Amazon Wants You To Know It Has a New Kindle, Too

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With Kobo and Barnes & Noble having announced actual new models of ereaders, Amazon announced a new offer of their own on Tuesday night. For people who need their "special offers" on the go, now there's a Kindle 3G version priced at $164. Kindle director Jay Marine said in the release that the 3G Special Offers, ready to ship on the day of the announcement, was created "in response to customer requests." Among the forthcoming offers is "$1 for a Kindle book, choose from thousands of books including Water for Elephants and the Hunger Games trilogy."

In other Amazon news, the company said they will open new Kindle  customer support center in Edinburgh this August, creating 500 permanent and 400 temporary jobs.
Reuters