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The E-Reader Price War: What Will Consumers Do? (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries/Digits)

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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / Digits:
The E-Reader Price War: What Will Consumers Do?  —  Amazon cut the price of its Kindle e-reader to $189 on Monday, just hours after Barnes & Noble dropped the price of the Nook to $199 and added a Wi-Fi-only model for $149.  But are those prices low enough for the devices to differentiate themselves from tablet computers like the iPad?

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iPad Costs Leave Room for Price Cuts (Arik Hesseldahl/Business Week)

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Arik Hesseldahl / Business Week:
iPad Costs Leave Room for Price Cuts  —  Apple may pay as little as $219.35 for the new tablet’s parts, says iSuppli.  That leaves room to cut the price of a device that analysts say may be too expensive  —  Apple’s (AAPL) iPad tablet computer, introduced Jan. 27, may have component costs …

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