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Amazon drops price of International Kindle already

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Oct 2009 2:59 User comments (7)

Amazon drops price of International Kindle already Just two weeks ago Amazon took the popular Kindle e-reader international, with a $279 USD price tag, making the device available in over 100 countries. The price of the US-only version was dropped to $259 USD from $300.
Today, following the recent release of the Barnes & Noble Nook, Amazon has dropped the price of the international version and merged sales with the US version, selling both hand-in-hand for $259.

Amazon is refunding the $20 to everyone who purchased the International Kindle since its release.

The dual-screen Nook will sell for $259 as well.

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122.10.2009 15:17
cyprusrom
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"Amazon drops price of InternationAL Kindle already"

222.10.2009 15:48
DVDBack23
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Honestly have no idea how that got cut off, thanks.

322.10.2009 15:51
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No problem...I was too lazy to do a PM...

423.10.2009 03:39
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Do you know what is Amazon??????well Amazon.com is an American based international multinational electronic commerce company.....

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523.10.2009 04:29
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Originally posted by brevy2:
 Do you know what is Amazon??????well Amazon.com is an American based international multinational electronic commerce company.....

LOL, thanks, and all this time I thought it was a tavern in Seattle where one could get a cheap burger and beer...

623.10.2009 08:13
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Quote:
Originally posted by brevy2:
 Do you know what is Amazon??????well Amazon.com is an American based international multinational electronic commerce company.....

LOL, thanks, and all this time I thought it was a tavern in Seattle where one could get a cheap burger and beer...

I love the 1+1 happy hour there! ^^

729.10.2009 09:34
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Competition is getting intense :) We now have Sony, Amazon and B&N. Of course, it's not the same thing as game consoles, books are books, they don't look better or read better on the different e-readers. So what's the meaning of all the different e-readers really? It's not like the Kindle's e-book will work on the Sony's e-reader... The competition will make the e-readers cheapers, but not the book :(

It's all about the books really... Sony's e-book library is the most pricey at the moment. Kindle e-book prices are lower, i don't know about the Nook's...

Imagine this scenario, grandma buys her kid an e-book and her kid tells her "it won't work on my Nook grandma!" Grandma sighs and almost died of stroke when she realizes that she can't exchange the e-book...

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