tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post3475637872278091561..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Amazon raises its yearly Prime program fee: Details and a round-up of media observations and my own.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-65903657004659381642014-03-19T14:59:18.593-07:002014-03-19T14:59:18.593-07:00Paul, thanks for your perspective. I've been ...Paul, thanks for your perspective. I've been sort of away from the blog too much, so apologies for the delayed reply. My experience is similar to yours except that Home Depot is across the street + one block. I did order the 8.9" 64GB HDX and am enchanted by it. Your take on the iPad Air screen matches the test results I've seen in various articles since November or so. <br /><br />Amazing that Apple would sit back like that. The iPad or iOS apps are of course fantastic, but for other things (like HD videos, the amazing extras for readers of books and those (like me) who use a lot of video streaming (including in things like the Smithsonian app) and little things like the lyrics to songs as I hear them from my Amzn cloud (which makes me want to sing along and that actually helps my mood) all add up. It's SO LIGHT for 9 inches too. Silk has been improved even for sites that offer Flash. <br /><br /> Hope you're enjoying the 8.9" HDX !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-81577711539292672462014-03-13T12:44:29.883-07:002014-03-13T12:44:29.883-07:00As I do a lot of shopping on Amazon, including foo...As I do a lot of shopping on Amazon, including food items, the price increase is irrelevant to me. I get at least one package a week and so I'm still ahead. When I went to Taiwan a couple of weeks ago I loaded up my 7"HDX with Prime videos for the 16 hour (each way) plane flight, and this makes it worthwhile also. Just ordered some light bulbs, for example, that I would have had to get at Home Depot, which is a half-hour drive away. I'd pay double the price increase for Prime. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, I'm so satisfied with my 7" HDX that I just ordered the 8.9" model (both are 64GB). The screen in the 7 is so much crisper, and the colors so much better, than on my iPad Air that I've pretty much stopped using the Air, except for specialized things.paulkbibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374575077591723692noreply@blogger.com