Kindle 3G with Special Offers now $139, sponsored by AT&T

July 13, 2011 By Geoff Duncan

Amazon's ad-running Kindle 3G with Special Offers now costs just $139 - and it comes with AT&T as its very own corporate sponsor.

Amazon.com has announced that its new Kindle 3G with Special Offers is now available for $139, down from $164 thanks to a sponsorship deal with AT&T. The Kindle 3G with Special Offers includes all the functionality of the $189 Kindle 3G—including free 3G wireless service in over 100 countries. The difference between the units comes in the form of special offers: owners will periodically receive offers and solicitations from Amazon and its partners, including sponsored screensavers Amazon is sure consumers will “want to see.”

“Kindle 3G is more convenient—customers never have to hunt for or pay for a Wi-Fi hotspot—they simply download and read books anytime, anywhere,” said Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, in a statement.

Special offers appear to readers in a small area running across the bottom of the unit’s home screen: they don’t appear within books or other content. They also appear as screensavers when the system goes to sleep—the E Ink display means the “screensaver” is visible even when the unit is powered off. Offers are from both Amazon and selected sponsors.

The WiFi-only edition of the Kindle is available for $114.

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Rusty Shackleford at 9:10am 13th July 2011 This seems like a pretty solid deal for not that much nuisance. We're all used to dealing with ads on buses, billboards, Internet sites, magazines, television, etc. already. Why not save some cash and get them on your Kindle, too?
1. Ian Bell at 9:23am 13th July 2011 Seems dumb to me. People are idiots. They will get this version to save 20 bucks and then likely complain about the ads later. I.E. They won't read the fine print in the first place.