Although I was really impress with the pricing and features as it was being announce it left much to be desired when you go to Amazon.com. First thing I noticed is that all the Fires have the special offers and sponsored screensavers. If I am able paying that much for a tablet I shouldn’t have ads on it, which Amazon is sending based on my activity. Second, all the traditional Kindles include the new Paperwhite which has two separate price points, one with ads and one without. One of the features on the Fires has Free Skype video calls. Hello Amazon! This has always been free on Wi-Fi! I also found that Amazon has not listed the battery life on the Fire HD 4G version. On the positive side, I found the new FreeTime for the Fire to be interesting and a great way to monitor your child’s tablet activity. I would be interested in how the tablet feels and if the software reduces any of the choppiness of the last Kindle operating system. You can view a comparison chart of all the Kindles on the bottom of each Kindle product page. My interest is in the Paperwhite 3G right now. What about you? Will you be purchasing or upgrading to a new Kindle? Let me know on the Gadget Girl Tips Facebook Page.

New Services

Kindle Singles (Book Subscriptions)

• Each Kindle Single presents a compelling idea--well researched, well argued, and well illustrated--expressed at its natural length.
• Allow you to purchase a serial and get all the other episodes delivered to you in sequence as they’re released.

Time to Read

• Tells you how many minutes are left in a chapter or how much time is left in a book.
• Kindle can detect your reading speed, and adjusts time accordingly.

Kindle FreeTime (Kindle Fire HD only)

• Set different time limits for different kinds of content for your kids.
• You can set up multiple profiles for multiple kids -Screen turns blue so a parent can tell across the room.
• You only let your children see book you allow -Coming in Oct 2012

New Whispersync

• Whispersync for voice mean you can listen to your audiobook on the way home and when you get home, pick up where you started reading -Whispersync for Games stores all of your "unlocked" levels in Amazon cloud to pick up where you left off.

New Kindle Software

• Multiple Profiles
• New Email
• Custom Facebook and Skype Apps

The New Kindle Family

The $69 Kindle (Updated)

• Ships on 14 Sept
• A new basic Kindle
• Smallest, lightest Kindle
• Improved Fonts
• 15% faster page turns

Kindle Paperwhite (New) Wifi only and 3G

Wi-Fi only

• Pre-order today for $119 with Special Offers (Special Offers display when you're not reading) -Pre-order today for $139 without Special Offers

3G

• Pre-order today for $179 -3G with Special Offers (Special Offers display when you're not reading)
• Pre-order today for $199 -3G without Special Offers -Ships 1 Oct

Features

• 8.9 inch with 1920x1200 resolution with 254 pixels per inch (ppi) weighing 7.5 ounces (the iPad is 264ppi and 9.4mm think and 23 ounces with 9.7 inch screen) -thinner than a magazine, lighter than a paperback.
• Has 61% more pixels than previous Kindle and 25% more contrast -Supports 8 weeks of battery life with the light on. (Wow!) Comes with frontlit screen (similar to the Nook with Glow Light from B&N.)

Kindle Keyboard 3G

• $139.00 with Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers
• $189 without Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers
• 6" E Ink Display
• Includes Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers

New Kindle Fire (Updated)

• $159
• Order it today, ships 14 Sept
• 7 inch screen with 8GB
• 14.1 ounces, 1024x600 resolution, 169 ppi -2x RAM, 40% faster and longer battery life -Includes special offers and sponsored screensavers.

Kindle Fire HD (New)

• 7 inch screen $199 (16GB) and $249 (32GB), pre-order now with release on 14 Sept
• 8.9 inch screen 16GB is $299 (16GB) and $369 (32GB) ships 20 Nov, pre-order now with release on 25 Oct -WiFi Only
• 8.8 MM thick, 20oz, 8.9 display, 254ppi (point per inch)
• 1280x800 Resolution (the original fire was 1024x600) -Includes special offers and sponsored screensavers.
• Laminated touch sensor for no air gap, 25% less glare -Has Stereo Speakers and first tablet to have Dolby Digital Plus -dual band, 2.4 AND 5GJHz and MIMO (iPad 3 had dual band but only one antenna)
• Front-facing HD camera.
• Free Skype video calls with front-facing HD Camera -Custom Facebook and Skype apps to take advantage of HD front facing cameras -New X-ray for movies. You can be watching a movie screen, touch the screen, and pull up info about actors thanks to movie website IMDb (my guess is this will only work over WiFi

Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE

• $499 (32 GB) and $599 (64 GB)
• 8.9 inch screen
• With $49.99 data plan per year (We don’t know which carries though)
• 250 MB data per month (barley enough to check email)
• Includes: 20 GB of additional Cloud Drive storage for your photos and more, plus a $10 Amazon Appstore promotional credit
• Laminated touch sensor for no air gap, 25% less glare
• Has Stereo Speakers and first tablet to have Dolby Digital Plus
• Dual band, 2.4 AND 5GJHz and MIMO (iPad 3 had dual band but only one antenna)
• Front-facing HD camera.
• Custom Facebook and Skype apps to take advantage of HD front facing cameras
• Free Skype video calls with front-facing HD Camera
• New X-ray for movies. You can be watching a movie screen, touch the screen, and pull up info about actors thanks to movie website IMDb (my guess is this will only work over WiFi)