A curated list of stuff for your Kindle, however you choose to read it.

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 Kindle (wifi only)

 $79 w/ads - Kindle wifi

$109 w/o ads – Kindle wifi

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wi-Fi-Ink-Display-Screensavers/dp/B0051QVESA/

Now live/shipping. Buttons (not touch). Wi-Fi only (not 3G). 30% lighter / 18% smaller. No keyboard. 1 month battery life. E Ink (no glare). Faster page turns.

Basically a cheaper/smaller version of their most recent “Keyboard Kindle”.

Kindle Touch (wifi only)

$99 w/ads – Kindle Touch wifi

$139 w/o ads – Kindle Touch wifi

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Touch-Wi-Fi-Ink-Display/dp/B005890G8Y

Preorder/Ship Nov. 21. No buttons/keyboard. Touch screen only. 11% smaller, 8% lighter. Faster page turns. 2 month battery life. “X-Ray” feature pulls up Wikipedia entries and Shelfari descriptions to give you event/book background, like definitions.

Basically Amazon’s answer to B&N’s Nook Simple, cheaper with a lot more behind it.

Kindle Touch 3G

$149 w/ads – Kindle Touch 3G

$189 w/o ads – Kindle Touch 3G

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O

Preorder/Ship Nov. 21. Same product, features, and options as the Kindle Touch Wifi, but with free unlimited global 3G wireless in over 100 countries for travelers or the wifi-adverse user.

Commercial: http://youtu.be/oMULBXflsWc

Kindle Fire (tablet)

$199 – Kindle Fire (wifi only)

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Color-Multi-touch-Display-Wi-Fi/dp/B0051VVOB2/

Preorder/Ships Nov. 15.  [I suggest clicking through for features.]

Touch screen color tablet for buying/enjoying movies, tv shows, songs, magazines, & books. Uses Amazon Appstore. Web browsing using “Amazon Silk” [new technology that guesses at the links you’ll click and preloads those pages for fast surfing]. Storage using Amazon cloud. Amazon Prime members get unlimited instant streaming (&two day shipping, everyone gets 1 free month trail with purchase. And does email.

Basically Amazon’s answer to B&N’s Color Nook, Apple’s iPad/iPhone, Blackberry’s Playbook, et al, at under $200.

Commercial: http://youtu.be/jUtmOApIslE

8 months ago