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From Brad Stone and Motoko Rich of The New York Times:

Most electronic devices are getting smaller. Amazon’s Kindle electronic book reader is bucking the trend.

Amazon on Wednesday introduced a larger version of the Kindle, pitching it as a new way for people to read textbooks, newspapers and their personal documents.

The device, called the Kindle DX (for Deluxe), has a screen that is two and a half times the size of the screens on the two older versions of the Kindle, which were primarily aimed at displaying books. The price tag is also larger: the DX will sell for $489, or $130 more than the previous model, the Kindle 2, and willgo on sale this summer.

Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, speaking to a crowd of journalists and Amazon employees and business partners on the campus of Pace University, said the new Kindle was a step in the direction of a long-dreamed-of “paperless society.” More…