Amazon reduces price of Kindle

Monday, October 26, 2009, 5:21
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With a view to luring the customers, Amazon has brought down the price of its popular e-book reader, Kindle. The device has now been priced $259, while earlier, it was for $399.

The e-book was first of all introduced in New York last year. The online retailer took up to 3-years to develop the wireless reader, which has the weight of around 10.3 ounces and is measured about 7.5″ x 5.3″ x 0.7″ inches.

Kindle is claimed to be thinner and lighter than most paperbacks to be availed nowadays. It comes built-in with a keyboard. The retailer has the belief that the electronic device is all set to bring a new way of reading experience for the readers world around.

With integrated wireless and no monthly wireless bills, Kindle provides direct access to over 88,000 books in addition to newspapers, magazines and even blogs.

Explaining Kindle’s high-tech and cutting-edge features, Amazon says the users don’t need to get connected with a PC, as the device already comes integrated with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, and users can access it to buy latest electronic books.

The portable device does not take more than a minute for books to download. For $9.99, the users can download new releases & New York Times bestsellers. Plus, it makes a self downloading of newspapers and blogs, in a return of “push” technology. Some of the top newspapers, downloaded by the e-book, christened as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes. The Kindle is also included with buttons, which help connect it straight to the Oxford Dictionary and Wikipedia.

Amazon asserts its Sprint-based EVDO network known as the Whispernet, will be totally free for users. They are free to take advantage of the network by browsing the Amazon store, buying books, and checking websites, such as, Wikipedia without signing up for a separate Sprint subscription.

So far companies like Sony and Epson Seiko have also come up with similar devices, but due to some or other types of drawbacks they all have flopped to appeal many customers.