Amazon reduces price of Kindle Fire tablets

Global online retailer Amazon has reduced the price of its Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch tablets by up to 18 per cent.

The company has priced 32GB Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch tablet at Rs 21,999 and 16 GB at Rs 17,999, Amazon India said in a statement. Earlier, the tablets were priced at Rs 25,999 and Rs 21,999 respectively.

"The new prices make Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inches even more attractive for consumers. Designed for entertainment, the tablet is perfect for web browsing, apps, games and reading eBooks," the company said.

Kindle is available at over 200 retail outlets across India and its users have access to over 1.97 million books, including over 325,000 titles that are exclusive to the Kindle Store.