Black Friday Kindle Touch

The Kindle Touch is the latest style of e-reader out there that still maintains the look and feel of a genuine e-reader. It’s trim, sophisticated and silver exterior gives the Kindle a total makeover. Amazon announced on November 14 that they would start shipping the Kindle Touch almost a week earlier than their original release date. That was November 21st. So, the Kindles Touch and Fire will go out together and be in the hands of readers as soon as November 16. That is just over a week before the kick off of the 2011 Holiday shopping season.
The best way to find Black Friday deals on Kindles and accessories is to monitor Amazon’s official Black Friday deals page. In addition to the Black Friday deals page, Amazon has a number of ways to stay up to date with Black Friday deals. Follow Amazon on Facebook, Twitter, and subscribe to email updates. Year round, Amazon has Lightning Deals and Daily Deals on various products.
Retailers such as Walmart, Staples and more are starting to release their Black Friday circulars. The best predictions for Kindle deals are the focus on the new releases. The whole family of Kindles is set at extremely low prices that target a much broader customer base. Additional Black Friday speculations involve discounts or bundles on Kindle accessories or gift cards.
The Kindle Touch has four options with the lowest priced model going at $99. That one includes built in wi-fi and special offers. Special offers do not interfere with reading and are displayed on the home screen and screensaver.
Other Kindle Touch models are wi-fi without special offers for $139, 3G with special offers for $149, and 3G only for $189. So, that is a good variety of choices.
All navigation on the Kindle Touch is done on screen through taps. There no physical keyboard or toggle button. The page turn buttons use Easy Reach, a new technology that allows the reader to tap to change pages on either side of the screen.
Another new and exciting feature is X-Ray. Readers can look up interesting characters or ideas on Wikipedia, Shelfari, or in Amazon’s encyclopedia with a simple tap on the desired word. In addition to the new features, the touch screen e-reader also reads well in bright sunlight and has a two month battery life.
The Kindle Touch maintains a 6” screen with the latest e-ink technology. It is in direct competition with the Nook and Kobo Touch e-readers. Amazon has an impressive book collection that includes authors new and old. It also includes free and discounted books, as well as bestsellers. Two new programs added this year are the Public Library Lending and Kindle Owner’s Library Lending programs. Both allow book rentals. The Kindle Owner’s Library Lending program is limited to Prime members.
The Kindle Touch is the only line of Kindles that currently doesn’t have a game selection. As soon as it releases, the games will start showing up. In October, there was a sale on Halloween themed Kindle games. The same could go for the upcoming holidays.
Kindle Fire
Article #1
The Kindle Fire releases November 15, and has already proved itself to be in high demand based on the preorders. Reviews are calling this new tablet a market changer, and an affordable one at that. Tablet sales are going to be fast and furious in the 2011 holiday season.
The Kindle Fire is Amazon’s long awaited tablet version of its international bestselling e-reader. It includes a 7” vibrant display that includes a ton of great apps, games and revolutionary internet browser called Amazon Silk. Amazon Silk is a user focused browser that “learns” the habits of its owner. It is similar to the “recommendations” option that Amazon has had for years. The tablet runs on the Android operating system, and syncs to Amazon’s android marketplace.
It is going for $199, which is $300 cheaper than the low end model of the iPad 2, and $60 less than the NookColor. The Kindle Fire is smaller than the iPad, and is in more direct competition with the NookColor. However, it is already making a dent in iPad sales before even being released.
The Kindle tablet has access to a massive collection of books, movies, and games from Amazon’s store. It also offers magazines in full color. It is the perfect fit for anyone who wants a good quality, multipurpose tablet at great price.
The Kindle Fire is one of the top gadgets to watch this holiday season since it is the first tablet to really take a stand against the iPad, and with Amazon’s great reputation, it has the ability to outshine all of the other tablets out there.
Retailers such as Staples, Walmart, and Best Buy are leaking ads on their Black Friday Deals. There isn’t much speculation regarding further discounts on any of the Kindles. The $199 price is a great deal from the start. The competition’s response will be the interesting thing to watch.
Staples is supposedly offering gift cards to go with Kindles and other electronics. That includes the Kindle Fire. Consumers will want accessories such as a case or cover to go along with their new tablets, so there will most likely be a deal on them.
The Kindle Fire offers many of the best selling apps such as Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, ESPN, Facebook, Twitter, and a multitude of games. Electronic Arts, PopCap, Rovio and other well known gaming companies just signed a contract with Amazon to offer their games on the Kindle Fire.
Battery life varies depending on use. Based on the Amazon description, it can go for 8 straight hours of reading, and 7.5 hours of video. It comes with a free month’s subscription of Amazon Prime and can display a variety of document formats: Word, PDF, etc.
Hardcore readers might prefer the Kindle Touch because it is more tailored to long term reading, but the Kindle Fire has access to nearly a million books in full color, and includes unlimited cloud storage. The rich color display is great for graphic heavy reading material such as magazines or comics.
