Amazon slashes Kindle price

“Amazon today dropped the price of the Kindle to $189 from its previous $259,” Electronista reports.

“The drop is virtually the first since the switchover to the international Kindle and is an obvious reaction to the cheaper Nook 3G, which now costs $10 more. Barnes & Noble’s Nook Wi-Fi is still the least expensive with some form of Internet access, at $149,” Electronista reports.

Electronista reports, “Pricing for the 9.7-inch Kindle DX remains the same $489 as it did when the hardware launched more than a year ago.”

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