Kindle Fire HD 7 and 8.9 now available for pre-order in 'over 170 countries'

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.....9_620x340.jpgAmazon's Kindle Fire HD 7- and 8.9-inch slates have only seen limited shores since they were formally announced, but today the company said they're now available for pre-order in more than "170 countries and territories around the world." We could try and list all the new tablet markets, but it's easier to say that until now, they've only found spots in Amazon stores in the US, Europe and Japan. We're not surprised to see the hardware get a much wider release, given that the e-tailer revealed its plan to take the Appstore global last month. The only other nugget in the PR is an expected shipping date of June 13th. Head over to your local Amazon portal to confirm if your region is one of the lucky 170.
Update: Amazon's issued a second PR saying those international plans for the Appstore are no longer plans -- it's now up and running in "nearly 200 countries."


Pricing and Availability
Kindle Fire HD 8.9” is available for preorder starting today for just $284 at www.amazon.com/global-kindle-fire-hd-8.9.
Kindle Fire HD 7” is available for preorder starting today for just $214 at www.amazon.com/global-kindle-fire-hd.
Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9” will be available for order and ship June 13 to customers in Ireland and Gibraltar fromwww.amazon.co.uk; for customers in Austria and Luxembourg from www.amazon.de; and for customers in Monaco fromwww.amazon.fr.
Kindle Fire HD is also available at various retailers around the world. Customers can discover stores and location atwww.amazon.com/KindleRetailers.