Is the Amazon Kindle DX worth the money?

I am buying my mom a Electronic book reader. I have my eye set on the Amazon kindle, but a friend said I should buy her the DX. What is your opinion? I can afford both, but don't want to pay extra for nothing.|||The new Amazon Kindle DX is finally here. A lot has been said and written ( and guessed ) about the latest wireless reader by Amazon, and now it's here for all of us to see. Does Kindle DX really live up to everyone's high expectations, or is this launch just the result of an extremely effective marketing campaign? Is Kindle DX cheap considering everything Amazon claims it can do?





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Let's go straight to the point :





When you open the box, the first thing that calls your attention is Kindle DX's size. For those among you who want a comparison between a cheaper Kindle 2 and an (also cheap, read on) Kindle DX, here it is: even though the new Kindle DX is extremely thin (just one third of an inch), its screen is as big as the whole Kindle 2nd generation. This means, of course, much better readability, but it also means you will probably have some problems carrying it with just one hand, unless you have pretty big hands. One more piece of advice for you on Kindle DX's weight: it's almost twice as heavy as Kindle 2. Truth be told, I do not find it to be a problem at all as neither one is really that heavy, but again it might be something to take into account depending on usage.





Now, these are Kindle DX's most important features and improvements over past Kindle models:





- Native PDF support. This is really important, since many documents now come in this format. You can now download and carry around with you these documents with ease and safety.





- Bigger screen: Amazon Kindle DX's screen is 9.7'', which allows for much better readability, even when it comes to PDFs and image-rich documents.





- Better text definition: Even though it's e-link technology remains pretty much the same, text looks much better on DX than on any previous models.





- Auto rotation feature: This one is not only cool, but very useful. Just by rotating the device, you can have a full landscape view, which in fact serves as a mild zoom feature. As mentioned before, this is a most appreciated feature, particularly when viewing large images or small PDFs, whose size you can't directly alter.





- Huge storage: At 3.5 GB, it allows the Kindle DX wireless reader to store almost 3,500 books. This is more than twice the storage capacity of Kindle 2.





- Easy 5 way controller : No problem with key disposition, like in version 1, particularly.





- Wireless connectivity: No surprises here.





- Great design: Looks both modern and elegant. Minimalistic aesthetics; perfectly conceived.





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Although the new Kindle DX is said to target the textbook and newspaper markets, Amazon has achieved much more with their new model. The latest version of this wireless reader addresses common problems of earlier versions ( like screen size, PDF support, design, key disposition, etc ) and improves on them considerably. The new Kindle reader is not only practical, but elegant and more convenient to use for most readers. Do all these developments justify its price ? That's for each of us to answer, particularly when the Kindle 2nd generation is still a great reading device, and it's now being sold for a fraction of its price ( check links on posts above and below ).





http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u鈥?/a>|||Yes, read this review on the Kindle DX and you should be able to decide which one to get:





http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i鈥?/a>





I love my Kindle very much. If you're thinking about getting the Kindle, I'll say get it instead of other ebook readers and you won't regret. Right now I've read over 50 books with the Kindle, and I really like the idea that I can bring and store all the books with the handy device. Besides, it uses the e-ink technology, it is really clear like reading books; and even I read with the device for long hours, I don't feel tired. The internet browsing comes handy as well when I want to look for information on some specific area. My only complaint is the white case, the Kindle is only sold in white at the time when I got it, but now the new Kindle has graphite case which looks much better ;)





Kindle books are cheaper than hard copies. I suggest you to read this review from a top reviewer who is also a book lover, it outlines quite a lot of benefits of the Kindle and also why it is worth especially at the end of the review:





http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i鈥?/a>





And there are some websites, where you can find more than a million of free books for the Kindle, so that's why you no longer need to get to library, you can actually own these books:





http://www.amazon.com/gp/b/?node=2245146鈥?/a>





Hope this helps.