Amazon drops price of ad-supported Kindle

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 13/07/2011 - 15:32 Amazon.com has dropped the price of its advertising-heavy Amazon 3G Kindle to $139 (£86.91). Telecoms company AT&T is sponsoring the Kindle with Special Offers, which will include campaigns for customers and sponsored screensavers. It is $50 (£31.26) cheaper than the Kindle 3G device that does not carry advertising. Jeff Bezos, Amazon c.e.o, said: "Kindle 3G customers read 20 percent more books, and take advantage of twice as many special offers." read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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