Kindle-ing while newspapers burn

Why do newspaper publishers think they can be saved by a clunky, electronic distraction like the double-wide Kindle DX introduced today?Do they really think anyone wants to spend $489 to lug around a clunky 10.4- by 7.2-inch tablet to read a static (that is to say non-interactive) version of the paper?In announcing the new jumbo Kindle today, Amazon.Com said pilot programs would be launched by