Why get the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet / e-reader?

The New Kindle Fire!

(and why you want it)

Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi

Amazon just cornered the market on e-reading, and will sell tons of the Fires because it's only 200 bucks. I will probably buy one just to read magazines and comics.

I don't think amazon thinks this is the iPad killer or anything. Heck, there is no 3g... but, what it does do is pretty much shaft barnes & noble, especially when you consider the 3 new e-ink devices they announced, one starting at 80 bucks.

If you are into e-reading, Amazon just made a huge splash in that market, and B&N, Sony, Kobo, PocketBook, etc are in trouble.

Advance speculation was that the Kindle Fire was going to be sold for $249. B&N sent out a marketing email in the middle of the night dropping their Nook Color price from $249 to $224. Then Amazon announces at $199 this morning. Hilarious. I'll probably get one for my wife because sometimes one iPad isn't enough but I don't think we need another tablet enough to drop another $500+. $200 is just about perfect for a 2nd e-reader / email / internet toy.

Amazon = run by geniuses

Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi

23 This Year: The SUB POP Amazon Sampler FREE!

23 This Year: The Sub Pop Amazon Sampler

This review is from: 23 This Year: The Sub Pop Amazon Sampler (MP3 Download)

Sub Pop Records is a Seattle based pretty successful record company with many band names on their web site. This free mp3 sampler is 23 bands on 23 tracks.

Track 1 Fleet Foxes with Helplessness Blues. Meaningful strong vocal over quickly frantic acoustic guitar. Kicks in a bit of bass stays consistent, great song.

Amor Fati by Washed Out(Ernest Greene)up next. Alternative rock track hollow vocal over straight forward music. Nothing fancy good track.

Vetiver playing Wonder Why is next. Mellow easy listening indie song that cruises along behind male lyric and simple backing sounds. Nice.

Track 4 is The Head And The Heart playing Lost In My Mind. Quiet male vocal over guitar and subdued band, nice lyrics, cool ohooohohing vocalist kicks it up a notch on very nice folky/indie song.

Fruit Bats (Eric D. Johnson) bring us Tangie and Ray. Different vocal on peppy song that changes enough to keep our interest. Nice Indie Pop song.

Track 6 is by Aureilo singing Tio Sam. Very cool African Caribbean sound behind neat clear lead vocal, drums and backing singers. Like it a lot.

The Fox is by Niki & The Dove. Two person band from Sweden. Cool Alternative track nothing boring a little messy but you will keep listening to the active strong female vocal. Very nice.

Mogwai bring us Rano Pano. Great distorted guitar opening slowly builds with drums and what could be atomic Kazoos. Remains an instrumental track that maintains it's slightly threatening undertone, you will keep listening. Like it.

Track 9 is Shabazz Palaces with Swerve...the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding). Male and female Rap vocals over electro/techno noises.

Still Corners with Endless Summer bring us back to music. Hollow dreamy female vocal over mixture of synthesizer sounds that get stronger as we progress then it's over.

Chad Vangaalen with Peace On The Rise is next. Hollow male vocal plodding along behind bad production and simplistic instruments. Predictable Indie song.

Track 12 is Not Enough from J Mascis. Another great singer songwriter in your ears vocal over acoustic guitar and other singers. Very folky very nice.

Rebound from Sebadoh. Raccous opening (very refreshing) gives way to lone singer over classic sounding 3 piece band. Cruises along w/nice California garage band sound. Track is over way too soon.

Next up Orbits playing You Gotta Lose. Equally cool opening up beat band
and intense singer. Punky sound great song.

Track 15 is He Gets Me High by Dum Dum Girls. I love the Dum Dum Girls. Similar great Pop/punky sound to their songs this is no exception. Slightly distorted sound great smart song.

Handsome Furs bring us Repatriated. Strong New Wave sound and 80's vocal. Pulsing dance beat behind much more. Cruises along nicely, echoes of the 80's it's all good on this great song.

The Twilight Singers are next with On The Corner. Very good rock song, superior intro, strong sound, cool vocal. Band and singer grow and stretch as the song expands, keeps getting bigger this is a brilliant song. Even has cool fade to end.

