Media News - Thursday, May 07, 2009

Amazon unveils a large-screen Kindle aimed at textbooks and newspapers

Most electronic devices are getting smaller. The Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com is bucking the trend. On Wednesday, Amazon introduced a larger version of the Kindle, pitching it as a new way for people to read textbooks, newspapers and documents. It also offered limited information about new partnerships that are intended to put Kindles in the hands of more university students and newspaper readers. The device, called the Kindle DX (for deluxe), has a screen two and a half times the size of those on the two older versions of the Kindle, which were aimed primarily at displaying book pages. The price tag is larger, too: the DX costs USD 489, or USD 130 more than the previous model, the Kindle 2. It will go on sale this summer. Speaking to a crowd of journalists, Amazon employees and business partners at Pace University in Manhattan, Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon's chief executive, said the new Kindle was a step in the direction of a long-dreamed-of 'paperless society.' Three newspapers, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, will offer a reduced price on the Kindle in exchange for a long-term subscription, but only for people who live in areas where their paper editions are not available. Amazon and the newspapers described it as a pilot program. (New York Times)

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