Re: Amazon Kindle--when will it be in stock?

--- In [email protected], "John Landahl" <jlandahl@...> wrote:
>
> The Amazon Kindle is presently reported as temporarily out of stock, as it has been 
since 
> Nov. 19.  However, posts in the MobileRead forums indicate that the wait time for 
delivery 
> after placing an order has now shrunk from a month and a half to about two weeks.  Just 
for 
> fun, does anyone want to guess the date when it will finally be in stock again? 
> 
> My own crystal ball is very murky here because rumors are that manufacturing of the E-
Ink 
> displays is ramping up very slowly, and the Sony 505 is also out of stock (at least it is at 
Best 
> Buy) for the same reason.  Demand probably also dropped off after the Christmas 
season, so 
> reduced demand combined with increased production should sooner or later result in 
the 
> Kindle being in stock.
> 
> I'll hazard a guess of March 21.  Anyone think they can do better?
> 
> John Landahl
> InfoStrategist.com
> Seattle, WA
>

Thanks to Aaron Walker for mentioning in his most recent post that the Amazon Kindle is 
now finally listed as in stock by Amazon!  Looks like my guess last February was a little 
over a month too optimistic.


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