The (electronic) ink has barely dried on Barnes and Noble's press releases for the Nook and Amazon has fired a shot across their bow - the International Kindle, which is now shipping, has been lowered in price to $259 and the Kindle 2 has been dropped as a new product (you can still order a refurbished Kindle 2 for $219). Although the Nook has wireless built in, Barnes & Noble customers can't order new books when outside of the US, only download content they have previously purchased, while the Amazon customers (regardless of which Kindle they own) can buy new content no matter where in the world they are, transferring via USB instead of wireless or using the built-in Whispernet access in 100 countries.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Amazon Lowers Price on Kindle International, Drops Kindle 2
The (electronic) ink has barely dried on Barnes and Noble's press releases for the Nook and Amazon has fired a shot across their bow - the International Kindle, which is now shipping, has been lowered in price to $259 and the Kindle 2 has been dropped as a new product (you can still order a refurbished Kindle 2 for $219). Although the Nook has wireless built in, Barnes & Noble customers can't order new books when outside of the US, only download content they have previously purchased, while the Amazon customers (regardless of which Kindle they own) can buy new content no matter where in the world they are, transferring via USB instead of wireless or using the built-in Whispernet access in 100 countries.
