During my previous posts I had mentioned a list of things that needed to be changed in the Kindle in order for me to consider purchasing one. While Amazon may not have completed everything on my list they managed to hit the two big ones, PDF support and a larger screen with landscape mode for displaying textbook style documents. This was enough for me to warrant spending they money and giving the Kindle its fair shot.

Some of you might want to know how I managed to get a Kindle DX, since I live in Canada and only have Canadian credit cards and addresses and the answer is really quite simple. I have an Amazon.com account and there is a gas station just across the US border that allows deliveries and holds them for Canadians, so I used my Canadian credit card with Canadian billing address and had the Kindle shipped to the gas station, simple as that.

Now without further adieu, the un-boxing:

Kindle DX Fresh off the Greyhound

Once Upon a Time

Interior Packaging

Kindle, Meet Canada

Shiny New

The Kindle DX is Even Thinner than I Expected

Wall Plug and USB Combined... Genius

Booting up the Kindle

Welcome to Kindle

Now since I have only had the device for several hours I really can’t comment a great deal on all of the aspects of the device or any particulars to using it in Canada. So far I can only say the obvious, the whispernet does not work so you need to do all of your transfers through your PC, this really makes a daily newspaper probably more hassle than its worth, but doesn’t bother me one bit for my books. As I get more familiar with the Kindle DX I will be sure and update this post and/or answer any questions people have.

For more generic Kindle DX information you can visit the Kindle DX page at Amazon.com

First impressions: nice packaging, super slick, thin, light, attractive, and most importantly, incredibly crisp readable text with no noticeable eye strain. I look forward to getting to know my new Kindle DX.

Side Note: The kindle was entirely packaged with recyclable material and packaging was not excessive either, so kudos to Amazon for their apparent environmental conscience.