(Amazon Kindle News) Days after the Amazon Kindle DX went on sale (June 10, 2009), it quickly sold out, creating a waiting list of several weeks for people who want a Kindle DX. The Kindle DX has many features not available in the Kindle 2, including:

1) A much larger display (9.7 inch versus 6 inch)
2) The ability to view content horizontally (just tilt the unit horizontally and the display changes to show your content horizontally)
3) The ability to view pdf files.
4) More memory (3.3 Gig)
5) Longer battery life.

The new Kindle DX is aimed both at Kindle fans and at the student textbook and newspaper marketplaces. The Kindle DX makes it so that students don’t have to cart around a ton of books since they can simply download textbooks, at a much cheaper price, to their Kindle DX. In addition, people who like to read newspapers can now have them delivered electronically at a fraction of the price. In addition, the newspapers delivered to the Kindle DX can be updated multiple times a day. The newspaper industry has embraced the concept.

“At The New York Times Company we are always seeking new ways for our millions of readers to have full and continuing access to our high-quality news and information,” said Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., chairman, The New York Times Company and publisher, The New York Times. “The wireless delivery and new value-added features of the Kindle DX will provide our large, loyal audience, no matter where they live, with an exciting new way to interact with The New York Times and The Boston Globe. Additionally, 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. Meanwhile, we are continuing to work with Amazon to make The New York Times and The Boston Globe experiences on Kindle better than ever.”

Despite being sold out, people can still order the Kindle DX, however it will take up to six weeks for it to ship.