The Kindle DX will begin shipping to consumers on June 10, the Internet retailer announced Monday.

Amazon launched the DX, a widescreen version of its e-book, in May. It is currently available for pre-order and all orders are prioritized on a first-come, first-serve basis, according to Amazon.

The DX is the third Kindle and retails for $489, compared with $359 for the Kindle 2. The DX boasts a 9.7-inch screen -- 2.5 times the size of earlier Kindles -- and is designed to display periodicals and textbooks.

The Kindle DX also comes with 4GB of memory and room to store about 3,500 books, compared to the 1,500-book capacity of the Kindle 2.

Read a Hands On with the Kindle DX at pcmag.com.