kindle announcement

The Kindle just got a bit more attractive folks. Amazon.com announced today they were lowering the price of the Kindle to $259 (down from $299). In addition, Amazon announced a new Kindle model for those of you needing international wireless coverage called the “Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless.” This new Kindle with international coverage is available for pre-order now for a price of $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle

Unlike the U.S. version of the Kindle which supports the Sprint wireless network, the new Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless works with AT&T’s GSM wireless network and as such, is supported in over 100 countries and territories around the world. (yeah I’m not a fan of AT&T 3G wireless either.. grumble). Main features of the new international Kindle device include:

  • Measures 0.36 inches thick and weighs just over 10 oz
  • 6 inch electronic ink display
  • 2GB of memory holds up to 1500 books
  • Read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on
  • Text-to-speech support
  • Automatically syncs with Kindle and Kindle compatible devices – syncs customers last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless, Kindle with U.S. Wireless, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone
  • Wirelessly send, receive, and read personal documents in formats such as Word and PDF
  • Comes with New Oxford American Dictionary
  • Choose from six different text sizes
  • QWERTY keyboard allows you to annotate text, highlight, and clip key passages and bookmark pages

The new Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless will be available for shipment to customers in over 100 countries around the world starting on October 19th.

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