Thread: Kindle 2 Price Cut to $299
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Old 07-09-2009, 05:22 PM   #54
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Computer World posted this article on the price reduction http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic..._pm_2009-07-09

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True, the Kindle remains light years ahead of the competition both in its interface quality and in its integration with an online storefront. But now it has company: the Sony Digital Reader PRS-700 ($350) and the Sony Digital Reader PRS-505 ($280), as well as lesser-known alternatives like the Interead Cool-er Books ($249) and the Astak EZ Reader ($270). Though the latter two products aren't as well implemented, they cost less than even the reduced-price Kindle 2. Their very existence as low-end alternatives challenges Amazon's stranglehold on the e-book market. In addition, they work with PDB- and ePub-based books, which opens up the market beyond Amazon's walled-off Kindle garden.
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