All three of you who care, Amazon is shipping the way overpriced Kindle DX Today, I preordered one for review so according to the shipping schedule I should get mine tomorrow. I made no secret of my love of the Kindle 1 (Kindle 2, not so much) so I’ll be curious to see the DX in action. While I was at a restaurant this weekend I whipped out my Kindle 1 and started reading it while waiting for my food, it’s the perfect size for just easily pulling out of my purse and setting it down in an small corner somewhere. I wonder if the DX will be too “big” to do that. I’ll find out tomorrow. By the time you add a $50 case holder for this thing it’s $550 which is outrageously expensive especially considering new books are $9.99! I know I’ll be sending it back after the review, there’s nothing Amazon can say that can justify this price.
My DX should arrive on Monday – I think the decision whether to go with the K2 or DX depends on type of documents you mostly read. I routinely tote *really* big manuals, meeting notes and reports. The DX will be a lifesaver at any price (I know, I'm lucky I can afford the $$). Musicans are talking about how this will be great for sheet music. Since the clear screen displays constantly, "stays put" and and doesn't require juice to maintain, am going to try it in the kitchen for displaying recipes. Might work well. (ok, will have to avoid spills… 🙂 – J