, which in reality are the users' fault because of inadvertant pressure applied to the screen, ya gotta think that the more fragile 9" DXes see even more returns.

Then there's the high cost of the screens and resultant high price, resulting in consumer complaints: "Where's the wi-fi? Where's the speed? Why so much for just a couple more inches?"

i've been pretty much abusing my DX a lot... dropped it countless times (back is all scratched up, corners have deep scratches, broke part of the edge)

eInk screen is semi scratched(not realy noticable when reading), though i have a small broken blob of eink at the bottom.....

kinda surprised how sturdy it is though...

Originally Posted by mikeschr

I had a DX and it seemed less fragile than my smaller Kindles. And I doubt there are as many returns as it would seem from reading these forums.
Everyone who has a problem posts here, but satisfied users tend not to post at all.
I've had 8 or 10 different Kindles now, and not a defect in any of them.

Speed issues with the DX, yes.

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by TimW

Amazon Warehouse Deals has a refurbed DX for $244.99. That's not too bad.

The new one was 259.- directly from Amazon a while ago, that is when I grabbed one.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by HansTWN

The new one was 259.- directly from Amazon a while ago, that is when I grabbed one.

Sadly, I missed that one. If I had had the discretionary funds at the time, I would have gotten a new one at that price. I still *might* get the refurb. 'Zon has very good refurbs.

[jj2me]

Originally Posted by mikeschr

I had a DX and it seemed less fragile than my smaller Kindles. And I doubt there are as many returns as it would seem from reading these forums.
Everyone who has a problem posts here, but satisfied users tend not to post at all.
I've had 8 or 10 different Kindles now, and not a defect in any of them.

Speed issues with the DX, yes.

Originally Posted by paperwastage

i've been pretty much abusing my DX a lot... dropped it countless times (back is all scratched up, corners have deep scratches, broke part of the edge)

eInk screen is semi scratched(not realy noticable when reading), though i have a small broken blob of eink at the bottom.....

kinda surprised how sturdy it is though...

Thanks to both of you for the correction. I ASSumed. Good to hear that they're sturdy. Now if only they had wi-fi ...

[Zimmy]

I love my DX, I agree if it had WiFi and the full K3 ui, it would be just about perfect.

One nice thing, if I send a personal document book to my Kindle Touch, copy that book to my desktop, then copy it to the DX through USB, it will synch that book on both devices perfectly.

WiFi would save me that step, but at least I can read a book on all my Kindles and keep them in synch.

If I am sitting outside in the backyard, the DX is the best for me.

[Baumi]

I mainly used my DX for A4 sized PDFs from work. (Similar to US letter format.) I usually have to read several hundred new pages per week, and the DX was a far better option than reading on the laptop or printing it all out.

Since I bought an iPad, however, almost all my PDF reading is done on that. It's easier to keep in sync (Goodreader with Dropbox sync folder vs. manual copy via USB), has better search capabilities and is faster if you just want to quickly scan the pages instead of reading them in depth.

The DX has superior battery life, of course, but charging the iPad overnight works perfectly well, so it doesn't make much of a difference in practice.

I definitely do prefer e-Ink for personal reading (novels, etc.), but in a smaller form factor, so I usually use my Kindle 3 for that – although my girlfriend is starting to hog it a lot these days, so I might need to drag out the DX again after all. ;-)

[joblack]

Originally Posted by TimW

Sadly, I missed that one. If I had had the discretionary funds at the time, I would have gotten a new one at that price. I still *might* get the refurb. 'Zon has very good refurbs.

It was a special offer (in the holidays I think). Just wait, they will adjust the price again.

Anyway, I love my Kindle DX. The Kindle 4 is for everydays news and information but for "serious books" with pictures there is no way around the DX (except perhaps the JetBook Color).

[ApK]

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

It isn't worth it for the textbooks either. I think they were hoping the prices would go down, but they're still so expensive that buying the DX to store them in wouldn't be saving any money. The rental service has pretty much bombed too because they're so high too:



That right there is bad advertising.

I don't know, looks to me that one decently busy semester would recoup the cost of the device, and add to that that some schools had discounted prices on DXes, I don't think price was the main issue.
Maybe fragility? Old School resistance to change? (ha! it's funny cuz we're talking about school!) Maybe not ENOUGH of the textbooks available at the time to make it desirable (why buy a reader and STILL have to deal with a pack of heavy books, too?)?

[ProfCrash]

I think text books are going to work better on tablets then e-ink screens. Anything requiring charts, diagrams, and the like tend to work better in color then black and white. It is also the only area that I can see wanting some interactive features in a book.

If Amazon puts out a 10 inch Fire, I can see it being a player in the text book market.

[geoffwood]

It's on sale for $299 today with a cover:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...rd_i=133141011

[Harry_Y]

Originally Posted by geoffwood

It's on sale for $299 today with a cover:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...rd_i=133141011

That's a Good deal.

I just bought mine about 6 weeks ago and paid full price.