Amazon Kindle DX (Graphite)

Macworld's Amazon Kindle DX (Graphite) Coverage

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  Kindle DX (Graphite) At $380, the Amazon Kindle DX continues to excel as a large-format E-Ink-based e-reader, for both Kindle books and PDFs. And its lower price makes it that much more attractive. But prospective buyers will need to consider the trade-off of purchasing this e-reader versus a multipurpose tablet like Apple's $499 iPad. E-Ink displays continue to hold a battery life and readability advantage (especially in bright sunlight), but the LCD-based iPad is more responsive and supports color.
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  Borrowing Kindle ebooks: Hands-on guide The Kindle library lending now lets Kindle and Kindle app users alike to borrow ebooks from 11,000 local libraries in the United States. Here's a walk-through of how it works.
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  Kindle's Article Mode renders the Web more readable There's a useful feature in the Amazon Kindle browser that makes online articles almost easy to read with the Kindle, and it's called Article Mode. Here's how it works.
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  E-Book prices fuel outrage -- and innovation An e-book that costs the same as a printed book doesn't feel right. No trees died to make it. No heavy machinery ran to print it. No planes flew to ship it. So why should you have to spend as much as you would for a heavy hardcover book to own it?
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  Find free and discounted Kindle e-books PCWorld's Rick Broida loves his Kindle, but hates e-book prices. Luckily, he's found a Website that tracks free and discounted Kindle e-books.
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  Amazon Kindle book sales soar During its earnings announcement today, Amazon released some tantalizing tidbits that show just how its book business has evolved in the past year. The company...
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  Holiday shopping: Last-minute digital entertainment gifts Just realized you forgot to buy holiday gifts for some of the people in your life, and there's no time to go to the store or have anything shipped without express delivery charges higher than the cost of the gift itself? Thankfully, the digital entertainment lovers on your last-minute list aren't out of luck.
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  Amazon gives magazine publishers larger Kindle revenue share Amazon.com is planning to give publishers a 70 percent cut of the retail price, minus delivery costs, when they sell their titles in the Kindle Store.
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  E-book lending, periodicals reading in apps coming to Kindle Amazon announces periodical support is coming to Kindle apps, and lending will be available in the Kindle ecosystem before the end of the year.
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  Amazon launches beta of Kindle for the Web Kindle for the Web allows you to preview and share Kindle samples in your browser of choice.
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  Amazon may be eyeing other gadgets than Kindle Amazon.com may be considering building prototypes of gadgets other than its Kindle e-reader, according to a New York Times report.
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  First Look: Amazon Kindle DX (Graphite) Kindle DX gets a refresh with a dramatically improved E-Ink screen and a color change.