I have been following the Kindle ‘scene’ here for some months with increasing interest….and appreciate all the help and info I have gleaned from reading posts. The one thing that kept me back from at least giving it a 30 day try was the screen size. I saw a Sony e-reader at a local Borders and the screen size was just too small for my taste (particularly with font sizes I felt comfortable with) and it measured the same size as a Kindle. So I told myself it was a no go until a bigger screen size came out.Enter the DX. The minute I saw the announcement I was interested. But then I saw the price and that was the show stopper. I was assuming it would be in the $375 to $400 range but with a cover (a necessity) it is close to $550. But with the announced ship date today I just couldn’t hold back and pre-ordered one. So I am glad to join you folks.However, despite the price, I do have to say that I have some reservations and am not hesitant to return it if it doesn’t seem to do the trick.I worry about the gray screen and the crispness of the text as well, given the complaints some have had with the K2 (quality control was another thing holding me back…I know you can keep returning them but, really, who wants to deal with that). I also am concerned about whether the reading experience will be comfortable or feel like I am working with an electronic device. Most here seem to say that the device disappears into the background and I am hoping it does!Also, while there are lots of popular books and public domain books available there is also a good deal of eclectic material that I like reading that is not. For example, I read a lot about photography and most books of photographic essays are not in Kindle format.Most of the good Photoshop ‘how to’ books are also absurdly priced at only $4-5 or so less than the hard copy version ($25-35), though , I suspect, Kindle sales of those books are probably minimal as one really needs color to get the most out of them. Interestingly, many of those books come with CDs of the image files to work on…but with the Kindle version you don’t get that material. Now, I realize that Kindle doesn’t read those file types but the material could certainly be e-mailed to ones computer or downloaded…so with those books you get the non-digital portion but are unable to get the digital support files????Anyway, I am in, as my main anticipated usage will be for regular books. I have already started to hit the "Tell the publisher I want to read this on a KIndle " for some of the more eclectic stuff I would be interested in…..by the way, how does one find out if something you requested has become available in Kindle format….do you just keep checking? It would be nice if they e-mailed those who requested a book in Kindle format that it became available!People seem to get really interested in free and low price books but I think the point is to read what you really want to read, not just stuff that you can get onto your reader for pennies…(please don’t take that the wrong way).Howard

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