Amazon's Kindle is now be available to sell in both Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK, with the e-reader already a major hit for the online retailer. The third generation Amazon Kindle has proven to be both a critical and public hit, and the product is now being made available in physical stores across Britain. The device appeared in stores on Friday, selling for £111 for a Wi-Fi version and £152 for the 3G version – which runs on Amazon's whispernet and requires no data contract. Pleased Gordon Willoughby, European Director of Kindle said, "We are pleased to be working with The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy to offer the Kindle devices in store. "The reach and appeal of both these first in class retailers combined with the excellent level of personalised service provided by its people gives customers a great new place to discover Kindle and Kindle 3G." Latest generation "I'm delighted that we can offer the latest generation Kindle and Kindle 3G to our customers at Best Buy and The Carphone Warehouse stores, added Graham Stapleton, Chief Commercial Officer for Best Buy Europe "Since its launch, Kindle has been hugely popular and has revolutionised the way people can enjoy reading. Kindle wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and more on a high-resolution Pearl E Ink screen that looks and reads just like real paper, even in bright sunlight. "Kindle boasts huge storage capabilities and access to a massive selection of books. The Amazon Kindle is the perfect addition to our already extensive line-up of connected devices in stores." Related Stories MWC 2011: LG Optimus Pad confirmed: specs detailed Motorola Xoom: who will stock the Honeycomb tablet? Cloud-based iTunes could be for storage, not subscription streaming Apple iPad 2 UK release date: 25 March Apple releases iOS 4.3 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
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