theodp writes "At Jeff Bezos’ alma mater, The Daily Princetonian reports that less than two weeks after 50 students received free Kindle DX’s as part of the University’s e-reader pilot program, many of them said they were dissatisfied and uncomfortable with the devices. ‘I hate to sound like a Luddite, but this technology is a poor excuse of an academic tool,’ said Aaron Horvath ’10, a student in Civil Society and Public Policy. ‘It’s clunky, slow and a real pain to operate.’ How about a second opinion? The device is ‘hard to use,’ added Horvath’s professor, Stan Katz."

I have to admit that I don’t quite understand the value of the Kindle DX as a reading device for schools or… anything, really. In the meantime, why are schools using closed off DRM-encrusted devices for training students anyway?

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