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Amazon Debuts International Kindle; Cuts U.S Price to $259

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 7, 2009 - 9:44am.
Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Wednesday introduced an international version of its Kindle e-book reader device, the which will come bundled with AT&T 3G network coverage available in 100 countries, and retail for $279 when its ships on Oct. 19. Over 85 U.S. and international newspapers will be available in the Kindle Store, including La Stampa (Italy); El País (Spain); El Universal (Mexico); O Globo (Brazil); The Daily Telegraph (UK); Le Monde (France); and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany).

Amazon also announced that it has cut the price of the U.S. edition of the Kindle by $40, to $259 -- following another recent price cut in July that saw the price drop from $359 to $299.

 

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Published in DMW Daily, October 7, 2009
tags: Retail | E-Books | Publishing | Books | Amazon.com | Kindle |



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