Number 18 is Papercuts with Do You Really Wanna Know. Dreamy hollow vocal over straining band. Song soars and cruises stays the same, pretty good Dream Pop.

Mister Heavenly is the band Bronx Sniper is the song. Pretty cool strong rock band sound after trick quiet opening. Great vocal rowdy band very deliberate and calculated sound that rocks. Love it.

Track 20 is Male Bonding with Bones. Any rapid playing guitar fade in to a song is a good start. Weird Motorhead lyrical flashback (It's all the same to me) as the singer starts however the dreamy vocal over frantic distorted guitar and simple drums soon take over. At 6 and half minutes song starts to age, these guys maintain a beat and rock on through. Like it.

Avi Buffalo with How Come? is next. Cool thumping bass behind new female vocal and messy music. Actually stays interesting and sounds pretty good. Initially I thought they were Pomplamoose (from Hyundai Christmas TV ad) they are not. Nice song.

Especially Me from Low is next. Song opens with a well used line (Cry me a river) quickly goes it's own way with very nice female vocal over strengthening band in the back ground. Very cool 5 and half minutes of superior vocal and band. This is a very well produced quality song.

Last track is Daniel Martin Moore with O My Soul. We close with initially mellow male vocal over controlled acoustic guitar, song quickly becomes stronger and better. High quality singer songwriter number to end a very high quality mp3 download from Amazon.

This 23 track free sampler starts well and never looks back. A superior collection of very talented musicians. Every track adds something to the sampler. Production is mostly very good, content is superior, overall this is a great sampler. A neat mix of mostly Indie, Alternative and Folk sometimes on the same song.

I strongly suggest you download now, recent Amazon samplers have quickly become for sale or been withdrawn. I cannot imagine this collection will be free for long and I'd be surprised if you delete many tracks.

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Amazon: Classic Rock Songs (MP3) On Sale for $0.69

Amazon:
Classic Rock MP3's for $0.69

Classic Rock Songs (MP3) for $0.69 + free shipping

Instantly buy all the best classic rock songs for only $0.69 each and gift these classic songs to your teens, friends, or loved ones. Use Amazon's Cloud Player to upload songs and albums purchased from the Amazon MP3 Store.

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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10 14MP 16x Zoom = $249 + Free Shipping!

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10 14MP 16x Digital Camera
for $249 + free shipping

Today only, amazon.com offers the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10 14.1-Megapixel Digital Camera in a choice of five colors for $249 with free shipping. Features include a Leica 24mm ultra wide-angle 16x optical zoom lens, 3" touchscreen LCD, integrated GPS, 3D Photo Mode, 720p HD video recording, optical image stabilization, SDXC card slot, mini HDMI output, USB 2.0 connectivity, and more. I own a slightly older model Lumix DMC-ZS7 and these are great point-and-shoot cameras with impressive zoom capabilities.

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Stealing Time CLIF Bar 24 pack = $19

~CLIF BAR SPECIAL~

Right now, Amazon has the CLIF Bar Chocolate Chip Energy Bar 12-Count 2-Pack for $19.20. Add it to your cart via Subscribe & Save to drop it to $16.32 and bag free shipping. That's $0.68/bar and less than half what you'd pay at the outdoors store. These vegan energy bars are wheat-free and dairy-free.

Amazon Kindle 3 WiFi eBook Reader for $99...

Amazon Kindle = $99!

Amazon Warehouse Deals offers the factory-refurbished 8.5-oz. Amazon Kindle 3 Wi-Fi eBook Reader for $99.99. This is the best deal yet for any 3rd-generation Amazon Kindle. It measures 0.34"-thick with a 6" screen. Other notable features include 4GB of internal storage (for up to 3,500 books and documents), built-in wireless, text-to-speech, Whispersync (this acts as a virtual bookmark to sync your location across multiple Kindles), PDF support, USB connectivity, battery life of up to one month (with wireless off), and more. A 1-year Amazon warranty applies.

Kindle is our #1 bestselling item for two years running. It’s also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon. Now it's even better.

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WebKit-Based Browser – Browse the web over Wi-Fi (experimental)
Click Here: Refurbished Kindle 3 Wi-Fi's from Amazon themselves, now only $99!

