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Amazon slashes international Kindle price

US e-retailer Amazon.com has slashed the international price of its Kindle 2 e-book reader as competition hots up.

23 Jun 2010

The price has been cut from US$279 at its international launch last October, to $189 (about R1400) now. With shipping and other costs, the new price works out to about R1800 for SA shoppers. The larger-format Kindle DX remains $489.

The Kindle 2 price cut comes just months after Apple unveiled the iPad, which, like the Kindle, also features an online bookstore.

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