Amazon has a new kindle 3G
Submitted by danielp40 on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 22:41.
With the news being announced for a sometime now that Barnes & Noble will be releasing the latest e-reader, Amazon is going to have an ample time to prepare its response. And here it is: an ad-supported Kindle 3G.
In a press release that was hand out on Tuesday, just hours following Barnes & Noble has make public about its new Nook Simple Touch e-reader, Amazon announced the release of the Kindle 3G With Special Offers, coming in at $164 that is $25 less than the cost of the regular Kindle 3G.
Like the Wi-Fi Kindle With Special Offers, currently priced at $114, the Kindle 3G With Special Offers means that anyone that opts for the device will also have to be comfortable about the additional few short ads as part of their daily read.
According to Amazon’s Jay Marine said, “You will get all the features readers love about Kindle 3G – free 3G wireless, global wireless access, Pearl electronic ink display that’s easy to read even in bright sunlight.” And some ads.
The e-reader market is certainly heating up just now, with Kobo recently revealing its new Kobo eReader Touch, which cost $129.99 and will be available early this June. Then on Tuesday, from bookseller Barnes & Noble, came the Nook Simple Touch e-reader. The new device cost only $139 and shipping is scheduled will start around June 10.
Of these three e-readers, only the Kindle lacks touchscreen potential. The new Nook and Kobo e-readers, however, have no 3G.
Amazon is hopeful that the price of the ad-supported Kindle 3G will be enough to keep potential customers from taking too much interest in the offerings of its competitors. Anybody that is interested in the new device will be delighted to know that the new device is available starting today.
The original Kindle was released in 2007 and the product has gone to be one of the most sought devices of bookworms all over the world. As a result, sales of e-books has grown rapidly, with a current report revealing that in February, for the first time ever in the US, e-books sold in greater numbers than the more traditional paper-and-ink product.
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