A few weeks before Chistmas, Canadians were finally given a chance to purchase the popular electronic reader, the Kindle Global Reader. Now, Amazon has added their premium electronic reader, the Kindle DX. Canadians embraced the Kindle Global and sales were reported to be strong over the holidays.
Amazon does however have some stiff competiton in Canada. Sony offers their line of eReaders (the Sony Touch and Sony Pocket) at selected brick and mortar shops such as Best Buy and Future Shop. Then, after Christmas, Sony began to offer its newest electronic reader, the Sony Daily Edition which offers a large touch screen. Amazon is clearly addressing that challenge. Here are a few of the features you'll find on the Kindle DX...
The Kindle DX Joins the Kindle Global Electronic Reader on the International Market
Following the HUGE success of the Kindle Global Wireless electronic reader, Amazon has released a new version of its large screen electronic reader with Global Wireless capability. The Amazon Kindle DX is now available in over 100 countries.
Why choose the Kindle DX Global over the original Kindle electronic book reader?
Amazon announced November was Best Month Ever for Kindle Electronic Reader Sales!
Recently, Amazon announced that its Kindle Electronic Book Reader did its best sales ever in November. Amazon has never released the actual numbers (which it keeps closely guarded) of units sold or revenue but it did say that the Kindle electronic reader was the best seller across ALL of its product categories.
Great News for Canadians...Amazon now Ships the Kindle Electronic Reader to Canada
When Amazon announced the release of its Kindle International the world was excited, including Canadians...until they found out they were probably the only country to have been left off the shipment list.
Well, that has changed this week and just in time for Chritmas too!
Canadians can now buy and receive the Amazon Kindle Electronic Book Readers and over 300,000 ebooks, newspapers and magazines.
I will have an updated post for you shortly, including:
Price of the Kindle after exchange and taxes
Shipping costs
eBook, newspaper and magazine prices
Download fees
Stop by again soon for a more detailed report. Thanks Canada!
Read Kindle Books on your Computer for Free with New Kindle for PC Application
Yesterday (Tuesday), Amazon released a new software application allowing Kindle users to read their Kindle e-books on their PC computers. The new application syncs with the Kindle electronic reader to allow people to switch from one to the other seamlessly.
With Kindle's Whispersync feature you can access your full Kindle book library, your notes and bookmarks, as well as, shop Amazons collection of over 360,000 e-books.
Two shortcomings of this new software are that it does not yet work on Mac. Amazon says that the Mac version is coming soon. Also, Kindle newspapers, magazines and blogs are not available yet.
I've just installed the Kindle for PC software so check back in a few days for a review. In the meantime, you can get it and try it out for yourself here: Amazon Kindle for PC
Recently, Amazon announced the new International Kindle with availability in over 100 countries. So, why then can't Canadians get their hands on this electronic reader?
When asked via email, Amazon spokesmen Drew Herdener said: "Kindle with US and International Wireless has wireless connectivity in Canada. We want to ship to Canada and are working on it." When pressed on the issue of what was holding the International Kindle up he would not comment further.
Some have suggested that it is Canadian Publishers that are holding up the Amazon Kindles release. However, the Association of Canadian Publishers has said that there have been no issues with copyright and so it must be something to do with the wireless networks.
Until only a few weeks ago Rogers Communications was the only wireless operator in Canada using the same technology as the International Kindle. However, Bell and Telus have announced a new next-gen network that will be compatible with the Amazon Kindle (and the iPhone) therefore giving Amazon more options in choosing a wireless network partner.
In a move to try and capture a slice of the international electronic reader marketplace, Amazon has announced the Kindle International Edition. This is a timely move for the internet retailing giant as the Christmas shopping season is upon us and completion abroad ramps up.
In the last few months several manufactures have released their own electronic reader products overseas including iRex, BeBook, the Cool-er Reader, Plastic Logic, the Samsung SNE-50K and the CyBook Opus. The majority of these come from Europe as it has the next biggest reading market next to the United States.
It looks as though the Amazon Kindle DX can be considered a success. It has sold out - temporarily, of course! After just a couple of weeks officially on sale the Kindle DX founds its audience.
Before the Kindle DX began shipping there were a lot of people questioning the price tag of $489.00. But, it seems the credit crunch hasn't affected many desires for this new gadget. The Amazon Kindle DX has found a market with white collar types who may like the electronic reading device for its built in PDF reader capability.
Let's not forget its many other features, such as a sleek design, a massive 9.7" inch e-ink screen, 3G connectivity and its Whispernet capability, giving it the ability to access the Amazon Store's 275,000 e-books at a discounted price tag.
It seems the digital reading revolution has begun.
As you all know, Amazon has released their newest generation Amazon Kindle DX. It started shipping today (June 10th) to those who had pre-ordered it. So, you can expect some reviews of the Kindle DX in the next couple of days.
In the meantime, I thought I'd give you a brief overview of what you can expect from the Kindle DX.
Check out the video and let me know what you think. Hopefully it is helpful to you in deciding if the Kindle DX is the electronic reader for you!
Well, what did you thing?
If you interested, check out more features, photos and video's of the Kindle DX at Amazon.com.
Earlier today, Amazon.com said it would start shipping the Amazon Kindle DX this month, June 10th. For those of you who have pre-ordered it's time to get excited! For those of you who haven't ordered the newest Amazon Kindle DX but are interested Amazon is still taking pre-orders.
A few weeks before Chistmas, Canadians were finally given a chance to purchase the popular electronic reader, the Kindle Global Reader. Now, Amazon has added their premium electronic reader, the Kindle DX. Canadians embraced the Kindle Global and sales were reported to be strong over the holidays. 