Amazon Says Latest Kindle Is Its Fastest Selling

Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that its latest model of the Kindle e-reader is selling faster than any of its previous versions.

The company started taking orders for the new Kindle on July 28 and sold out of them just a few days later.

Amazon says the Kindle remains its top selling item on Amazon.com.

The gadget — and dedicated e-readers in general — face a competitive threat from Apple Inc.'s iPad and other slate computers. The iPad as well as other devices, and the computer itself, can be used to read Kindle Books so other devices are NOT an Amazon killer. People buy the Kindle because they like the Kindle as a reader, even if they own the other devices which can read Kindle Books. Amazon has by far more reading material available for the Kindle & Device Apps that can read Kindle Books than any of their competition.

In response to competition from Apple and other e-reader providers, Amazon has slashed the price of the Kindle. The new model goes for $189 with a 3G cellular and Wi-Fi connection or $139 with just the Wi-Fi. That's less than half the cost of the original Kindle, which went on sale in 2007 for $399.

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All-New, High-Contrast E-Ink Screen – 50% better contrast than any other e-reader
Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts
New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area
15% Lighter – Only 8.7 ounces, weighs less than a paperback
Battery Life of One Month – A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off
Double the Storage – Up to 3,500 Books
Books in 60 Seconds – Download books anytime, anywhere
Free 3G Wireless – No monthly payments, no annual contracts
Built-In Wi-Fi – In addition to the 3G wireless, you can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots
20% Faster Page Turns – Seamless reading
Enhanced PDF Reader – With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights
New WebKit-Based Browser – Free 3G web browsing (experimental)

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Massive Selection
Over 670,000 books, including 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers, plus audiobooks, periodicals and blogs.

Free, Out-of-Copyright Books
Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are available.

Over 550,000 books are $9.99 or less, including 73 current New York Times Best Sellers.

Read Everywhere with Whispersync
Your Kindle books can be read on your Kindle, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Android device, and BlackBerry. Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.

Worry-Free Archive
Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon. Re-download books wirelessly for free, anytime.

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Also:
The Next Billy Bingo Book will be available in September.

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