(Amazon Kindle News) Here are some Amazon Kindle News briefs for November 5, 2009…

Kindle DX Needs Improving
College students at the University of Washington that were given a free Kindle DX a month ago say the Kindle DX needs some improvements before they can use it on a regular basis to replace textbooks.  According to an article on TechFlash titled “Kindle on Campus: Reality Check” one of the biggest complaints is the inability to write notes on the Kindle DX or underline text. College students often find the need to make annotations and with textbooks or printouts, that is easy to do. However, with the Kindle DX, making annotations isn’t possible. Many of the students given the free Kindle DX don’t use them now. Hopefully the tests and comments provide valuable feedback for Amazon’s next edition of the Kindle DX.

Washington Post Reviews Kindle DX
The Washington Post has written a review about Amazon’s Kindle DX. In the review, the paper praises the design, screen size, horizontal and vertical viewing options, and functionality of the Kindle DX. The biggest complaint is the price ($489). The positive review concludes, “The more multipurpose Kindles can become without detracting from or minimizing their primary mission as electronic readers, the better-positioned they will be going forward.”

New Kindle Competitor in 2010
According to GadgetTell, Asus is releasing it’s new ebook reader in 2010. The reader will have a dual display and will open like a book, displaying pages on both the left and right side, much like when you have a book open that you’re reading.