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2011 Holiday & Black Friday E-Reader & Tablet Deals at 2:58 PM, with sub-$100 e-readers fairly common.On the e-reader side, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Sony all have new e-Ink based offerings, each offering touchscreen models. Prices have come down to about $100.Amazon's new Kindle TouchAmazon has an array of new 4th-generation Kindles this holiday season, starting at just $79 for the simply-named “Kindle,†which is their basic e-reader, lacking a touchscreen and keyboard (the 3rd-generation models are now called “Kindle Keyboardsâ€). They make up for lacking these features with a small size, low weight, and very low price, starting “).Amazon also offers the Kindle Touch, which adds a touchscreen and starts at $99 ($139 without offers). Both models come with Wi-Fi connectivity. If you want to add 3G, the Kindle Touch 3G is $149 ($189 without offers).$79 from Amazon): Wi-Fi, 5-way controller, 5.98 oz., 2 GB$99 from Amazon): Wi-Fi, touchscreen, 7.5 oz., 4 GBKindle Touch 3G$149 from Amazon): Wi-Fi + free 3G, touchscreen, 7.8 ounces, 4 GBFind the Kindle Keyboard 3G (normally $139) for just $89 at Best Buy. Target is offering it for $85 in-store on Black Friday.Staples offers the $79 Kindle (with offers) with a free $15 gift card. Radio Shack does the same with a $10 gift card.Of course, $79 for the basic Kindle is hard to beat — and you can order from Amazon or buy it anywhere without waiting in Black Friday lines.UPDATE: The 9.7″ Kindle DX is $120 off, just $259 from AmazonBarnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch has the same 6″ e-Ink Pearl screen as the Kindles, and (as the name implies) comes with a touchscreen. It is 7.5 ounces, has Wi-Fi, and adds an SD memory card reader. It retails for $139.$99 from B&N): Wi-Fi, touchscreen, 7.5 oz., 2 GBjust $79 for Black Friday, matching Amazon’s non-touchscreen Kindle, even without “special offers.†Alternately, Target offers a $30 gift card with the purchase of the Simple Touch for $99.Kobo offers its $99 Kobo Wireless and $139 Kobo Touch, both of which have the same 6″ e-Ink screen as the B&N and Amazon models. Both models offer Wi-Fi connectivity, and the more expensive Touch (as the name implies) adds a touchscreen. They have only 1 GB of storage, but do include an expandable SD card slot, and come pre-loaded with 100 free public domain books$99 from Kobo): Wi-Fi, 5-way controller, 7.8 oz., 1 GB