It looks like summer is coming early, with Amazon’s DX product page indicating that the Kindle DX will start shipping next Wednesday, June 10th.
The Kindle DX is a larger brother to the Kindle 2, with a 9.7-inch e-ink screen, and with superior ability to read and display PDF documents.
Amazon had previously indicated that the newer, [...]

Kindle owners: get ready for the first national Kindle meet-up! On Saturday, June 6th, Kindle owners are invited to congregate at their local Starbucks.
The meeting time will be 10:00am local time. Bring your Kindles, and accessories, and enjoy some Kindle conversation with your coffee.
And if you don’t own a Kindle, but would like to see [...]

The free Kindle app for iPhone and iPod Touch has been upgraded to Version 1.1, and offers some significant improvements.
As before, the app lets you read Kindle books on iPhone or iPod Touch. If you have one of these devices as well as a Kindle, the Whispersync feature keeps track of your last page read [...]

Amazon confirmed the Kindle DX this morning, as our Kindle community observed and reacted. Here’s what we know:
Current info and purchase page: Amazon page link
Price: $489
Availability: You can pre-order now for “summer delivery”.
Screen: 9.7-inches on the diagonal. 16-level grayscale. 1200 x 824 pixel resolution at 150 ppi.
Accessories: Leather cover available, for $49.99. Same style as [...]

Not officially announced, but Amazon is momentarily displaying a search result for Kindle DX. The listing confirms the player at $489 with a 9.7-inch screen. Pix coming!
Amazon link to Kindle DX

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Here’s your link: http://www.kindleboards.com/chat.php
And we have ongoing coverage in this thread.

The Amazon press conference, and the debut of a new Kindle reader, starts in a few minutes.
We’re capturing the details and your reactions in this thread – join in!

Amazon’s new Kindle will be targeted at college students, according to reports surfacing about tomorrow’s Amazon announcement.
Students will receive large-screen Kindles with pre-loaded textbooks at six universities – Princeton University, Case Western, Pace University, Reed College, Darden School at the University of Virginia, and Arizona State University. This good fortune for students will start this [...]

We reported a few hours ago on the upcoming Amazon press conference and, now, Engadget has published photos which apparently show leaked images of a new, larger Kindle.
The new Kindle supposedly sports a 9.7-inch screen (that’s 62% larger than the current Kindle readers), and is geared towards magazines, newspapers, and – perhaps – college textbooks.
Apart [...]

Amazon has invited media to an announcement, this Wednesday at 10:30am in New York City.
Our forums are, naturally, abuzz about this. Amazon has only held two previous press conferences: one to announce the original Kindle; and – you guessed it – the other to announce Kindle 2.
There are plenty of rumors about a larger-format Kindle, [...]