Amazon's Kindle DX sells out in three days

Posted by Simon Day on June 16, 2009 at 1:55 AM

Amazon's latest version of its e-reader, the large-screen Kindle DX, sold out in three days upon becoming available last week, ChannelWeb reported on Monday. The next shipment of the new Kindle will be available on June 17 according to Amazon.com.

The new generation Kindle offers a larger format 9.7-inch diagonal screen, compatible with periodicals, newspapers and textbooks and retails for $489. As well as a larger screen the DX also offers an increased holding capacity with a 4 GB internal memory, more than double the storage space of the Kindle 2.

The Kindle utilizes E Ink display technology that displays graphics and text without the strain associated with the light influenced displays of laptop computers, Information Week described on Monday. The devices also offers a free wireless connection to Amazon.com, allowing users to directly purchase books or magazine and newspaper subscriptions.

According to Information Week, Amazon, who doest not disclose Kindle sales, said that the Kindle accounts for 35% of books sales for which an electronic version is available.

The increased functionality of the Kindle appears to have justified its price tag for consumers and for the moment silenced critics.