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Old 04-11-2011, 06:50 PM   #1
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New lower price on Kindle - $114
If you've been putting off buying a Wi-Fi Only Kindle, you can now get one for just over $100 (pre-order now for May 3 release, the new model is called Kindle with Special Offers).

What's the catch? You'll get ads and special offers sent direct to your Kindle (much as the nook has when used in store at Barnes and Noble) and displayed as the screensavers and at the bottom of the home page.

This thread isn't for discussion of the pros/cons of the concept (there are at least two of those), but just a notice for those looking for a reader, that there is a lower price point of what is (so far), the most popular ereader on the market (just based on sales of units and books, not features or other criteria).
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Old 04-11-2011, 06:55 PM   #2
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... and geo-restricted to US sales only. The $114 Kindle with Special Offers is not sold outside of the US.
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Old 04-11-2011, 07:48 PM   #3
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If you didn't turn on the wifi - would you still get the ads?
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:06 PM   #4
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don't over look that this is the K4 or maybe the K3.5 look at the device in the photo.
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:40 PM   #5
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don't over look that this is the K4 or maybe the K3.5 look at the device in the photo.
I don't think so, at the bottom of the page they classify the Kindle Wi-fi and the Kindle with special offers as the same device.
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:57 PM   #6
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don't over look that this is the K4 or maybe the K3.5 look at the device in the photo.
I really can't see any differences in the pictures I've seen so far. It looks like it is only a different firmware.

One trade-off is that you will have a (small) bit less space for books (then again, screensavers take space and no one complains much about that on anything but a k1).
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:57 PM   #7
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If you didn't turn on the wifi - would you still get the ads?
I believe the ads come over wi-fi, so if you never turn it on (or have no hotspots), then you get the same ones over and over. You'd need wifi to take advantage of them, to be sure (just like those nook ads in stores).
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Old 04-11-2011, 09:01 PM   #8
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I really can't see any differences in the pictures I've seen so far. It looks like it is only a different firmware.

One trade-off is that you will have a (small) bit less space for books (then again, screensavers take space and no one complains much about that on anything but a k1).
oh, heck it does look like the same design. Sorry but when they use the phrase "the new Kindle" I just assumed they understood the meaning of the word "new". Maybe Clinton as right in asking for the definition of what "is", is? Thanks for point out it looks the same. We never upgraded to the K3 so it's not all my fault.
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:31 PM   #9
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Anyone else reckon this will be under $100/£100 before the end of the year?
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Anyone else reckon this will be under $100/£100 before the end of the year?
yup, it will keep dropping until Amazon achieves the market saturation they are after.
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Old 04-12-2011, 07:46 AM   #11
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I think I'll stick with my Kindle 3 for now. It's only just going on a month old after all. I wager it won't be long after the new one comes out before someone does find a way to disable the ads and posts it to the net somewhere though. I have to wonder if this will be Amazon's Kindle ME.
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Old 04-12-2011, 08:33 AM   #12
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can't see how saving a whopping $25 is worth having ads forever on your kindle...
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Old 04-12-2011, 08:50 AM   #13
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Sign me up for one. It'll be free after I get the initial offers. Can't beat free
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can't see how saving a whopping $25 is worth having ads forever on your kindle...
Especially when you can (with some luck) get at least $25 off a non-ad-supported Kindle at Staples via coupon. You still pay tax, but it comes out slightly cheaper than buying and waiting for shipping. Plus you get it right then (assuming it's in stock).
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