Amazon has just announced another price drop for the Kindle 2, bringing the device down from $299 to $259. Amazon is also adding a new device to the Kindle family — which includes the Kindle 2 and the more recent Kindle DX with its larger reading screen. The newcomer is the Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless, which is available for pre-order now at $279, and will ship on October 19th.

The $40 price drop follows a similar cut back in July that brought the then-$359 device down to $299, a number many analysts expected to place it at a more …read more

Amazon has lowered the price of its popular ebook reader by $60. The latest generation of the Kindle, dubbed by fans “Kindle 2,” has been priced at $359 since its launch, but today Amazon has announced a drop to $299.

The Kindle has been a hit with readers since its first generation release, but the newest version upped the ante by reducing the device’s thickness while greatly improving its capabilities. The main hurdle standing in most readers’ way is that hefty pricetag. It can hold 1,500 books in the palm of your hand, download new ones in less than 60 seconds, …read more

You can’t bring your computer all the time and even if it’s a netbook, you would rather have a device for the purpose of reading given that most reading materials are digital right now.

Kindle has been wildly successful and it is the only e-book reader known by most consumers. But aside from Kindle, there are alternatives outside this Amazon device.
1. Sony PRS-700 – This has clean interface and user friendly buttons. The gesture controlled pages adds to it’s attractiveness. The screen of the Sony reader strains the eyes though. Price of this is between $380 – $420 dollars.
2. iRex …read more