The Kindle DX looks terrific, exactly what I want in an eBook reader: big screen and PDF support. Unfortunately, like every other eBook reader out there, it is priced around $150 more than I want to pay. I would have paid $200 for a Kindle 2, so of course they want $360. I would have paid $300 for a DX, so naturally they want $489. I assume DX stands for “Deluxe”, but I think EX for “Expensive” is more on the mark. Alas.

Kamni Khan posts an ode to actual, physical books. Among other thoughts, Khan imagines if the books in The Reader were replaced by a Kindle:

Would Michael use it in the tub? It’s not waterproof, so there’s a high probability of damaging it. Would Hanna throw it to the floor in a rage of passion, right before another lovemaking encounter? Highly unlikely! The breakable Kindle, as we all know, comes at a hefty retail price. Hanna wouldn’t ask Michael where he got a particular book; the answer would always be Amazon.com.