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Why I’m Returning the Kindle DX or My Continued Search for the Prefect PDF Reader

June 8, 2011
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Why I’m Returning the Kindle DX or My Continued Search for the Prefect PDF Reader

There is nothing exceptional or particularly exciting about my returning the Kindle DX . But I’ve been talking about how much I want one just to use it to read PDFs that I thought I should share what went wrong. In a nutshell something call “enhanced pdf reader”. A huge motivation for getting my Kindle 3G last year was the highlighting and note-taking ability for books. Amazon magically syncs them to kindle.amazon.com so you can access your notes any time. I copy mine to Google docs so I can search all of them whenever I need to. It’s wonderful. It’s fabulous. It’s magical. I read a lot, I mean a LOT of reports, in pdf format and I got to thinking wouldn’t it be great if I could use these same features for reports. No more searching for that statistic or quote through the 3 shelves of printed reports (yes really). So I started longing for a Kindle DX. I read around, I did some research and after months I finally caved and ordered one.  I did my research, I read the Amazon pages, they even have this great comparison chart for you. Native pdf support! Check! It will work! Except it doesn’t. What isn’t made clear, on

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Why I Chose Kindle

August 6, 2010
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Why I Chose Kindle

After using my Netbook as an ereader I’ve discovered I need a dedicated device, I can be easily distracted and its hard to lay on your back and read from the Netbook. I’ve decided on the Kindle. Here is why. Dedicated device Limited-time promotional free selections – right now I have 44 books, I paid for 4 of them. Highlights and notes: Amazon keeps your highlights online at kindle.amazon.com. I can copy and paste these to Google docs or Evernote, which makes them searchable. Easy to use Syncing across devices. I have an app on my Evo and love it! Full keyboard for notes Use when I’m speaking (read this post Why speakers should take a second look at the new Kindle) I can still use my netbook for library books. Please note these are the things that are important to me, based on how I will use the device. You may have different priorities than me. If I had one wish it would be that the Kindle would handle pdf files better and allow highlighting of them.  I read so many reports I’d really love to be able to read them on the device. Read more: How I Got Over My Issues and

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