While initially it didn’t seem like Amazon will launch the special offers Kindle for the 3G model, it just happened. The reason could be the pressure from the newly launched Kobo Touch eReader and Nook Simple Touch for $139, or Amazon is looking for a way to keep their profit margins throughout the year without actually cutting the internal price. The new Kindle 3 – 3G model with advertisements in the screensaver went on sale yesterday for a lower price – $164, a $25 cut from the original price.
The opinions might differ about whether $164 is still a good price considering the advertisements, but there are two aspects we need to emphasize: The ads are never showed while reading, only when the device is off or as a screensaver so they should not interfere with your activity. Also, the first batch of advertisements was quite interesting – with Roku media streamers for 50% off only for the owners of the Kindle with special offers, although we don’t know if Amazon intentionally took some loses just to promote the awesomeness of their ads loaded eReader.