Article #2
The long anticipated Kindle tablet, the Kindle Fire has arrived just head of the 2011 holiday season. It shipped on November 14, and should be in the hands of consumers by November 16.
Prior to release, the Kindle Fire has shown highly successful sales records, and is poised to take on the iPad for reign over the tablet market. The biggest advantage the Kindle Fire has over the iPad is that is that at release it is going for a whole $300 cheaper than the current lowest end model of the iPad 2.
By being so reasonably priced, the Kindle Fire will reach out to a much broader audience. It is geared for consumers looking for a well designed, excellent quality multipurpose tablet. Amazon has already launched an app store and started building up the collection months before the release, so it has a head start with apps. This will allow the new tablet to quickly catch up and surpass its competitors.
Amazon’s hot new tablet has a vibrant 7” screen display that is optimized for internet browsing, gaming, and videos, and last but not least, reading. Read full color magazines and newspapers, as well as books from Amazon’s massive collection. The internet browser, Amazon Silk “learns” the preferences of its users. It is similar to the technology that Amazon uses to “recommend” items to its customers online.
The Kindle Fire runs on the Android operating system, and supports Amazon’s Android Marketplace. In the marketplace, there is a free app each day. Amazon recently made deals with popular gaming coming such as Electronic Arts, PopCap, and Rovio as well as many other independent gaming companies. Electronic Arts is the maker of hit games Scrabble and Tetris. Peggle is a great game by PopCap, and Rovio is the creator of Angry Birds. It wouldn’t come as a surpsie to see a holiday game sale happen on or around Black Friday. There was a sale on Halloween games, so it is likely that there will be some more holiday editions of games come out at steep discount.
Other apps include Netflix, Pandora, Rhapsody, ESPN, Hulu Plus, and much more. An app store with huge variety of good apps will definitely make a difference for Amazon in holding its own against tough competition.
The Kindle Fire is being released at a highly competitive price, and undercuts the prices of competitors such as the iPad and NookColor. Amazon is offering a free month’s subscription to its Prime membership with the purchase of a Kindle Fire. This is fitting because Prime membership includes access to a huge video library, and has always provided free two day shipping.
Retailers are starting leak their Black Friday deals. Amazon has its own Black Friday Deals page. Right now, check out the lightning deals and daily deals for discounted items. Discounts on Kindle accessories are a good thing to keep an eye on.
Kindle Black Friday announcements can be found on Amazon’s Facebook and Twitter sites, as well as the Black Friday page on Amazon.com, and through email updates.
Article #3
The 2011 Black Friday and holiday sales are one to watch both online and in brick and mortar retail stores. Amazon has its own Black Friday Deals page that is already showcasing early sales on slect items. As the year’s most popular shopping day approaches, consumers can keep track of the latest deals on Amazon’s website, via Facebook or Twitter, and through email updates.
This year, many new tablets have been released, and they will be fighting to take their share of the market. The iPad currently sits on top, but the Kindle Fire is not too far behind. Speculations are indicating that Amazon is the one company that can dethrone the iPad.
The Kindle Fire has a 7” screen, so it is smaller than the iPad. Size wise it relates more to the NookColor. It runs on the Android operating system, and includes several of Amazon’s own personal touches. The Kindle Fire’s revolutionary internet browser, Amazon Silk, uses a personalization technique that “learns” the preferences of the user. It is similar to the “recommendations” feature that Amazon uses on its website.
The tablet is a great multipurpose device that can be used for internet browsing, gaming, reading, and watching videos. With popular apps like Hulu Plus and Netflix plus Amazon’s own movie library, consumers have a robust set of movies and TV shows to choose from.
As for games, Amazon recently signed on popular gaming companies such as Electronic Arts and Rovio. Popcap is also on board, as well as many other independent gaming companies. The holidays may bring some good sales on popular Kindle games.
According to the description, of the tablet, the battery life goes for about 8 hours for general tasks, 7.5 hours for video play back. The actual battery life will depend on amount of use. The screen flips up and down, and side to side like the iPad screen does.
Amazon also has a feature called the Newsstand, where customers can get bestselling magazines such as People or Reader’s Digest in full color. Readers also have access to nearly a million books that vary widely in prices, genres, and popularity. Amazon introduced new library lending programs this year. The Public Library Lending program is accessible from all Kindles. The Amazon Owner’s Lending Library is restricted to those with Amazon Prime. The Kindle Fire comes with a free month of Amazon Prime, so that is a good chance to try out the book and video rental programs.
The Kindle Fire is already at a low price, but anything is up for grabs as far as accessories go. On Black Friday, Staples has indicated that it will offer Kindles with gift cards included. Amazon may offer specials on cases, covers and games for the tablet.
Amazon does a good job of reaching out to their customer’s needs and requests. By releasing the Kindle Fire at such a low price, $199, they’re opening up the tablet market to many more customers. They’re also setting a new standard for tablet competition.