Anyone own an Amazon Kindle ereader? Isn't that 6 inch screen extremely small?

No it is actually perfect for reading novels. I own a first generation kindle and love it. The screen size is really perfect for reading most books.

Now if you are a heavy PDF user and want to read things that have a more fixed layout, like technical books, then the Kindle DX is for you.

If you take a normal paperback book and measure it you'll soon get an accurate idea of how the 6" screen compares to a normal book page. The screen on the Kindle 2 is very clear and the screen size is more than adequate for reading normal books. For PDF's or maps etc you can spin the Kindle (the same way you do with an Iphone and it will give you a landscape view).

If you are in the USA the Kindle DX has a much larger screen at 9.3" but it's not available outside the US and Amazon haven't said if it will be in the future.

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