Amazon Kindle

Update: Amazon has just announced the new Kindle 3rd generation - so this is why the Kindle 2 is out of stock...

Amazon's Kindle is now listed as "temporarily out of stock". We don't have anything official, but that's what's listed at the Kindle page over at Amazon. We'll keep you updated...

The late Stieg Larsson is the first author to sell one million books for Amazon's Kindle. He became the first member of Amazon's "Kindle Million Club", which only applies to paid books. Larsson is best known for the "Millennium Trilogy" crime novels.

via PCWorld

Amazon says that Kindle e-reader sales has tripled since the price dropped to $189. They also reveal that e-book sales has overtaken hardcover book sales: by 43%. In July, the ratio is actually 9:2 in favor of e-book sales!

via Amazon

Amazon's new Graphite Kindle DX is now shipping for $379. The Graphite DX has a new E Ink display (9.7") with 50% improved contast. It also has free US 3G access (Sprint 3G) and 4GB of internal memory.

Buy the Amazon Kindle DX Graphite now for $379.

Amazon were granted a patent (filed in 2006) on e-readers with secondary LCD displays. This is a surprise, and we're not sure whether it'll effect the Barnes&Noble Nook. Here's the patent description:

A handheld electronic device comprising: a housing; an electronic paper display disposed in the housing and having a first surface area; and a liquid crystal display (LCD) disposed in the housing proximate the electronic paper display, the LCD having a second surface area that is smaller than the first surface area of the electronic paper display.

Via Engadget

Amazon has announced an upgrade to the original Kindle DX: the new Graphite Kindle DX. It has a new 9.7" E Ink display that has 50% improved contrast, and is cheaper - $379 (down from $489!). It still has free US 3G access (Sprint 3G) and 4GB of internal memory. Oh, and it's gray.

The Graphite Kindle DX will ship on July 7th for $379. You can pre-order it now.

Amazon's Kindle e-reader application is now available, free, for the Android platform (v1.6 or higher). You can access your Kindle book, synchronize your reading between devices and can use the phone's camera to scan QR bar codes.