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Leaked Slide Gives Sneak Peak at Big Kindle

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A bigger version of Amazon's Kindle eBook reader is expected to debut this week, possibly as early as tomorrow, that will be tailored for displaying newspapers, magazines, and college textbooks. The big mystery is what exactly will the supersized Kindle look like, and Engadget appears to have solved it by posting several leaked photos of what will reportedly be known as the Kindle DX.

According to Engadget, the new Kindle will bump the screen size up from 6 inches to a 9.7-inch display, and at long last, it will come with a built-in PDF reader. Users will have the ability to add notations, as well as notes and highlights, which should prove popular on college campuses. The DX also looks to come with an improved web browser, but no other details are yet available.

Still no word on price and whether or not it will come with a touchscreen.

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avatarI'm not sure how well this

I'm not sure how well this will work out.  It sure is pretty honking big.  How are you going to carry this thing around? 

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avatarThis is going to be a giant leap...

 

One of the biggest issues with my SONY e-reader is trying to
read PDF's of illustrated books and magazines. Think of the possibilities of
full college textbooks in a PDF format. Magazines and newspapers can finally go
paperless. I was eagerly waiting for the Plastic Logic book reader but if the
Kindle can beat it to a larger size…

  When the e-book
readers get to 8.5 by 11 and limited color, that will be the point of sliding
sales of paper based books, magazines, and newspapers. Paper based books will
be treated as old newspapers are today.

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