The e-book world is on fire and the latest move by Amazon will fan the flames on a global basis. The company has dropped the price of the Kindle 2 to $259 and added a global GSM version running on the AT&T network. The new international version ($279) will bring Kindle books to the market outside the U. S. and will work in over 100 countries according to AT&T:
“Kindle has revolutionized the way we purchase and read books, by making it mobile, easy and intuitive,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T. “We are excited to work with Amazon to help readers access books even faster and from significantly more places than ever before, including more than 100 countries and territories around the world through AT&T’s global wireless coverage.”
Om Malik is going to get one of the new Kindles for his Mom in India.
(via CrunchGear)
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