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Staples to Sell Amazon Kindle

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Amazon's Kindle will be available at Staples retail stores this fall, Staples announced Tuesday.

The store will carry the $139 Kindle and the $189 Kindle 3G in the fall, and will add the larger, 9.7-inch Kindle DX later in the season.

Staples will have interactive displays to let customers test the Kindle before purchase, the store said.

"Staples is not just bringing this incredible product to our 1,550+ U.S. stores, but we are offering customers a chance to discover first-hand Amazon's revolutionary reading device," Jevin Eagle, Staples executive vice president of merchandising and marketing, said in a statement. "As part of our efforts to offer customers a wide range of top technology products and services at amazing values, the new Kindle is a natural fit."

Staples said it will also have various Kindle accessories for sale.

Target was the first brick-and-mortar store to sell the Kindle. The retailer started selling the e-reader at its flagship downtown Minneapolis store and in 102 south Florida locations on April 25, and expanded nationwide in June.

The e-reader is also available through Amazon's Web site.

Amazon recently introduced an updated version of the Kindle with a brighter screen, higher contrast, and Wi-Fi capability built-in for $189. A Wi-Fi only version was also unveiled for $139.

For more details, see PCMag's full review of the revamped Kindle.

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