Best Buy takes 2012 Amazon Kindle pre-orders for those that hate online shopping, appreciate irony

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There's a certain amount of self-contradiction going on if you're visiting a brick-and-mortar store to pre-order a device that's all about e-commerce. If you relish the irony, Best Buy will gladly let you reserve Amazon's [$69 Kindle](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/amazon-announces-69-dollar-kindle-shipping-on-september-14th/), [Kindle Paperwhite](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-hands-on/), upgraded [Kindle Fire](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/amazon-kindle-fire-2012/) and [both](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/kindle-fire-hd-7-inch-hands-on/) [sizes](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/amazons-8-9-inch-kindle-fire-hd-impressions/) of the Kindle Fire HD (including the [LTE model](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/kindle-fire-hd-4g-lte/)) at both regular locations and Best Buy Mobile. The retailer isn't as specific with its in-stock dates as Amazon: beyond the $69 Kindle's September 14th date, we're only promised a generic October release for the Paperwhite and 7-inch Kindle Fires, while the 8.9-inch tablets will be available "before Christmas." Not the quickest path to getting a new Kindle in your hands, then, but it may be the best way to get a hands-on before clinching the deal.

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