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Amazon’s new entry level Kindle 4 e-reader is currently selling for just $ 79. You get a full spec ebook reader for what is basically, in this day and age, a stocking filler price. The Kindle reader is a great gift choice for any gadget lover. Amazon always sells huge numbers of these over the festive season.

However, don’t be misled by the low price and the “entry level” label. The Kindle 4 is a fully fledged reader, complete with a great e-ink technology display (it’s like reading text on paper) and full access to Amazon’s massive collection of Kindle ebooks. Amazon currently has in excess of 1,000,000 books on sale in its Kindle store. Approximately 800,000 of these have a price of $ 9.99 or lower.

But there’s even more good news. There are a further 1.8 million books which are now out of copyright and which can be download free of charge from the Amazon Kindle store. You can save a few dollars, maybe enough to make your reader pay for itself even, and brush up on your classics at the same time.

Amazon recently announced the launch of the Kindle Fire – their new tablet computer – at a press conference in New York. The new Amazon tablet computer is priced at just $ 199 and is scheduled to start shipping on the fifteenth of November. Amazon are taking pre-orders starting from today and, based on previous experience with Kindle launches, it seems likely that the new tablet will be sold out before it even starts shipping.

With its 7″, LCD color touch screen, it’s quite possible that the new Fire might do for video and movies what the Kindle reader did for ebooks. Battery life is said to be 8 hours when reading books and 7.5 hours when watching videos.

A whole new series of Kindle readers was also announced at the same time. There is a new entry level Kindle, which sells for just $ 79, as well as a new Kindle Touch which sells from anywhere between $ 99 and $ 189, depending upon which model you choose.

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Amazon’s Kindle reader launched as recently as November 2007, a little less than four years ago. It has certainly come a long way in a short time, and Amazon could justifiably claim to have been a major influence in the growth and development of the ebook reader market. It’s currently the best selling product on Amazon’s website, and has earned Amazon huge amounts of revenue. Both the reader itself and the ebooks that go with it have brought in millions, if not billions for Amazon. And don’t forget about all the various Kindle accessories as well – covers, lights, cases, extra chargers etc. The Kindle is a big earner, whatever way you look at it.

It’s estimated that the Kindle, along with the various products related to it, will account for more than 10% of Amazon’s income by 2012. It’s an incredibly important product line for Amazon and is currently fuelling the profitability and growth of the company. It’s no wonder that Amazon intend to release a tablet computer later this year.