Last week I wrote about the E-Reader market and the new Kindle DX device. I would like to continue on this theme this week in looking at a number of forms of electronic device and how they can change the way we work. First of all however I would like to correct some misunderstandings and mistakes in last week’s article.

I stated last week that there were some limitations in the types of data that the Kindle DX supported and how it could interface to input this data. The facts that I have been advised upon however are as follows:

Apart from the proprietary Kindle DRM restricted AZW book format and the unprotected Mobipocket MOBI format, the new reader also supports reading of PDF documents. This means however than anything not purchased from the Amazon store has first to be converted into either a MOBI or PDF format. Use of PDF however is somewhat restricting, as it does not allow a document to reflow easily to the format of the Kindle and has to be laid out specifically for the device. Data can be loaded into the Kindle DX either via the USB interface or via email through Amazon Whispernet, and then downloaded via the Sprint 3G data network. At this time the Kindle readers are only available in the U.S. because of being limited to using Whispernet and Sprint. There is no WiFi in the device and as yet no agreements with cellular suppliers outside the U.S. so Kindles are not available elsewhere.