The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Starting this summer -- when the DX is scheduled to be available -- the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Washington Post will sell the Kindle at a reduced price to subscribers who can't get home delivery of the printed paper.
"By offering a subscription through the Kindle DX to readers who live outside of our delivery areas, we will extend our reach to our loyal readers who will be able to more readily enjoy their favorite newspapers," said Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.
Amazon also envisions the Kindle DX as an ideal textbook reading device, and textbook publishers Cengage Learning, Pearson, and Wiley are set to offer their books through the Kindle Store, again beginning this summer.
And schools including Princeton, Case Western Reserve, and Arizona State plan to distribute Kindle DXs to students.
"The Kindle DX holds enormous potential to influence the way students learn," said Barbara R. Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University.
The Kindle DX will cost US$489. Amazon is taking pre-orders for the device and will fill orders on a first-come, first-served basis.
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