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June 19, 2008

憧れのKindle Just got (a little) Cheaper

No doubt the recent price drop move by Apple encouraged Amazon to lower their Kindle price, but unfortunately they didn’t lower it much.

Apple $400 -> $200 ($200 lower!)
Amazon $400 -> $359 (not as much lower!)



I am still infatuated with the idea behind Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader, but I’m not convinced dropping $40 will make people rush out to grab one.
(if Amazon happens to be listening) how about keeping the Kindle at $400, but throwing in $100 worth of ‘free’* ebook purchasing power?
I don’t know what Amazon’s take is on each e-book sale, but I imagine it is close to 50%.  If that is the case, Amazon’s real-world cost for offering $100 of ‘free’ e-books is only $50.  This is pretty close to current lower price point AND it gives the consumer a much greater real-world value.

That being said, if I had plenty of money AND plenty of reading time I’d snap this up right now.

* “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” – Milton Friedman

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  • I’m sure they are working on it (just like the iPhone). This is from Engadget’s blog:
    Talking about whether the Kindle was built to work on non-CDMA networks (read: networks other than Sprint). Bezo said: “we’re gonna — we need to be thinking globally about the device, which we are.” He almost slipped there and said “We’re gonna launch internationally,” but caught himself.
    http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/28/bezos-second-kindle-is-not-that-near-amazon-to-launch-paid-v/

  • Still no plan to sell Kindle outside US, right ?
    I wonder if it will EVER be available to those not living in US…

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