News & Announcements 10/01/11

 Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, and the $79 Kindle

Sue Polanka reports in her blog No Shelf Required on Amazon’s “forthcoming release of the new Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet to be available on November 15th.  In addition to the Fire, Amazon also introduced  a touchscreen e-reader called Kindle Touch.  It’s black and white with no keyboard and will cost $99 for wi-fi version.  Finally, they announced the $79 non-touchscreen Kindle.”  She also provides links to a number of related news stories. 

The Money May Be Lacking, but a Library Refuses to Go Quietly

“As Central Falls, R.I., fought bankruptcy, a state-appointed receiver closed the library. But residents decided it was something they couldn’t do without.”