Give Dad the Gift of Reading

Just as they offered for Mother's Day, Amazon.com has announced a free shipping offer for Kindle, just in time for Father's Day. Customers who order a Kindle or Kindle DX anytime before 4:30 pm PDT on June 17 will receive free shipping within the continental United States for delivery on or before June 19. Kindle sells for $259.

"Kindle is a great gift choice for Dads and we're thrilled to help make it even easier for customers to give the perfect gift," said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle weighs just 10.2 ounces, has a crisp electronic ink display that makes it easy to read whether indoors or in bright sunlight, and comes with free 3G wireless access to a vast selection of over 600,000 titles."

Kindle and Kindle DX are available with immediate free expedited shipping for $259 and $489 respectively at www.amazon.com/kindle.