Comments on: The $259 Kindle: The price after $100 off in credit card deal—through September 8 http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:38:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-881097 Chris Meadows Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:07:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/#comment-881097 That's not <a href="http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/08/17/the-late-2008-e-ink-readers/" rel="nofollow">what Jane Litte says</a>: <blockquote>There are two “new” Amazon Kindles to appear for this holiday season, the first to appear in October. Given that the Kindle was released mid November 2007, I suspect it’s latter October rather than early October. The first is supposed to be the Kindle 2.0 with “same sized screen, a smaller form factor, and an improved interface”. The second is a larger Kindle, “shaped like an 8 1/2 x 11-inch piece of paper”, and due out in 2009. Both models are purported to come in more colors than the white and possibly aimed at the younger reader. E textbooks have increased 400% and thus Amazon’s marketing toward the student crowd may make perfect sense.</blockquote> Original source: <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/15/kindle-20-coming-around-october-2008/" rel="nofollow">this article on Crunchgear</a>. That’s not what Jane Litte says:

There are two “new” Amazon Kindles to appear for this holiday season, the first to appear in October. Given that the Kindle was released mid November 2007, I suspect it’s latter October rather than early October. The first is supposed to be the Kindle 2.0 with “same sized screen, a smaller form factor, and an improved interface”. The second is a larger Kindle, “shaped like an 8 1/2 x 11-inch piece of paper”, and due out in 2009. Both models are purported to come in more colors than the white and possibly aimed at the younger reader. E textbooks have increased 400% and thus Amazon’s marketing toward the student crowd may make perfect sense.

Original source: this article on Crunchgear.

]]> By: Ho Mei http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-881067 Ho Mei Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:18:01 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/#comment-881067 Actually $259 is ok and nobody knows will there be another Kindle version in couple of months. It is still worth it for what it is offering for $259. Actually $259 is ok and nobody knows will there be another Kindle version in couple of months. It is still worth it for what it is offering for $259.

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-881064 Chris Meadows Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:09:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/#comment-881064 From what I've read, this really isn't the best time to buy a Kindle, what with the new models planned to come in in a couple of months. Even $259 may be too much. From what I’ve read, this really isn’t the best time to buy a Kindle, what with the new models planned to come in in a couple of months. Even $259 may be too much.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-881059 Mike Cane Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:04:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/20/the-259-kindle-the-price-after-100-off-in-credit-card-deal/#comment-881059 But is it in red? http://tinyurl.com/5fcymv Heh. But is it in red?
http://tinyurl.com/5fcymv

Heh.

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