Amazon exceeded everyone’s expectations today by announcing not one, but three new E Ink Kindles, two touchscreen models and one non-touch Kindle that costs just $79 for the ad-supported model and $109 for the non-ad version. That’s in addition to the Kindle Fire Tablet that was also announced today. The regular Kindle Touch costs $99 […]
Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire Tablet for $199 (Video)
Today Amazon pulled the veil off the worst kept secret of the year, the Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire has a 7″ multi-touch IPS screen and runs a customized version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The big surprise is that it will cost just a shade under 2 Benjamins. It starts shipping November 15th.
Commercial for Amazon’s New $79 Kindle
Amazon just uploaded this ad on YouTube for their new $79 Kindle that starts shipping today.
Hip Street 7″ Touchscreen eReader and Media Player
Here’s another cheap ereader hybrid that no one has ever heard of, and is currently on sale for $59 plus shipping ($68.08 total) at Buy.com, the Hip Street 7″ High Definition Multimedia E-Reader. There aren’t any reviews so it’s hard to tell if it’s any good or not, but it has some inviting features for […]
The iriver Story HD on Sale for $99; Story HD Firmware Update
The iriver Story HD ebook reader is on sale at Target for $99 until October 15th. It is normally priced at $139. Even at that price I’m not sure I’d recommend it unless you just want a really basic ereader. The Kindle with Special Offers at $114 is a better value because the Kindle comes […]
Barnes and Noble Slash Price on Nook 1st Edition to $89
Yes, Barnes and Noble still sell the original Nook and they just sliced $30 off of its price both on B&N.com and on B&N’s eBay store, making it just $89. It originally sold for $149 before the Nook Touch came along so that’s a pretty hefty discount. Even though it is the older model, it […]
Source Code at Amazon Reveals “Prime eBooks”, Possible New eBook Rental Service
A crafty code sleuth over at MobileRead uncovered one of Amazon’s secrets while investigating source code trying find a picture of the new Kindle Tablet that everyone is expecting Amazon to announce at a press conference they scheduled on September 28th. I did some investigating of my own and it does indeed appear as if […]
Black Sony Reader Wi-Fi Now In Stock and Shipping
The black Sony Reader Wi-Fi is now officially “in stock” at Sony.com and has just started shipping today (I just got my shipping notice!). The red and white models, however, have been pushed back to an October 16th release. They were initially listed as being available on October 2nd, the black model was too, so […]