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Mother's Day

Nook and Kindle Fire Deals For Bookworm Moms

If mom loves sinking into a good story, get her a gift that'll keep the pages turning time and time again.

If mom loves sinking into a good story, get her a gift that'll keep the pages turning time and time again. Bookworms and speed-readers have found literary nirvana in ereaders, which can store thousands of books, magazines, and various media (and then some).

Barnes and Noble's Nook HD and HD+ and Amazon's seven-inch Kindle Fire HD are now on sale through Mother's Day, May 12, which means that it may be the perfect opportunity to get your mum the ultimate tech companion for travel and downtime.

Check out the discounted prices for the three seven-inch tablet/ereaders after the break.

Kindle Fire HD Cost
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Kindle Fire HD Price Drops $100

The 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD is now available for $100 less.

The 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD is now available for $100 less. Both the WiFi-only and 4G LTE versions saw price drops in the US on the same day the Kindle Fire HD was launched in Europe and Japan.

  • 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD with WiFi: $269 (previously $299)
  • 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD with WiFi + 4G LTE: $399 (previously $499)

Wondering if the Kindle Fire HD is right for you? The tablet has higher resolution and more storage capacity than previous iterations, plus four more standout features.

If you do decide to take the leap, deck out your new device in one of these fine cases made just for Amazon's HD tablet.

Amazon Kindle Fire $50 Off
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Sizzling Tech Deal of the Day: $50 Off Kindle Fire HD

Still haven't decided which tablet or ereader is best for mom and dad?

Still haven't decided which tablet or ereader is best for mom and dad? Amazon's offering a sweet little deal today hoping to win you over on the Kindle Fire HD side. Today only, take $50 off any 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, including both the WiFi version and the 4G device.

The WiFi 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD starts at $299 for 16GB, and the 4G tablet starts at $499 for 32GB. Drop that price by $50 using the promo code FIREHD89 during checkout.

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Tablet Faceoff: The iPad Mini vs. the Competition

With this morning's announcement of the iPad Mini, Apple is throwing itself into the handheld multimedia tablet ring against the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Barnes and Noble's Nook HD.

With this morning's announcement of the iPad Mini, Apple is throwing itself into the handheld multimedia tablet ring against the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Barnes and Noble's Nook HD. The new iPad on the block faces fierce competition, and with the holidays fast approaching, the battle of the tablets will surely intensify.

Here's how Apple's iPad Mini compares with its toughest competitors — the Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, and Nexus 7.

New Nook HD and Nook HD+
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How the Nook HD/HD+ Stacks Up Against the Kindle Fire HD

Barnes & Noble is playing with fire — Kindle Fire.

Barnes & Noble is playing with fire — Kindle Fire. On the heels of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD announcement, the brick-and-mortar book retailer introduced the new Nook HD and Nook HD+ this week, boasting the "world's highest-resolution display on a seven-inch media tablet" and the "lightest, lowest-priced full HD tablet" on the market. Barnes & Noble's new offerings — the Nook HD 8GB ($199), Nook HD 16 GB ($229), Nook HD+ 16 GB ($269), and Nook HD+ 32 GB ($299) — are available for pre-order today.

Both the Nook HD/HD+ and Kindle Fire HD include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, run on a custom Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and are tapped into massive selections of books, magazines, and video. So what sets the latest contestant in the tablet competition apart? Here are eight distinctions between the two competing high-definition tablet ereaders.

Slightly taller and thicker — The new Nook HD is 7.65 x 5 x 0.43 inches (HWD), versus the Kindle Fire's 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches. Higher-resolution display — The Nook HD 1440 x 900 display bests Kindle Fire HD's 1280 x 800. Fewer bytes for your buck — Both priced at $199, the Nook HD comes with 8 GB capacity compared to the Kindle Fire's 16 GB capacity. Lightest in its class — The Nook HD+ is a lightweight at 11.1 ounces, whereas the hefty Kindle Fire HD comes in at 13.9 ounces. No camera — The Kindle Fire HD has a front-facing camera, while neither the Nook HD nor HD+ have a camera on board. Fewer apps — Amazon's app store holds over 50,000 applications for Kindle Fire, and Barnes & Noble's app store has a mere 6,000. Free power adapter — This may seem like a given, but the Kindle Fire HD does not come with a power adapter to charge the device; it must be purchased separately. The Nook HD and HD+ both include a free adapter.
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New Amazon Ereader and Kindle Fire Tablets
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Are You Buying Any of Amazon's New Kindle Offerings?

Amazon revealed updates to the Kindle ereaders and its line of Kindle Fire tablets this week, so in case you missed it, here's a quick recap: Kindle Fire HD — The popular Kindle Fire tablet now has HD capabilities, bigger storage capacities, and two screen sizes to choose from.

Amazon revealed updates to the Kindle ereaders and its line of Kindle Fire tablets this week, so in case you missed it, here's a quick recap:

  • Kindle Fire HD — The popular Kindle Fire tablet now has HD capabilities, bigger storage capacities, and two screen sizes to choose from. The seven-inch tablet starts at $199 and will be available Sept. 14. The 8.9-inch tablet makes it debut Nov. 20 and has pricing from $299 for a WiFi model to $599 for the 4G LTE Wireless version.
  • Next-Gen Kindle Fire — Available Sept. 14, the next-generation Kindle Fire includes many of the same features as its predecessor, but with a lower $159 price point, faster processing speed, and longer battery life.
  • Kindle Paperwhite — After the Nook Glowlight's debut, it makes sense that Amazon would unveil their own version of a back-lit ereader with the touchscreen Kindle Paperwhite. At less than eight ounces in weight, it makes use of the Kindle Touch X-ray feature and includes the new ability to estimate how much reading time is left in a book. Available Oct. 1, the Kindle Paperwhite WiFi model will cost $119, and the 3G version, which requires no data contract or plan, will be priced at $179.
  • Next-Gen Kindle — The entry-level ereader got a small revamp with a 15 percent faster page-turn speed, new fonts, crisper text, and a price drop — it's now available for $69.

Which Amazon tablet or ereader are you likely to purchase?

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6 Standout Features of Amazon's Kindle Fire HD

The Kindle Fire was big news when announced last year as a multimedia tablet ready to battle with the kingpin iPad, and now Amazon's taking aim at the new iPad's retina display with the introduction of the Kindle Fire HD.

The Kindle Fire was big news when announced last year as a multimedia tablet ready to battle with the kingpin iPad, and now Amazon's taking aim at the new iPad's retina display with the introduction of the Kindle Fire HD.

Available for preorder today, Amazon revealed four new Kindle Fire models:

  • Kindle Fire HD 7" (16GB $199 & 32GB $249; ships Sept. 14)
  • Kindle Fire HD 8.9" (16GB $299 & 32GB $369; ships Nov. 20)
  • Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G LTE Wireless (32GB $499 & 64GB $599; ships Nov. 20)
  • Next-Gen Kindle Fire (8GB $159; ships Sept. 14)

Read on for details of Amazon's latest Kindle Fire tablet line and why the company's calling them its "most-advanced tablets" yet. After taking a look at the Kindle Fire HD's new features, do you plan on buying it?

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