Amazon’s Kindle DX and best 4 other ebook readers
Filed under: Computers, Portable Computers & Tablets | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: October 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
The recent news that Amazon’s Kindle DX eBook reader was coming to the UK certainly got a few people exited, but what other choices do the residents in the UK have. There are a few choices but is often difficult what the perfect one for you will be as they all have their good and bad points.
Times Online have done a study to find the best for eBook readers. If you want the best all-round reader, then it has to be the Amazon Kindle. This will cost £175 when released on October 19. The Kindle DX comes with a 6-inch display, it has the best screen and is the easiest to use.
The best eBook for beginners is the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600, which costs £250. This is the first E Ink reader with a touchscreen and has an all-metal finish. Fonts are attractive and being able to resize images is a great touch. The downside to the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 is that you are unable to download books directly to the reader.
The Cool-er has to be the best in the looks department that is until you hold it. The eBook reader has a cheap plastic feel to it; add to that its small button and things certainly go downhill from there. It is a shame because look wise, it had so much potential.
The best for an instant library has to be the Elonex eReader; this device comes pre-loaded with a 100 eBooks by Austen, Dickens and Shakespeare. What better way to start your collection of by three of the best writers. For full reviews of each eBook reader, visit Times Online
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The 6″ reader is the Amazon Kindle 6″ (International & US Wireless) not, as stated in the title and the article itself, the Kindle DX.
The Kindle DX has a 9.7 inch display, an accelerometer, the ability to hold 3,500 books and documents, an updated keyboard and native PDF support.
The Picture you have above the article is also one of a Kindle DX, and not the Kindle 6″, which you actually mean to show.
The Kindle Dx is not available in an International Wireless version at all yet, and will not be until next year at the earliest.
Right now, if anyone outside of the wireless/shipping ranges still wants a Kindle, they can buy one (have a relative in the U.S ship it to you) then use a gift card to purchase books and transfer the books onto your Kindle with the included USB.