Our members continue to post insightful reviews of their new Kindle DX readers – you can see dozens of posts and reviews here and in our Reviews board.

Several people have commented on how useful the DX would be for displaying sheet music. KindleBoards member Forster has posted pictures showing the DX displaying sheet music in portrait and in landscape mode.

As someone who participated in piano recitals for many years, I was always slightly stressed at the mechanics of page-turning: having to deal with pages flipping backwards, or with a page persistently lifting at awkward times by the natural tension of the manuscript binding.

I’ve been dying for my DX to arrive in the next few days, and to start loading some of my novels and IT reference manuals on it. And now, I’m also looking forward to downloading sheet music PDFs and propping my DX on the old piano.

The Kindle DX is available now from Amazon, for $489.

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Shipping emails for the Kindle DX were sent from Amazon this week, to the intense interest of all who ordered the latest Kindle reader – including me.

I chose SuperSaver shipping, and my projected arrival date is June 22 to June 26. Others who arranged for overnight shipping are seeing arrival dates as early as June 11.

I’m hoping that Amazon delights us again with their shipping. My Kindle 2 came in a full week earlier than its projected arrival date. I would love to see my DX a little earlier!

If you haven’t witnessed the DX in use, play the above video from mobileread – it shows an extended demo of the Kindle DX from the Amazon press announcement of a few weeks ago.

The Kindle DX can be ordered through Amazon and is being shipped next week on a first-come, first-served basis.

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She wrote to the publishers listed in Amazon’s May 6th press release, and one of those publishers leaked the news to her. No word yet on which textbooks will be offered, or at what prices.

Kindle DX is available now for pre-order and starts shipping this week. The DX is targeted to college students, business people, and others who can benefit from its larger 9.7-inch screen, auto-rotating display, PDF support, and 4GB storage capacity.

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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, larger Kindle would ship this “summer”.

It’s available for pre-order now for $489 from Amazon, with shipments made on a first-come, first-served basis.

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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 the Kindle 2 cover from Amazon.

Dimensions: 10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″

Weight: 18.9 ounces.

Capacity: 4GB, with 3.3GB available for user content. “Up to 3,500 books, periodicals, and documents”. That’s double the capacity of the Kindle 2.

New Feature: Auto-rotating screen – switches from portrait to landscape as you turn the device.

New Feature: Built-in PDF support. Hooray! Supported formats are Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively. Amazon also supports the conversion of HTML, DOC, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP to native formats.

Battery life: “Read on a single charge for up to 4 days with wireless on. Turn wireless off and read for up to two weeks.” Fully charges in approximately 4 hours, either with AC adapter or USB charge from your PC.

Included Accessories: Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable, battery. Leather book cover sold separately.

Warranty and Service: 1 year limited warranty and service included. Optional 2 year Extended Warranty sold separately.

And, as with the Kindle 2 model, you get 3G wireless with the device, and Read-to-Me.

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