Comments on: At the Amazon Kindle Fire Launch Event https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/ News and tech help for the indie author Sun, 07 May 2017 15:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Kindle Store to Open in Brazil in June - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-46896 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:18:47 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-46896 […] fact, I think this was one of the markets that they had in mind when they lunched the new Kindles back in September.The Kindle 4, which at the time was the only new Kindle available internationally, supported […]

]]> By: B&N Has Dropped the Price of the Nook Touch, NookColor - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-35474 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:41:33 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-35474 […] & Noble have decided on a response to the new K4 and the Kindle Fire, which Amazon launched late last month. It looks like they cannot afford to drop the price of new Nooks, so they are using returned units […]

]]> By: Sales are Up, But Profits are Down at Amazon - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-30618 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:06:36 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-30618 […] also pleased to announce that the Kindle Fire launch was the biggest single sale day ever. “September 28th was the biggest order day ever for […]

]]> By: K3 Updated – Now Supports Kindle Cloud - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-29350 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:40:18 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-29350 […] launched the Kindle Cloud with the K4, and that’s when they started doing the same thing with personal […]

]]> By: Amazon Selling 50k Kindle Fires a Day! - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28755 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:38:52 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28755 […] that means that in the five days since the Kindle Fire launched, Amazon have received orders for 254,000 Kindle Fire Android […]

]]> By: Daily Deal: NookColor for $150 - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28562 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:17:10 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28562 […] many tablets new or old in this price range that are as good as the NC and only the Kindle Fire (announced this week) and the Kobo Vox  (comign soon) have the same high resolution screen. The specs of this ebook […]

]]> By: Ten Inch Kindle Fire Due out Before the End of the Year? - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28526 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:51 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28526 […] it before Christmas. If Amazon planned to shipit tha soon then Jeff would have had it on display at the press conference Wednesday. The larger kFire would need to ship in late November, just like its smaller brother. Also, a […]

]]> By: Bloomberg Have a Functioning Time Machine - The Digital Reader https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28252 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:04:04 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28252 […] an interesting footnote to today’s Amazon event. I’m sure you know that Amazon launched the Kindle Fire and 3 Kindle ebook readers. The event didn’t begin until 10 am but Bloomberg managed to post a complete summary of the […]

]]> By: Nate Hoffelder https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28189 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:40:44 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28189 In reply to Nathaniel.

Gingerbread

]]> By: renzo https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28187 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:22:33 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28187 got huge news!

]]> By: fjtorres https://the-digital-reader.com/2011/09/28/outside-the-amazon-kindle-fire-launch-event/#comment-28186 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:20:22 +0000 http://the-digital-reader.com/?p=24732#comment-28186 They’re out for blood: *five* kindles under $189.

And they are baselining with the Special Offers versions to hit the sweetspot prices of $79, $99, and $149.
If you look at the website lineup they list 2 Kindle Keyboard models for $99 and $139, 2 touch models at $99 and $149, and the plain K4 at $79. You need to look closer to see those are the KSO prices.

The K4 is the killer here; it appears to have side-mounted paging buttons and at 4.5in wide it is (just barely) one-hand usable for reading. the 2GB memory and smaller battery is a minus but the thing is comparable to the PB360+ in size and offers up a 6″ pearl screen. At $109. drool.

They’re covering keyboard, keyboardless, and touchscreen ergonomics so nobody can gripe. And the SO-model prices are really attractive.

Things are going to get nasty.

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