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"Online retail giant Amazon announced today that it has begun shipping Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch preorders today, alerting customers that orders of the 4G variant will begin making their way to customers from November 20.\r\n\r\nExpanding the availability of its new custom Android-powered tablet, Amazon has partnered with major US retailers Best Buy, Staples and Radio Shack. Amazon says Best Buy will stock the tablet from tomorrow, with Staples, Radio Shack and &amp;quot;additional retailers&amp;quot; in the coming weeks.\r\n\r\nBy shipping today, Amazon has begun shipping the WiFi models five days ahead of schedule.\u00A0Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle explains that the company wants to get a jump on holiday sales:\r\n\u201CWith the holiday season upon us, we\u2019re excited to make our $299 Kindle Fire HD 8.9\u201D available early\u2014we think customers are going to love web browsing, email, gaming, watching TV shows, reading magazines, and more on the large, stunning HD screen, with fast Wi-Fi and exceptional audio.\u201D\r\nOn Amazon's website, the Kindle Fire HD displays shipping dates of December 3, highlighting that the company will fulfil preorders before\u00A0fulfilling\u00A0more recent purchases.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe\u00A0Kindle Fire HD 8.9\u201D offers a\u00A01920 x 1200 (254 PPI) display,\u00A0TI OMAP 4470 processor, Dolby Digital Plus audio for $299. The 4G-enabled model -- which is available for starts at $499\u00A0with an AT&amp;amp;amp;T data package for a one-off payment of $49.99 -- ships as planned on November 20."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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