The third generation Kindle has just been announced, due for delivery 27 August. There will be two variations of the new Kindle – a US$189 3G version like the present model, and a US$139 WiFi-only model. And according to this NBR story, the Kindle will finally ship to New Zealand with the new device’s release. [...]

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Kobo Books, which launches its ebook store in Australia and New Zealand in a couple of months, has just announced its own ebook reader. The Kobo eReader is a nice-looking but bare-bones device (no wireless or mobile web connection, touch screen, colour or other fancy bits). At US$149, the Kobo eReader is pretty well priced, [...]

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