If you haven’t heard until now, Amazon announced the Kindle DX today, and it’s just what we thought it’d be. What interests us here, though, is what does Twitter think about the news.
@tariqi Very disappointed by the launch of the Amazon Kindle DX. Seriously, what’s the point? #kindle
@Howard_Scott nearly $500 for a Kindle DX? Come off it Amazon! That buys a hell of a lot of books before it pays itself off!
@sarahhaeger would love to get my hands on the new Kindle DX, but at $500 it’s a little steep
@noliberalbull seriously Amazon: Kindle DX waaay to expensive to justify for most people. I’d love to get one, but no way am I dropping $500 on it
@andreasceo Yeah!! Finally a solution for newspapers: Start throwing out your printing presses, reduce delivery cost - Amazon just launched Kindle DX!
@todesesser From the size of the Kindle DX I expect it to control the security systems of my volcano lair or order my private army to destroy James Bond
@Browntideguy How awesome would it be to read scientific papers on 9.7” Kindle DX? All it needs is a highlighter function. http://bit.ly/16HeuT
@L_Berry Dear Kindle DX, I don’t need you. But why do I want you so badly? Please lower your price and mail yourself to me. Thanks, Laura
@wmacphail Man, I think the Kindle DX is a dog. A one-trick pony needs to be easily portable, not a boat anchor.
And the list can continue. The gist seems to be that, um, $500 to read New Yorker articles may be a bit too much for most people.
i agree with those reactions. $500 for a kindle is just outrageous. buying all the books and magazines won’t amount to the $500 theyre asking for.
$500, in my opinion is waaay too much to spend on the Kindle.
totally agree with this tweet @Howard_Scott nearly $500 for a Kindle DX? Come off it Amazon! That buys a hell of a lot of books before it pays itself off!
The Kindle DX screen is supposed to be two and a half times bigger than previous models, still, I agree, $500 is steep.
I agree with @L_Berry:
Dear Kindle DX, I don’t need you. But why do I want you so badly?
I love reading paper books and would hate to see newspapers suffer and stop publishing, but I’d love to have one.
Please remove my last name (Graham) from the previous post.
Diane Graham | May 14th, 2009 at 9:14 am
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Thank you
I agree with @l_Berry “Dear Kindle DX, I don’t need you. But why do I want you so badly?”
I love reading paper books and newspapers but it would be nice to have one of these.
500 i would rather buy a iphone
or the books lol
is that really the case? gives me something to chew on haha
great blog by the way! i couldnt help myself, but had to post. i usually dont write comments, but good luck please continue the good work
I read a post similar to this a few weeks ago, but I think this makes more sense