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May 4, 2009

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Here it comes to save the day? Large-screen Kindle is on its way. Maybe this week, even, reports the New York Times, awkwardly.

As early as this week, according to people briefed on the online retailer’s plans, Amazon will introduce a larger version of its Kindle wireless device tailored for displaying newspapers, magazines and perhaps textbooks.

An Amazon spokesman would not comment, but some news organizations, including The New York Times, are expected to be involved in the introduction of the device, according to people briefed on the plans. A spokeswoman for The Times, Catherine J. Mathis, said she could not comment on the company’s relationship with Amazon.

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Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.