Amazon’s new Kindle DX boasts a newspaper/textbook friendly screen is 2.5x bigger than the standard Kindle. Partnerships range from the New York Times to Arizona State Univesity. Stats inlcude:
• 9.7-inch E-Ink screen (1200 x 824 with 16 shades of grey)
• 1/3 of an inch thick (10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″)
• 4GB Storage for 3,500 books (a bump from 1,500)
• Unspecified but “long” battery life
• Native PDF support through built-in reader
• Automatic landscape/portrait text rotation
• Line length adjustments (determine the width of text on the screen)
• Navigation buttons moved to right side of screen only
• EVDO (of course) for 60-second book transfers
What’s the biggest setback? Prcie point will be $500. Count me out.