Ryan Collins » newspaper http://ryancollins.org Educational Technology Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Kindle DX is available for pre-order, does anyone care? http://ryancollins.org/2009/05/06/the-kindle-dx-is-available-for-pre-order-does-anyone-care/ http://ryancollins.org/2009/05/06/the-kindle-dx-is-available-for-pre-order-does-anyone-care/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 16:22:31 +0000 Mr.Rcollins http://ryancollins.org/wp/2009/05/06/the-kindle-dx-is-available-for-pre-order-does-anyone-care/ Today’s announcement of the Kindle DX, a 9.7″ version of the Kindle is being hailed as some sort of savior of the newspaper industry and a breakthrough for the college textbook market.

At almost $500 I don’t see it as either. The biggest negative about the Kindle will also be the last thing fixed, if it is ever addressed, and that is the ability to re-sell your content (or at least lend it to others). I’m sure the textbook companies are falling over themselves to support the Kindle. Here is the ability to sell a text book, with no production/delivery costs, and then know that the book will not be resold at the end of the semester.

The newspaper subscription idea has merit, but then again, they need to lower their subscription rates. I’ve looked at transferring my USA Today subscription to digital, but it costs almost the same as getting a paper copy! At least with the paper copy I can lend/give it to someone else, or cut out an article to save.

Is anyone looking at using the Kindle in a school? What would be the advantages of it over something like a netbook?

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