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Amazon drops Kindle price to $189: Is it enough?

Amazon will see Barnes & Noble's nook price cut and beat it by $10. Amazon will now charge $189 for the Kindle.
Written by Larry Dignan, Contributor

Amazon will see Barnes & Noble's nook price cut and beat it by $10. Amazon will now charge $189 for the Kindle.

Just hours after Barnes & Noble announced the nook was falling to $199, Amazon moved quickly to cut its price.

Given the competition, it really had little choice.  Amazon had to respond and it did (Techmeme). Price now appears to be the difference maker in the e-reader market. How does the e-reader price war alter your buying decision?

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