Today, May 6, 2009, Amazon introduced the new Kindle DX at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at the Pace University in lower Manhattan, announcing it is tailored for textbooks and newspapers. Read the full Amazon Live Blogging via New York Times.

What do you think? Would you like to say ‘good bye’ to the heavy backpack filled with big and expensive books? Instead you could stroll around with a much lighter Kindle DX that would hold all your books. Would reading on the screen be as effective as reading a regular book? Is the DX too big compared to Kindle 2? What are your thoughts on Kindle DX? Share your comments!