Amazon Kindle Sold Out Online
PrintIf you were planning on getting a Kindle from Amazon today, think again. The popular eReader is showing as "out of stock" on Amazon's website, and no estimated ship date is available. There are three competing theories about just what is going on here. First, Amazon just wasn't able to keep up with demand, and there's a temporary supply problem. Second, this is just a system glitch and nothing more. The final, and most interesting possibility, there is a new Kindle about to stealth launch.
The last time the Kindle was "sold out" was back when the Kindle 2 debuted. Amazon was very straight forward with customers about when the new version would ship, but no word this time around. There have been rumors that a new "Kindle 3" was on the way with the sharper Pearl eInk display that the new Kindle DX is using.
There's no telling what's up just yet, but stay tuned for more. Feel free to offer up your best guess of what's going on.
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wineaux
July 29, 2010 at 12:08pm
The Kindle 3 is now showing as available for pre-order on Amazon's website. This is of course why they were slamming out the old Kindle 2's with CDMA radio's via their Warehouse store over the past month. Out with the old and in with the new.
There is both a Kindle 3 with WiFi only for $139, and a Kindle 3 with GSM 3G for $189. Both are slated to ship August, 27th.
Baer
July 27, 2010 at 7:41pm
THE kindle is an e book reader. Books are black and white paper that you can read in low light with no anoying reflection. The Kindle is just that, easy to download books, easy and comfortable to read. It is not a wimpy computer wanna be like an iPad, it is a true e book reader. No reflection, no backlighting just an electronic book that works well.
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