Amazon made a last-minute push Tuesday to sell Kindle...
Amazon made a last-minute push Tuesday to sell Kindle e-readers for Christmas, offering free two-day shipping to shoppers who placed orders before 8 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday. The promotion covered all Kindles, including the $79 model, which, according to the…
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company, consumers are buying in multiples “as stocking stuffers.” Amazon also offered shoppers free one-day shipping on select products including portable navigation devices from Garmin and Tom Tom; digital cameras, primarily from Canon, Nikon and Kodak; tablets from Coby, Samsung, Sony, Dell and Archos; laptops from Sony, Toshiba and Dell; home audio products from Sonos and Tivoli Audio; and 65 models of headphones including Etymotic noise-isolating in-ear models and Bose QuietComfort 15 noise-canceling headphones that were selling for list price at $299, reference headphones from Denon discounted by $200 to $499, Shure in-ear phones slashed by $100 to $449, and Monster Vivienne Tam fashion in-ear headphones cut from $199 to $59. Amazon also held a limited-time sale on Samsung high-end 46-, 55- and 60-inch TVs. Examples included the UN55D8000 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D LED HDTV, slashed from $3,599 to $1,887, the UN60D8000 60-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D LED HDTV, dropped from $4,299 to $2,636; and the UN46D7000 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D LED HDTV, clipped by $1,074 to $1,225.