Amazon Rocks ebook Reader Market with $79 Kindle [Updated]


The $79 Kindle

The new Kindle is 18 percent smaller than its predecessor, and offers faster performance, too. This model doesn’t, however, include the same touch-based interface that the just announced Kindle Touch offers, nor does it include a keyboard like other Kindle models.

Amazon kept the familiar 6-inch E-Ink display that it uses on other models, along with Wi-Fi support for content syncing, and support for borrowing Kindle ebooks from libraries

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The new Kindle is available now. The $79 price point, however, applies only to the ad-supported version of the ebook reader. Without ads, or as Amazon calls it, “without special offers,” the Kindle costs $109.

[Updated with additional product details.]

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