http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/21/technology/nook_price_cut/index.htm?hpt=T2Take that, Kobo. As e-reader competition heats up, Barnes & Noble responded Monday by cutting the price of its flagship Nook to $199 and introducing a low-cost, Wi-Fi-only version for $149.
Just hours later, Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) hit back. It slashed the price of its popular Kindle to $189 -- a deep discount from the original $259.
We have had a few conversations lately about E Readers. I just saw this article on CNN about price wars. If you are interested in buying one, now might be the time to keep a closer eye on them. I just quoted a small portion of the article.
I have to admit, seeing this topic made me wonder if the thread was about Scientology or some gobsh*te related to it...
...in any case, though I too like the feel of paperbacks in my hands, the idea of using a "padd" (to borrow a term from
Star Trek) to access large text files does possess its own innate appeal.