Amazon.com helps procrastinators with free Kindle shipping

SEATTLE Amazon.com announced that it is offering free shipping on all Kindle orders made on Dec. 23.

The company said orders made for the $259 e-reader will be delivered by Christmas.

“It’s easy to get busy during the holidays, so we’ve decided to make it easy even for procrastinators to order Kindle, the number one most wished for gift on Amazon, and get it delivered for free and in time for Christmas,” said Ian Freed, VP Amazon Kindle. “With Kindle, you can give the gift of choosing over 390,000 books and more than 100 top newspapers and magazines from around the world and begin reading in less than 60 seconds.”