<p>I just noticed that Amazon has dropped the price of it’s Kindle to $189.
Unfortunately for me, I bought one 2 months ago, too long ago for a price adjustment but this is a great price for anyone who’s been waiting to buy.</p>
<p>So how much did you pay for yours, ie, how good a deal is a Kindle for $189?</p>
<p>$259 was the list price, when I got mine last fall.</p>
<p>I paid $259 in April.
B&N dropped the price of the Nook so I guess Amazon is countering by lowering the price of the Kindle.</p>
<p>I walked into B&N today and was told that the price for the Nook dropped to $199, or a less expenive model dropped to $149. I was told that the price dropped today.</p>
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<p>Oh great! I’ve bought 3 Kindles in the last 5 weeks - 2 as graduation gifts and 1 for Father’s Day (purchased only a week ago). Does anyone know if Amazon will make a price adjustment (as least for the latest purchase)? It seems that I may have “misplaced” the receipt, although I may be able to find it in my email inbox.</p>
<p>I bought a factory refurbished one for $150 at christmas time. I have you all beat!</p>
<p>The ipad has killed the market for stand alone ereaders.</p>
<p>Yep, got an email from B and N that the basic was $149, the Internet compatible, $199.</p>
<p>It’s tempting, even though I love an actual book - I also love the ease of technology!</p>
<p>A good overview:</p>
<p>[Amazon</a> and Barnes and Noble Cut E-Reader Prices - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Amazon and Barnes & Noble Cut E-Reader Prices - The New York Times”>Amazon and Barnes & Noble Cut E-Reader Prices - The New York Times)</p>
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I just sent them an email since I purchased a Kindle as a gift about 30 days ago that I haven’t actually given to the person yet. I hope they’ll do it although I didn’t see any price protection statements on their website.</p>
<p>The DX didn’t drop in price.</p>
<p>Don’t forget you can down load Kindle for your PC for free.</p>
<p>Also free download to iphone and others. The ereader market is unsustainable. Hope everyone gets refunds, it will be interesting.</p>
<p>I also have my Blackberry synced to my kindle for my books. If I am out without the Kindle, I can actually pull up all my books on my phone. When I am done on my phone, I can go back and sync to the last page read on the Kindle.</p>
<p>$189 is much more affordable than $249. It’s going to be interesting to see where the prices end up.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip! I’ve been waiting for this to happen.</p>
<p>Only thing stainable would be close to free. All of us will soon have a single ‘device’ that will be computer/phone/ereader/music/everything. Apple will continue to lead the way. </p>
<p>All the ereader makers knew this was coming, they just didn’t now how fast.</p>
<p>I spoke directly to a Kindle support person at Amazon last night. They are refunding $70 for my most recent Kindle purchase, since I purchased it within 30 days. However, they would not make a price adjustment for the 2 Kindles that I purchased about 40 days ago. I was on the phone/on hold for over 30 minutes with Amazon, as I got shuffled from person to person. I think they are getting many, many phone calls on this.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info on the price drop. I have bought 4 Kindles in the past two months - purchased on April 27, May 18, May 24, and May 27. I have sent an e-mail to customer service and hope to hear something. I would think purchasing 4 would merit some consideration. We’ll see what they have to say.</p>
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<p>I don’t understand. How is the ereader market unsustainable? As long as people would rather read e-Ink than a computer screen, there will be ereaders. I, for one, opted for a Kindle over an iPad for that very reason.</p>
<p>You will have to pull my Kindle from my cold, dead fingers…I love it. I don’t think it’s unsustainable, at all.</p>
<p>An Ipad has a lot of other features than an ereader doesn’t. That doesn’t mean everyone wants an Ipad for the purposes of reading a book. It’s much bigger and weighs more. With my carpal tunnel syndrome beginning to impact my ability to pick up and hold a book, I want something that is lightweight, that I can stash in my handbag and easy on the eyes.</p>
<p>I think the Ipad is adorable and if I had 500 bucks, I would probably buy one for around the house stuff. But not for the way I use my Kindle on a daily basis when I am on the go - which is alot, with my job. </p>
<p>The only way my Kindle could be improved is if Ryan Reynolds delivered it personally to my house, but that’s just me. ;)</p>
<p>I love my laptop, but I can’t bring it everywhere. My battery runs down after a few hours, I don’t always have an outlet to plug in, either. I don’t know how long the Ipad stays juiced up, but don’t you have to plug in your Iphones everyday? I would imagine using an Ipad for multiple purposes would suck the battery dry in a hurry - anyone with an Ipad want to comment on this?</p>
<p>I can lay down reading my Kindle, I can prop it up with it’s handy cover, and it can even read out loud to me in a HAL inspired computer synthesized voice. </p>
<p>I do wish that I can buy a Kindle book as well as a hard copy for those that I want to share - but that’s what ebay is for, I guess.<br>
The only time I can’t read my Kindle is in the dark. But I can clip on a little book light and we are good to go for another hour!</p>