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Kindle Goes Global
jkOnTheRun —
... to AT&T:
“Kindle has revolutionized the way we purchase and read books, by making it mobile, easy and intuitive,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T. “We are excited to work with Amazon to help readers access books even faster and from significantly more places than ever before, including more than 100 countries and territories around the world through AT&T’s global wireless coverage.”
(via CrunchGear) ...
Kindle Price Down To $259, But $200 Should Be The Magic Number
ZiggyTek Blog —
... may take two weeks to get shipped internationally in physical form can now be delivered in less than 60 seconds,” Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos told USA TODAY. While it’s nice to see that Amazon has decided to cut the price on the Kindle again, they may have to continue to cut the price in order to sell their device even more. If Amazon can somehow get the Kindle to sell for around $200, they’d be in a very good position, but looks like we’ll have to settle for the $259. (Via CrunchGear and ...
Kindle Goes International, Gets Price Cut
OhGizmo! —
... think that the $199 price point is going to be the sweet spot. As for the newest member of the Kindle family, it really isn’t anything to write home about. It’s essentially the same Kindle 2 that we’ve grown to know and love, but with an international SIM card from AT&T. This will allow you to download books from over 100 countries and territories. This new international version will set you back $279 when it ships on October 19th.
[ Amazon ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]
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The Kindle DX is going international as well
CrunchGear —
Amazon has confirmed that they are making the Kindle DX international as well. No word on pricing or availability but you can expect it sometime next year.
The news comes hot on the heels of Amazon’s Kindle 2 price cut and announcement of an international GSM version.
Amazon Kindle Go International
Hardware Sphere —
... to your country.
The only downside is the supported countries are still limited. I’m not sure why Amazon still trying to limit the network and stick to the international AT&T SIM card when they decided to go International. They should have somehow find a way to provide an unlocked version so people in the countries without AT&T network still can enjoy this revolutionary reading device… [Like us for example!]
[Amazon via CrunchGear]
Amazon Kindle Go International
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e-Book Echo — Barnes & Noble Begins Assault on Kindle
jkOnTheRun —
... Amazon is not sitting idly resting on their top e-book reader position. This week they released an international version of the Kindle, to bring that device to customers outside the U. S. The new Kindle is $279 and uses AT&T wireless to access the Kindle WhisperNet to download books. It soon became clear that Kindle customers outside the U. S. will pay ...
Plastic Logic’s Que e-reader: One for the businesspeople in the audience (apparently)
CrunchGear —
... The weird thing is that, yeah, Plastic Logic doesn’t seem to want to compete, so to speak, with the Amazon Kindle. The Que is for businesspeople, by businesspeople. ...
