Melville House Publishing reports that CNet's David Carnoy alerted the world that the Facebook page for Amazon carried this announcement about the Kindle 2 though Amazon doesn't like using the numbering system.
This would be the Kindle 2 International, as the Kindle 2 U.S. has not been carried by Amazon for awhile. The Kindle 2 International has better screen contrast than the Kindle 2 U.S. model that I have and is quite close to the Kindle's screen contrast, by many reports and from my own experience with a friend's Kindle 2 bought in July.
' Black Friday Deal: This Friday, 11/26, you can get our previous generation Kindle for $89!
Our previous generation Kindle uses the old E Ink technology (the same E Ink as in the current Nook). Our all-new Kindle [the Kindle 3 {UK: K3}] uses the latest generation E Ink (Pearl) for 50% percent better contrast, and is available at the everyday low price of ...$139. '
Again, that's the Kindle 2 International that's being sold for $89, which has better screen contrast than the earlier Kindle 2 U.S. models.
I'm surprised that they have any left. However, the sale doesn't start until 9:00 AM on Black Friday, November 26 (see the link below).
It's definitely a limited quantity item.
While the $149 B&W E-Ink Nook with the same screen but NO 3G wireless (WiFi only) will sell for $99 on Black Friday (at Best Buy, I think) as will the smaller Sony without wireless, the Kindle 2 is definitely a better deal for navigational ease, free 3G cellular wireless web browser, and the Text-to-Speech capability. It doesn't have the local WiFi module but the Kindle's 3G works almost ANYwhere without your needing to find a WiFi hot spot that's also free and which doesn't require a passkey, which is why 3G models are more expensive for both the Kindle and the Nook.
The Nook will be better for those who need to get books from the public library if their library carries a good e-book selection and they are ever in stock (some are 'out' for months). The Sony is nice but very limited (no dictionary, no searches, no folders, no annotations, no wireless of any kind).
Here's the Consumer Reports video review of the current higher-priced E-Ink Nook , the Kindle 2, and the Sony.
Also, there's ABC7/Consumer Reports on 9 e-readers that include the current e-Ink nook (though with 3G, which the $99 Black Friday Nook e-Ink model doesn't have) and the Kindle 2.
Amazon always carries a flexible 1-year warranty with instant replacements if there's a problem. Their phone support for that is 866-321-8851.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THIS EARLY ON THE 26TH
LATE Thursday night, at midnight which will start Friday, November 26 --
Go to U.S. Black Friday specials page: Shortcut: http://bit.ly/blackfriday-2010
UPDATE - I said 'midnight' because many stores post their releases ahead of time. In the Comments area, amoderngirl asked about the time differences.
Since Seattle is on Pacific Standard time, one would think it would be 9:00am PST, which would be noon on Friday. Again, I think they might well post the ad earlier. It's not likely they'd make it function to take orders earlier, but I would arrive earlier than 9:00am PST on Friday to check what's showing. I'm reposting this at 2:16 pm Wednesday, for the updated information.
Kindle 3's (UK: Kindle 3's), DX Graphite
Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources. Top 100 free bestsellers.
UK-Only: recently published non-classics, bestsellers, or highest-rated ones
Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.
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