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Kindle Paperwhite Will Ship October 1, $119 for Wifi, $179 for 3G

Amazon’s big Kindle event is happening right now. The highlight so far is the launch of the latest e-ink based Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite. This is the first front-lit Kindle, but even with the light, it has 8 weeks of battery life. It also has a whitish

screen background rather than the grey background of other e-ink Kindles. It will ship on October 1, $119 for the Wifi version, and $179 for the 3G version. No mention of ad-supported versions, or ad-free ones, so we assume that these are the “special offers” pricing. There is also a new “time to read” feature which will tell readers how much time it will take them to complete the chapter or book, based on their historic reading speed.Â Amazon also refreshed its lowest price kindle adding some features,making it smaller, lighter and faster, and dropping the price from $79 to $69.Â Still nothing free yet.

New FCC Paperwork Suggests Amazon Will Unveil 2 Kindles and a Kindle Fire Tomorrow(the-digital-reader.com)
New Kindle and Kindle Fire Leaked in Commercial?(the-digital-reader.com)
Amazon shows large-screen Kindle Fire and backlit ‘Paperwhite’ Kindle readers in TV ad(theverge.com)
Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with ‘Paperwhite’ backlit display(theverge.com)

Published on September 6, 2012

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Will Kindle Soon Be Free?

Slate technology columnist Farhad Manjoo insistsÂ that the Kindle wants to be free, and someday will be.

The truth of the matter is…Amazon has been slowly reducing the price of the Kindle because their interest in its manufacture is the purchase of content, not the purchase of the device itself.

Personally, we’re skeptical about free…with the exception of bundling deals where it is part of a larger purchase. We think the base device will likely settle somewhere between $30 and $50, making it a basically disposable purchase.

Amazon is feeling more downward pressure because more affordable tablets are coming into the mainstream. Some people use these devices over the Kindle, many use it in addition to the Kindle. The e-ink Kindle offers incredible battery life, simplicity, and distraction-free reading. There will always be a place for it. And at a price point that is as close to free as realistic for Amazon to achieve.

Either way, the Kindle Fire is now sold out, as well as the Kindle Touch, and Amazon has an event scheduled for next week, where it is said we will see new Kindles.

What do you think?