I couldn’t even get hold of one for most of last year until the ships finally got some stock in for Black Friday. I should jailbreak it.
Comment on Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? – Terence Eden’s Blog
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoThe current ad-supported basic Kindle is $109 USD, which is just $12 more expensive than it was back in 2012, adjusted for inflation ($70 in 2012 would be $97 today).
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
DigDoug@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I didn’t consider that the exchange rate in 2012 was really good. With the new price and today’s exchange rate, it would be $180 NZD, which isn’t the end of the world, but feels kind of wrong because electronics generally get cheaper the longer they’re on the market.
That being said, it isn’t just Kindles. Kobos used to be ridiculously cheap, and now they’re the same price as Kindles if not more.