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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
You sure about that? I recall the 650 being expensive then they released the T1 to compete with lower priced ereaders.
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Kindle's didn't become "cheap" until B&N, in June of 2010, dropped the Nook from $259 to $199 for 3G and intro'd a WiFi only Nook for $149. Amazon responded immediately by dropping the K2's price from $259 to $189. That was the start of lowering pricing, before that Amazon, Sony, B&N, etc. all had similar pricing.
EDIT: Around the launch of the PRS-650 for $229 was when the gap between Sony and Amazon/B&N began to widen when it came to pricing. Amazon & B&N had dropped prices 2 months before the 650 launched.
EDIT: Basic comparison between Amazon and Sony (may not have listed all price drops)...
Sony
2006 -- PRS-500 ($349.99)
2007 -- PRS-505 ($299.99)
2008 -- PRS-700 ($399.99, dropped to $349.99)
2009 -- PRS-300 ($199.99), PRS-600 ($299.99), PRS-900 ($399.99)
2010 -- PRS-350 ($179.99), PRS-650 ($229.99), PRS-950 ($299.99)
2011 -- PRS-T1 ($149.99)
2012 -- PRS-T2 ($129.99)
2013 -- PRS-T3 ($99.99?)
Amazon
2007 -- Kindle 1 ($399)
2009 -- Kindle 2 ($359, dropped to $299, dropped to $259), Kindle DX ($489)
late 2009 -- Kindle 2 'International' ($279, dropped to $259,
dropped to $189)
2010 -- Kindle 3/Keyboard ($189 3G, $139 WiFi), Kindle DX Intl ($379)
2011 -- Kindle 4s ($110 no ads), Kindle Touch ($190 3G no ads, $140 WiFi no ads)
2012 -- Kindle 4b ($90 no ads), Paperwhite 1 ($200 3G no ads, $140 WiFi no ads)
2013 -- Paperwhite 2 ($210 3G no ads, $140 WiFi no ads)
2014 -- Basic Kindle ($100 no ads), Voyage ($290 3G no ads, $220 WiFi no ads)
2015 -- Paperwhite 3 ($210 3G no ads, $140 WiFi no ads)
2016 -- Basic Kinde ($100 no ads), Oasis ($380 3G no ads, $310 WiFi no ads)