First, let me say that I spent 6 months deciding what I wanted to purchase. I won't bore you with the back-and-forth waffling that commenced...but in the end, I decided I did not want to read on an LED screen. I wanted a dedicated e-reader. Then it came down to screen size. Would the extra text-per-page be worth the extra weight and price? The answer is: Yes! I cannot even imagine reading on a K2. In fact, I saw one after getting my DX and was shocked how small it was. The whole K2 fit in the screen of the DX. Ha ha. I don't even care about all the PDF capabilities and manual reading that Amazon touts. I just LOVE the screen size. Less "interruptions" of page turns means I'm more engaged. Speaking of page turns, the buttons are well placed and the time for the ink to realign is more than acceptable. I don't even notice it anymore.
It does not hold comfortably long in ONE hand...but in TWO hands, weight is not an issue. It is still lighter than a hardback book. The contrast is great; I set the text on the smallest size, actually. I don't know if it was the content of the book or this new medium I was reading on, but I read my first book on the Kindle in 3 days. :) It didn't take long into my first book to not even realize what I was holding was not a paper book.
Here's why I took away 1 star though. Cursoring through the text is a drag. That part of the technology just feels backwards. No way around it for me. Many complain they don't want a touch Kindle because of fingerprints, but there is good oleophobic screens out there; plus I don't think it would be an issue on the Kindle's matte screen. Also, the first two books I bought were accounts of WWII, so they contained maps. They were not viewable on the Kindle. The resolution of the images prevents being able to make out labels or the legend. I was forced to come to my Kindle for Mac application. Granted, I don't know if that is the Kindle's limitation or the publisher's fault...but I was a bit put out by it.
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