History of the Kindle

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Kindle 1 - $399

11/19/2007

Kindle 2 - $359

2/23/2009

Kindle 3 - $189

7/28/2010

Amazon announced digital books were outselling print books

1/20/2011

In late January 2011, Amazon announced that digital books were outselling their traditional print counterparts for the first time ever on its site, with an average of 115 Kindle editions being sold for every 100 paperback editions.

"Kindle with special offers" - $114

5/3/2011

"Kindle with special offers" price drops to $99

7/13/2011

Kindle 4 - as low as $79

9/28/2011

With ad support - $79 / $109
Touchscreen - $99 / $139
Touchscreen 3G - $149 / $189

Kindle Fire Tablet - $199

9/28/2011

Kindle 5 - as low as $69

9/6/2012

Kindle Fire HD 8.9" - $299

9/14/2012

Kindle Paperwhite (lighted) - as low as $119

10/1/2012