| Customers have been asking Amazon to bring | | | | choosing the larger Kindle (until now only the 6 |
| global wireless services to the 9.7 inch Kindle DX | | | | inch version has worked outside of the United |
| ever since Amazon came out with the 6 inch | | | | States.) |
| Kindle with Global Wireless. For the last three | | | | There are actually many more similarities between |
| months Amazon has been promising that the | | | | the two versions of this wireless reading device |
| Kindle DX will soon have global wireless service | | | | than there are differences. What follows are |
| and now there's this wording on their website: | | | | some of the features that they share: |
| "Kindle DX now with Global Wireless" although it's | | | | + Access to about 400,000 books, magazines, |
| actually a dead link as of now, this does appear to | | | | & newspapers (with more being added all the |
| indicate that they are close to having it available. | | | | time.) |
| This will change the decision making process for | | | | + Download a book anywhere with 3G wireless |
| those choosing between a 9.7 inch DX and the 6 | | | | (no hunting for a wi-fi spot) in just 60 seconds. |
| inch "Global Kindle" (this description will no longer | | | | + Text to speech software that can read your |
| make sense when all Kindles are global!) | | | | books to you. |
| The decision will come down entirely to size (the | | | | + Basic text based web browser with no wireless |
| DX has both a bigger display and more memory), | | | | charges. |
| price (the DX is over $200 more expensive), and | | | | + "Paper like" display that's easy on the eyes (no |
| the extra features that the DX has (auto rotating | | | | glare.) |
| screen and native PDF support.) This news, of | | | | + Thin & light (easy to carry.) |
| course, is most exciting to those living outside of | | | | + It's easier to turn pages than with a real book. |
| the US because it will give them a choice of | | | | |