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Old 03-13-2013, 02:19 PM   #1
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Kindle Fire HD 8.9": Lower U.S. Price & Available in Europe/Japan
Amazon Launches Kindle Fire HD 8.9” in Europe and Japan; Introduces New, Lower Price:

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 13, 2013-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon today announced that Kindle Fire HD 8.9” — the large-screen version of its best-selling tablet — is now available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. With the expansion of Kindle Fire HD 8.9” to Europe and Japan, Amazon also announced it is able to lower the price of Kindle Fire HD 8.9” in the US, with the Wi-Fi version now starting at $269 and the 4G version starting at $399.
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Old 03-13-2013, 02:50 PM   #2
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UK prices starting at £229 for 16GB with special offers, which is pretty close to a USD->GBP + VAT conversion.
No sign of a cellular version.
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It's a great tablet for videos, magazines, and web browsing
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Old 03-13-2013, 02:59 PM   #4
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It's getting harder for me to resist buying one of these.
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Old 03-13-2013, 03:19 PM   #5
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It's getting harder for me to resist buying one of these.
When Amazon had a $50 off sale shortly after Black Friday, I grabbed a 16GB for $249. It's a fantastic device for videos. Since I only use it for streaming, 16GB is more than enough storage for me.
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Well, that unfortunately will probably mean that there is not much market share left for the B&N Nook tablets in Europe. B&N once again has waited too long.
Perhaps if they open up their tablets and add the Google play store they might have still a chance in Europe?
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Resistance is futile. I got a 32g w/out SO or LTE yesterday.
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Peer pressure.

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Does anyone know of a good comics (cbr/cbz) reader on the amazon appstore?

The size of this larger kindle seems a good compromise between the 7" models that are a little smaller than I would like at times and the 10.1" w/s tablets that are fairly horrible to use in portrait mode.
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Does anyone know of a good comics (cbr/cbz) reader on the amazon appstore?
You could try Perfect Viewer: http://www.amazon.com/RookieStudio-P.../dp/B005XN0SGU
ACV doesn't seem to be available on the Amazon store.
ComiCat seems to get good reviews, but I haven't used it: http://www.amazon.com/Meanlabs-Softw.../dp/B004UBB1HQ
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Oh, I have to stay off this site!! I just ordered the 8.9. I have a Samsung, but it doesn't have the graphic novel feature the Fire does. I absolutely love reading the Walking Dead novels where each panel pops out. It will be great for magazines, too.
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