More Kindles Lighter Cheaper Faster e-Readers $79 Kindle $99 Kindle Touch $149 Kindle Touch 3G

Amazon announced three new Kindle e-readers that are smaller, lighter, and  lower priced-  the Kindle for $79 , Kindle Touch for $99 and Kindle Touch 3G   for $149 (lowest prices include sponsored special offers.)

The latest generation Kindle  features a new design that is 30 percent lighter , 18 percent smaller, and turns pages 10 percent faster.

Amazon claims that Kindle is now small and light enough to fit easily in your pocket and carry with you everywhere, yet it still features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display that reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.  X-Ray, a new feature lets customers explore the “bones of the book.”

All three new Kindle e-readers also come with special offers and sponsored screensavers that appear when you’re not reading. Customers can also choose to purchase a Kindle without special offers and sponsored screensavers.

The basic Kindle costs$79 or $109 without sponsored advertising.  It has Wi-Fi, 6"inch e-ink display and one-month of battery life.

Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an easy-to-use touchscreen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display.  Kindle Touch is also lighter, smaller, eliminates battery anxiety with extra-long battery life and holds thousands of books.

Kindle Touch  costs $99 or $139 without special offers is available to customers in the U.S. for preorder  now and ships November 21.

Kindle Touch 3G, is a new addition to the Kindle family for readers who want the top of the line e-reader.  Kindle Touch 3G offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch and free 3G.  Kindle’s free 3G connection means you never have to hunt for or pay for a Wi-Fi hotspot – you simply download and read books anytime, anywhere in over 100 countries around the world.  Amazon pays for the 3G connection so there’s no monthly fee or annual contract.

The Kindle Touch 3G costs $149 or $189 without special offers and is available to customers in the U.S. for preorder and ships November 21.

All Kindles have instant access to the Kindle Store with the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read.  Millions of free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle devices, and Kindle customers can now borrow Kindle books from their public library.  Kindle books are “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” – on Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PCs, Mac, Android phones and tablets, BlackBerry, Windows phones, and web browsers with Kindle Cloud Reader.