Overseas readers who haven’t already paid out their humiliation money to Amazon in return for the “International” Kindle, the e-reader that remains crippled outside of the US, now have a second opportunity waste some money.
Amazon will ship an international edition of its 9.7-inch screen Kindle DX, beginning January 19th. The oversized e-reader will cost $490, and replaces the current US-only unit. The new DX also benefits from the firmware update that gave its little brother better battery life.
The limitations of the smaller reader persist, too, including a smaller catalog than is available in the US, and no real web access through the browser in most countries. Hopefully Amazon will have managed to buy up some non-US power-plugs, which was (and still is) the first and most obvious insult to worldwide buyers.
If you want this, you’ll already know it, and are probably hitting the “buy” butting right now. If you’re unsure, we’d suggest waiting for a little while. Between the crazy crop of e-readers at CES this week, and Apple’s probable tablet announcement later this month, buying this now is probably foolish.
Amazon Introduces Kindle DX with Global Wireless [Amazon]
Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device [Amazon]
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