Promo Code: $2 Amazon mp3 Credit FREE - No Strings!

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Obviously they are trying to get more people into their cloud thing, but whatever. They have tons of current albums for $5 each. Myself, I'll probably grab something like the 9.5 hrs of Mozart collection for free anyway, I dunno. Either way, that free $2 credit is in my account already.

Even if you don't want the mp3's now, click the link and get the credit into your account while this deal lasts!

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XBox 360, Wii, PS3 Games Sale: Buy 1, Get 1 at 50% Off

Buy One, Get One @ 50% Off!

Right now at Amazon, buy one in-stock video game for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, or PlayStation 2 and get a second game of equal or lesser value for 50% off. (The discount is taken at checkout.) And with free shipping on orders of $25 or more, there are some great deals to be had here.

More than 180 titles are eligible for the discount. Including:

Killzone 3: Helghast Edition

Buy One, Get One 50% Off

For a limited time, when you one qualifying game from this list you can get a second qualifying game, also from the list below, for 50% off.

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Offer good while supplies last, or until terminated by Amazon. Limit one promotional credit per customer.

$100 Off - George Carlin: All My Stuff [Box Set] for $84.99 + Free Shipping

George Carlin: All My Stuff for $84.99 + free shipping

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This 14-disc career retrospective set includes all twelve of George Carlin s HBO concert specials, spanning nearly thirty years. One of the greatest comedians of our time performs all of his memorable routines including: Baseball and Football, A Place for My Stuff, Losing Things, Al Sleet the Hippie-Dippie Weather Man, Hitler, We Like War, It s Not A Sport, Why We Don't Need Ten Commandments and Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.

Two bonus discs round out this collection: an interview disc titled George on George and an exclusive 75 minute video interview with Carlin that was taped in April of 2007 as part of XM Radio s Artist Confidential series.

Performances, such as:

On Location: George Carlin At USC 77
George Carlin Again! 78
Carlin At Carnegie 82
Carlin On Campus 84
Playing With Your Head 86
What Am I Doing In New Jersey? 88
Doin It Again 90
Jammin In New York 92
Back In Town 96
You Are All Diseased 99
Complaints and Grievances 01
Life Is Worth Losing 05

All This Month: 100 Albums for $5 Each on Amazon - June 2011

Amazon's 100 MP3 Albums for $5 Each!

Weezer Blue Album Rarities Edition MP3 Album for $5
Beastie Boys Check Your Head MP3 Album for $5
Mos Def The Ecstatic MP3 Album for $5
The Raveonettes Raven In The Grave MP3 Album for $5
Alicia Keys The Diary Of Alicia Keys MP3 Album for $5
Tim McGraw Greatest Hits Volume 3 MP3 Album for $5
Codes and Keys - Death Cab for Cutie MP3 Album for $5
Circuital - My Morning Jacket MP3 Album for $5
Lungs - Florence + The Machine MP3 Album for $5
Gimme Some - Peter Bjorn And John MP3 Album for $5
Tourist History - Two Door Cinema Club MP3 Album for $5
Queen Rock Montreal - Queen MP3 Album for $5
MTV Unplugged In New York - Nirvana MP3 Album for $5
Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age MP3 Album for $5
Nothing But The Water - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals MP3 Album for $5
It Won't Be Soon Before Long. (Explicit) - Maroon 5 MP3 Album for $5
Graduation [Explicit] - Kanye West MP3 Album for $5
Greatest Hits - Buddy Holly MP3 Album for $5
En Concert - Jack Johnson MP3 Album for $5
Good Evening New York City - Paul McCartney MP3 Album for $5
Michael Grimm - Michael Grimm MP3 Album for $5
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters MP3 Album for $5
If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher's Greatest Hits - Cher MP3 Album for $5
Stronger [+Digital Booklet] - Sara Evans MP3 Album for $5
The Greatest Hits - Mötley Crüe MP3 Album for $5
The Sound of Music - Original Soundtrack Recording MP3 Album for $5
The Bends [Explicit] - Radiohead MP3 Album for $5
Here We Go Again: Celebrating The Genius Of Ray Charles - Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis Featuring Norah Jones MP3 Album for $5
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