Free Amazon Kindle planned?

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February 28, 2011 11:05 am
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Fancy a free Amazon Kindle? Speculation is growing again that Amazon may be considering flinging Kindles out for free. Back in October 2009, John Walkenbach observed that the price of the Kindle was falling at a consistent rate with such unwavering speed that he forecast that a free Kindle is due to arrive by November 2011.

Kevin Kelly reports that he mentioned that observation to Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, in August last year and received an interesting response: “He merely smiled and said, ‘Oh, you noticed that!’ And smiled again.” Why does that matter? Because Amazon looks like it’s testing a free Kindle future out already…

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In January, Amazon offered a Kindle to every Amazon Prime customer. They didn’t offer a free Kindle but Amazon Prime subscribers were able to ask for a refund if they didn’t like it and still keep the device. That suggests Amazon could have been testing the water for its free Kindle plans. A free Kindle in time for Christmas? That could help in Amazon’s battle with Apple and iPad 2 for the ebook market. We’d love to see that.

Out TBC | £free | Amazon (via KK.org)

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  • Chris

    In the US Amazon have been offering video streaming to their 'Prime' subscribers. Given that 'Prime' is being used as something more than simply discounts on expedited delivery it's reasonable to assume that we all might get free kindles but only if we are paying a subscription rather than simply a 'free' device (there's no such thing as free). I've been using the app on my iPad and iPhone but it'd be nice to see a lot more books available for download!

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