Amazon lowers prices of refurbished Kindle 3 no comments
Amazon recently lowered the prices of its refurbished Kindle 3 ereaders to $99.99 for the Wi-Fi only model and $129.99 for the 3G version. There is lots of speculation on the net today that this means Kindle 4 is on the way.
Actually, the lower pricing on the refurbished ereaders has been in place for awhile. I don’t remember exactly when the prices dropped; I think it has been a couple of weeks now. The thing is, it just does not really seem compelling (or newsworthy) to spend $100 or $130 for a refurbished Kindle 3 when you can buy a brand new Kindle with Special Offers for $114 or $139.
I do suspect we will have a Kindle 4 announcement soon; it is about time and Amazon is under a lot of pressure from B&N to release a new model. The lower prices of the refurbished Kindles may well have something to do with this. But I suspect that the price pressure being applied by the Kindle with Special Offers has just as much or more to do with the price drop.
