Yes, there are other Kindles too

Last week one of the biggest stories in the headlines covered Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet/e-reader.  But what seemed to fall through the cracks were the stories of what other Kindle's were also announced.  Amazon announced it will also be releasing two more versions of the monochrome Kindle r-readers for those who aren't ready for the tablet experience.

So what's new with these?  Well, they are still sporting the monochrome e-ink screen; but now they include multi-touch features as well.  One of the other changes about the Touch versions of the Kindle, is that user's will no longer have to 'swipe' their finger across the screen to turn the page of the ebook.  Instead, a simple screen tap will handle page turning as well.

For those who are curious as to what e-ink screens are: they are monochrome screens for mobile devices that allow no-glare visibility in daylight and brightly lit rooms.  They use no backlight; instead they use ambient light in the room to produce the vibrant image on the screen.  E-Ink screens are great on battery life due to the lack of a backlight necessary to light the display (unlike standard tablets).  One of the drawbacks to e-ink screens is that in low-light/dark rooms or areas; you will need to use a booklight (they make booklights that attach to most e-readers) to create ambient light in order to see the image on the screen.

There are two versions:
-Kindle Touch (WiFi) for $99 (USD)
-Kindle Touch 3G for $149 (USD)

You may want to note that the 3G version of the Kindle Touch will limit 3G access to the Kindle Store for buying ebooks and searching Wikipedia.  The 3G version does include WiFi access as well.

For more information on the new Kindle Touch swing by: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y/ref=famstripe_kt