Kindle Goes International

Amazon has recently announced an international version of the Kindle, with wireless coverage in over 100 countries (wireless coverage map). Amazon is taking pre-orders now, and the international Kindle will ship beginning on October 19. Order your international Kindle here - Kindle international for $279.

Kindle Price Drops

If you've been waiting for a lower-priced Kindle, now's your chance. Amazon.com recently lowered the price of a new Kindle to $259. Get your Kindle here - Kindle 2 for $249.

This is a great deal for those of you who waited!

Kindle 2.0.1 Upgrade

Just a few days after the launch of Amazon's new Kindle 2.0, an upgrade to version 2.0.1 began slowly rolling out. Judging from posts on the Kindle 2 forums, a few Kindles have been upgraded as of today (3/2), but most have not.

It seems unusual to push out an upgrade so soon after a product launch, and Amazon so far hasn't said a thing about it. There's no information on the Kindle support pages about this upgrade at all.

How do you know if you've received the upgrade? From the HOME page, press the MENU button. Select "Settings" from the menu. Your version number will appear at the bottom of the screen. If you press MENU again from the Settings page, you will see an "Update Your Kindle" menu item. If this item is grayed out, it means the update has not yet been pushed to your Kindle.