Just because this has a larger screen doesn't mean this is already good for textbooks, unless Amazon would be selling the digital textbooks really cheap. If I am paying more than $20 for any book, I would certainly want it to at least have some color. Not to mention, one will have problems trying to open two books at a time when one needs to cross reference, and the digital version has absolutely no resale value.
A cheap tablet PC or a large version of the iPod touch would be better than the Kindle DX, considering the price. Might strain the eyes of some, but I have read a couple of books on the iPod touch Kindle. I prefer color over black-and-white e-ink so I can at least read some magazines, photography books, and even software development books (screenshots as shown on this device probably aren't that nice?).
Just make this device cheaper. And make the content cheaper. Most of us don't need Whispernet. WiFi and plain USB connections are adequate. I can surely wait till I get home or somewhere with a WiFi connection before purchasing a book! And my biggest gripe regarding those Kindle books I read on the iPod is I actually saw the paperback versions for sale at a cheaper price at the local bookstore compared to what I paid for those Kindle versions (few days after I finished reading the books)!
The device is aimed at gamers and TV watchers, generating a 3D image with use of a pair of 0.7-inch OLED panels, which each display separate images, doing away with the ghost imagery that often comes along with 3D displays.
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Just because this has a larger screen doesn't mean this is already good for textbooks, unless Amazon would be selling the digital textbooks really cheap. If I am paying more than $20 for any book, I would certainly want it to at least have some color. Not to mention, one will have problems trying to open two books at a time when one needs to cross reference, and the digital version has absolutely no resale value.
A cheap tablet PC or a large version of the iPod touch would be better than the Kindle DX, considering the price. Might strain the eyes of some, but I have read a couple of books on the iPod touch Kindle. I prefer color over black-and-white e-ink so I can at least read some magazines, photography books, and even software development books (screenshots as shown on this device probably aren't that nice?).
Just make this device cheaper. And make the content cheaper. Most of us don't need Whispernet. WiFi and plain USB connections are adequate. I can surely wait till I get home or somewhere with a WiFi connection before purchasing a book! And my biggest gripe regarding those Kindle books I read on the iPod is I actually saw the paperback versions for sale at a cheaper price at the local bookstore compared to what I paid for those Kindle versions (few days after I finished reading the books)!