Princeton Gets Kindles, We Get Bupkis

Amazon.com just unveiled a new Kindle, which is a magical device from the future that allows you to read digital versions of your really expensive/heavy textbooks.  And look at that, they're partnering with Princeton, Case Western and a bunch of other schools and giving out free Kindles (which cost, oh, about $500 each) to "some students":

Beginning this fall, some students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will be given large-screen Kindles with textbooks for chemistry, computer science and a freshman seminar already installed, said Lev Gonick, the school's chief information officer. The university plans to compare the experiences of students who get the Kindles and those who use traditional textbooks, he said.