The Kindle DX, new generation e-book

Amazon has just introduced the long-awaited third version of Digital Book. To promote this type of distribution in education and online press, the Kindle DX does not seem to convince the whole world.

While the successive models of electronic readers succeed without really hoped to be successful, Amazon has just introduced the third version of e-book, the Kindle DX designed to make us forget the flaws of previous and provide a more comfortable reading. The prestigious university Paca in Manhattan was chosen for a first demonstration orchestrated by Jeff Bezos himself, founder and boss of Amazon.

At first glance, the machine attractive. The size of the screen, only black and white but surprisingly clear and readable, from 15.2 cm (Kindle 2) to 24.6 cm while the storage capacity increases to 3,500 pounds against 2500 earlier, in a memory 4 GB internal regard to autonomy, it is at least 2 weeks in operation, or 4 days with the connection module 3G enabled. Also note that the PDF format is finally agreed, which was strangely not the case with previous versions.

Other features, however, could reduce somewhat the enthusiasm … Among other things, its dimensions. Such a screen requires of course a box together, and the Kindle DX imposes with its 26.4 x 18.3 cm, slightly less than A4. More importantly, the weight challenges: its 536 grams require a pocket not only oversized, but increased … As for the prize, announced to 489 dollars, it could well encourage some buyers to turn instead to a netBook, often less expensive and screen colors.

The press interest
The focus of DX Kindle seems to be the dissemination of the press daily. The New York Times, a partner of the manufacturer, and the Washington Post and Boston Globe have announced a promotional offer to acquire the electronic reader at a reduced price in conjunction with a subscription, but this only applied to customers eligible for delivery of their newspaper at home.

But the general idea, according to Amazon and publishers, is to recover the readers who would diverted from the clipboard to the detriment of the Internet. An attempt poses that question, because few people would be willing to pay such a sum, not to receive new content, but to simply change media.

The education sector is also concerned by the prospect of replacing many books by a single compartment. But who will bear the cost of the purchase if it becomes mandatory, and most importantly, what about the piracy of books?

Meanwhile, several American universities have announced the launch of a pilot project to massively use the new drive will be offered for sale in the United States during the summer. But there would be no distribution expected in Europe.

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