Kindle DX, Free 3G, 9.7" E Ink Display, 3G Works Globally

I am buying my mom a Electronic book reader. I have my eye set on the Amazon kindle, but a friend said I should buy her the DX. What is your opinion? I can afford both, but don't want to pay extra for nothing.
She does not want The Ipad for a book

A: The new Amazon Kindle DX is finally here. A lot has been said and written ( and guessed ) about the latest wireless reader by Amazon, and now it's here for all of us to see. Does Kindle DX really live up to everyone's high expectations, or is this launch

Forget Air Display: turn your Kindle DX into a second screen

The connection is tethered via USB, rather than the wireless link used in Air Display, though that’s the least of the limitations. Obviously you’re working with greyscale rather than color, and the refresh rate is nowhere near that of LCD or AMOLED panels. TinyApps suggests setting the Universal Access settings to also use greyscale, so as to avoid the Mac attempting to show mangled color graphics.

Still, there are some possible uses we can see for such a setup. If you regularly need to review longer documents, doing so on a Kindle screen rather than a regular, backlit display would be easier on the eyes. It’s also quicker – once you’ve done the jailbreaking and other setup the first time – than converting multiple documents to a Kindle format ebook and sideloading.

The most limiting factor is probably the relatively small audience. Exact Kindle DX ownership figures have never been revealed, but the expensive 9.7-inch ereader hasn’t been as popular as its smaller, cheaper sibling.

Source: SlashGear

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