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Kindle DX Gets Update, Lower Price

First Posted: 07/01/10 10:51 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:55 PM ET

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With the arrival of the iPad in April, many tech pundits wrote off Amazon's similarly sized--and similarly priced--Kindle DX as a non-viable product. But almost three months after Apple launched its tablet, Amazon is making efforts to resuscitate the DX with a price cut to $379, a new graphite finish, and screen that offers higher contrast and darker fonts. It's available for preorder now and ships July 7.

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With the arrival of the iPad in April, many tech pundits wrote off Amazon's similarly sized--and similarly priced--Kindle DX as a non-viable product. But almost three months after Apple launched its t...
With the arrival of the iPad in April, many tech pundits wrote off Amazon's similarly sized--and similarly priced--Kindle DX as a non-viable product. But almost three months after Apple launched its t...
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melior
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12:25 AM on 07/02/2010
'As for a color screen—another advantage for iPad, particularly in electronic magazines—Mr. Bezos said in May that he had "seen several things in the laboratory, but they are not quite ready for production."'

Mr. Bezos needs to wake up and smell the competition.
(cough) www.pixelqi.com (cough)
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niceguysneverfinish
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12:30 PM on 07/04/2010
I'm not 'worried' about the ipad, I wouldn't buy one because it isn't advanced enough. To buy a book reader I would go with the Kindle over Ipad any day. Too many people are looking for everything, just like in life their choices are popular ones. They are ignorant of anything outside of themselves which is why they are bored.

Kindle will succeed... I am sure of it.
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Randy Shepherd
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05:35 AM on 07/06/2010
i agree. the best thing about my kindle is that i can read 3 or more books before i need to recharge it. if the ipad (have not seen one) is going to have a disk drive, or moving parts, like a fan, then it will eat up the battery life a lot faster. nice to go on a 1 week cruise and leave the charger at home. i do wish mine was a little wider, but the next screen size was almost double the price, so i stayed with the common one.
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niceguysneverfinish
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12:17 PM on 07/01/2010
Well they need to get that color one out... there is no hurry... I don't think amazon should worry too much about the ipad, book readers are a specific people. They aren't afraid to have two of something... stay unique is what I'd say to Amazon.
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