{"id":134356,"date":"2019-03-17T21:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=134356"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:23:13","slug":"signs-new-amazon-kindle-2019-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/signs-new-amazon-kindle-2019-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"3 signs the new basic Kindle is coming in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?resize=540%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Will the new basic Kindle be released in 2019. For Prime Day or Black Friday?\" class=\"wp-image-134359\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Will-the-new-Kindle-be-released-in-2019.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>The 8th-generation Kindle was launched in July 2016 \/ Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00ZV9PXP2\/?tag=eflyus-20\">Amazon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Price policy and product availability of the current model may suggest Amazon is making space for a new entry-level Kindle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you asking yourself a question: will the new basic Kindle be released in 2019? You don&#8217;t need the Paperwhite, not mentioning the Oasis, and you don&#8217;t want to pay more than $80. You want to know when the new generation entry-level model will be launched, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The next basic Kindle may come sooner than you think, despite no rumors, image leaks, or FCC filing news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three facts described below may signal the new Kindle (11th-generation) would come in the next months, even weeks. Amazon&#8217;s latest decisions may suggest the company wants to sell the remaining stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current model &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/kindle-2016-white-black\/\">the 8th-generation Kindle<\/a> &#8211; was launched in July 2016. It&#8217;s almost three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life cycle of e-readers is longer than tablets, but three years were the maximum timeframe so far. Kindle Paperwhite 4 was launched three years after its predecessor. It took Amazon only 18 months to replace Kindle Oasis with the 2nd-generation model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes me think we can expect the new Kindle this year? It&#8217;s a result of a day-to-day analysis of availability and price fluctuations of the current model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Amazon stopped selling the basic Kindle with special offers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When National Reading Month 2019 deals were revealed, the basic Kindle with special offers was offered at a price reduced to $49.99. The $30 price drop is usual for shopping events, such as Black Friday, Prime Day, or National Reading Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing is that it took less than a day to clear the stock. In a few hours after the deal was revealed, the availability of the version with ads was set at mid-April. And in the next hours, the variant was gone completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you can only buy it as used via Amazon Warehouse or get a refurbished one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The basic Kindle without ads was offered with a  record 50% price cut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You rarely see a price of a Kindle or Fire being cut by 50%. In fact, I have never seen it before. The deepest price cuts of Kindle e-readers (not bundles), offered during Prime Day or Black Friday, were not crossing 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50% off the basic Kindle. This happened for a first time a few days ago. A version without ads was offered for $49.99, instead of $99.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, again, the status has been changed to &#8220;currently unavailable&#8221; in a few hours. Amazon doesn&#8217;t even state when the model will be back on stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. International version of the basic Kindle has gone completely<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As you may know, Amazon sells two versions of each Kindle model through the US Kindle Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One is addressed to US customers, and is offered with and without special offers. An international version has a different ASIN number, can be shipped abroad, and is available without special offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, the international version of Kindle 8 is gone. You can&#8217;t find it through search. Even if you open a specific url link, you will either be redirected to the US version (which is out of stock) or see a 404 error page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, the Kindle may have sold out so quickly because of a demand much increasing Amazon&#8217;s estimates. It would prove consumers still love the current model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon may order a next batch of the current model, and everything will be back to normal. Kindle 8 will be sold with bigger and bigger discounts for the next 12 months or even longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, an upgrade is more than needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 8th-generation Kindle was the first Amazon e-reader with a Bluetooth module, to let users play audiobooks via connected earphones or speakers. But how you can turn the device with only 4 GB of storage (3 GB available to user) into a fully-fledged audiobook player?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bigger internal memory seems to be the most urgent upgrade. And it doesn&#8217;t seem to be a great challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect an e-reader to be waterproof. I don&#8217;t need an edge-to-edge glass front. What I would love to see is a crispier screen with a higher contrast &#8211; borrowed from a Paperwhite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Kindle 8 doesn&#8217;t return in the next few days or weeks, we may witness an unexpected announcement from Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading. 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