Get a Kindle for as little as $14

You still have until June 24 to take advantage of the 6 for $6 deal with Audible, if you already have your Kindle with Special Offers (KSO) and which you can extended to Eight Audible Books for $6, with very little effort and completely allowed by Amazon/Audible. This particular offer did not require you to sign up via the KSO, either, so if you have just received it or will get one by Father's Day, you can still sign up, right up to the expiration date.

If you don't have your Kindle yet, maybe you didn't want the Special Offers model or were considering buying one as a gift for Father's Day (and there is still plenty of time for 2nd day delivery, at this point) and you are the type that likes audiobooks (or, there is at least one person on your account that does), you may also want to check out the current deal that Amazon and Audible are running:

Get $100 Cash Back from Audible on Kindle, iPods and other qualifying products

Here's the deal:

1. Sign up for an AudibleListener Gold plan for a year, at $14.95/month, which gets you one audio book credit each month (most books are only one credit). Click HERE to get started.
2. You'll then a promotion code via email (it can take a few hours, but should be the same day), to use for $100 off when purchasing one of the qualifying products.
3. You then have 90 days from receiving the code to use it for a purchase.
4. This particular offer expires on January 31, 2012, which means that all of us that used the 6/$6 promotion will still have plenty of time to take advantage of this deal in December or just after the first of the year (perhaps in time for a new Kindle version, although the list of qualifying products only includes current generation Kindles).
5. There is a limit of one per customer, per 2-year period on this particular deal, so if you've taken advantage of the $100 off offer recently, you'll have to pass on this one.

You are not limited to Kindle devices for the $100 promotion, although it works on the entire line, from the Kindle WiFi with Special Offers ($14 w/ promo) to the Kindle 3G/WiFi ($89 w/ promo) and even on the Kindle DX ($279 w/ promo). You can also use the credit on selected iPods, GPS's, MP3 players and more. The KSO's are where you'll get the best deal: $14/$64 after promo, plus an upcoming deal to get a $20 gift card for $10, but all the Kindle devices can be used for both background music, as well as both MP3 and Audible audiobooks. All have stereo speakers (the DX is the loudest of the family) and an earphone jack that can be used with earbuds or to plug in to an external speaker or you car's stereo (if your car supports this, you can plug in direct; otherwise, use an FM broadcast adapter). With all but the DX model, you'll also be able to send your Audible books to your Kindle wirelessly (via WiFi, not 3G), eliminating one of the excuses you might have to not starting that next book right away.

If you want to listen to audiobooks on the go, you might want look at the SanDisk Sansa Clip +, which is what I use in the car or when walking. It weighs practically nothing, you can load it up via USB or using microSD/SDHC cards, plus you get a built-in FM radio (and can even buy pre-loaded radio song cards, if you want a quick solution to bad music at the gym). The only real negative is that the controls can be difficult to see for those with eyesight issues, without using magnification (then again, that's true of most anything, for those who need assistance). You can pick one of these up for under $30, so it would be a shame to use your $100 promotion code one of these (sure, you'll get it free, but it isn't much of a savings). We've been listening to Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1, one of the two free books I picked up with my initial trial membership. We are about 6 hours in and still on the first (of four) parts, but I can see why this was one of Amazon's Best Of picks for 2007. If you'd rather read than be read to, it's on Kindle for $8.99.

If you are trying to decide if you want the to get a Special Offers Kindle or the one without, it's true that a few of the really good deals are probably gone (and likely won't be back). However, there are a number of interesting looking offers coming up in the next week or two:

• $10 for $20 Amazon Gift Card
• Spend $10 on eligible Kindle books and get $10 Amazon Gift Card
• Save $20 on portable GPS devices at Amazon GPS store
• Save $25 when you spend $50 on Camping & Backpacking Gear from Amazon
• Save $15 when you spend $20 on Amazon Kindle Skins

Of course, when you are starting off with $100 off, that means it practically pays for itself if you take advantage of even one or two of the offers. If you'd rather get the non-ad/offer Kindle, you still make out, dropping your Kindle price under $100.