Speculation continues to grow that Amazon may be planning a Kindle 4 release over the next few weeks. This is being fed by the fact that prices for refurbished Kindle 3 readers have dropped to as low as $ 99.99 for the Wi-Fi only version.
Business watchers are considering this to be a sign that Amazon is making an effort to reduce Kindle 3 stock levels prior to a Kindle 4 launch. Of course, low inventory levels are generally desirable for any retailer, so it may just be good business practise on Amazon’s part. However, the last time that Amazon did this was back in 2010, just 4 weeks ahead of the launch of the Kindle 3.
The fact that the Kindle 3 is now over a year old, a long time in the world of electronic gadgets, might have been enough to make many speculate that it may have been coming towards the end of its shelf life anyway. Combining that with the fact that two new readers have launched in recent weeks, and then adding Amazon’s inventory reduction seems to be, for many, enough to make them suspect that the Kindle 4 will be here before very much longer.
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