Get Your Kindle/Nook Now! Prices Slashed!


Well, it was bound to happen. The iPad is a huge success, and as a result, the big e-readers on the market – the Kindle and Nook – are cutting prices. If you’re in the market for a Nook, the price just dropped from $259 to $199, and the Kindle is down from $259 to $189.

I think that both of these devices have an advantage over the iPad, which is sunny-sky viewing. It’s difficult to read a book on the beach with your iPad, but frankly,I’ve never understood the fascination of taking an expensive electronic device to a place covered with small particles that could screw up my purchase. Between Barnes & Noble and Amazon, you can find pretty much any book you want out there, but the interface just sucks. There’s nothing that makes me say “Wow!” when I look at either device. In fact, most of the time it reminds me of my old Nintendo LCD Game & Watch toys.

So what needs to happen for the Kindle and Nook to really compete with the iPad? Nothing. They need to instead embrace the fact that they’re not going to beat the iPad and slash prices even further. Once either of these sells for under $100 they’ll start really flying off of the shelves. But I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Instead, we’ll hear more and more stories about how the Nook and Kindle’s sales are slumping, and the iPad is selling more than ever. Guess it’s the end of an era – if you can call it that.


Kokou Adzo

Kokou Adzo is a stalwart in the tech journalism community, has been chronicling the ever-evolving world of Apple products and innovations for over a decade. As a Senior Author at Apple Gazette, Kokou combines a deep passion for technology with an innate ability to translate complex tech jargon into relatable insights for everyday users.

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  1. I’m an Apple fan, but it’s just fanboy arrogance to equate the price drop with the success of iPad. The price drop was completely due to the fact that Kobo released this week at $149 and B&N and Amazon didn’t want to lose their edge in the market.

    I happily grabbed the price-slashed 3G Nook AND managed to get Best Buy to honor the “free $50 gift card with Nook purchase” deal. The iPad wasn’t even on my radar as it’s a totally different device–it’s not an eReader. Reading on an iPad LCD is terrible for my eyes and it’s way too heavy for sitting around holding in one hand as you would a physical book. They’re in different markets at this point and there’s no need for Kindle/Nook to compete with iPad. People want different things from them. Also, don’t discount the $149 wifi-only Nook and the just-released $149 Kobo.

    For me, I wanted a lightweight, E-ink display moderately-priced reader with at least Wifi access. I got it for $149 (if you subtract the $50 gift card I got for free) in the Nook.