Kindle, Kindle, Kindle
Well, I’m swamped by rumors, happy with Kindle news and what with all the good books I’ve found– just wallowing in Kindle-goodness.
Rumors
First for the rumors. Sometime yesterday the 6″ Kindle went out of stock, there were refurbs available, but they’ve since sold out as well. Rumors on Twitter, Amazon Discussion boards, Kindleboards and MobileReads speculate that the Kindle 3 is just around the corner. In response, 3rd parties have already raised the prices of used Kindles upwards of $230, pretty much reflecting the old Kindle price of $259. It will be interesting to watch the price gouging wars if the Kindle 2 stays out of stock for a few days. I don’t dare look at the prices on ebay (ugh).
News
In Kindle news, Amazon issued a Press Release announcing that Stieg Larsson (author of the Millennium Trilogy) is the frst author and first member of the “Kindle Million Club”. That club is for writers whose books have sold over 1 million Kindle copies.
This kind of confuses me as I thought James Patterson was the 1st, but apparently that news was for selling a million ebooks (whether Kindle or otherwise) and was issued by his publisher, not Amazon. So there you go.
For those thinking that the iPad was going to be the death of the Kindle–raspberries to you. I say up with dedicated devices that do one thing great rather than focus on muli-ourpose ones that do a lot of stuff just okay. Don’t get me wrong, I love my iPad, but my Kindle is my baby!
My Lastest books (All VERY good! If you are into the Fantasy genre, be sure to check them out)
All that Lives Must Die (Mortal Coils #2) – Mortal Coils (Mortal Coils #1) by Eric Nylund – Mortal Coils was one of my Best Books of 2009
Tracking the Tempest (Jane True #2), Tempest Rising (Jane True, #1) by Nicole Peeler
Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia #1) by David Anthony Durham
Salute the Dark (Shadows of the Apt #4), Blood of the Mantis (Shadows of the Apt #3), Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt #2), Empire in Black & Gold (Shadows of the Apt #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes




