Some of you may know I love to read. I read about 5-7 books each month, and because I travel quite a bit, it becomes heavy to take multiple books with me.
I´ve tried to read ebooks on my computer and on my iPhone – but I could not manage to read books on this screens. My eyes got tired after a while.
I´ve been thinking about the Amazon Kindle for the last year, and when they released the Kindle DX I found that it had all the necessary capabilities to me.
How much have I used the Kindle DX during my first 30 days? I´ve read five books, and my wife read one. And I have to say I´m quite impressed with it. The screen is absolute fabolous for reading. It´s not backlit so you need another source of light – just as an ordinary book. This actually makes it very comfortable to read on. Another thing I love is the battery – I have not recharged the battery during this period. Handling feels like a book (I bought a leather cover for it as well), and I have no problem taking this device with me as well.
What are the downside? The wireless is only in the US – so I have to download books and magazines to my computer, and transfer them to the Kindle. There is no WLAN support, and the Kindle store does not offer any norwegian books. But what the heck – most of what I read is in english anyway.
A feature with the DX I do like is the ability to read PDF documents native. Because of this I could take with me a lot of resource kits, training materials and other pdf documents. I even found a norwegian website that sold some norwegian books in pdf format so I could read those on the Kindle. ( www.digitalbok.no )
To wrap up I think the Kindle DX is a wonderful device that is used on a daily basis.
