Last year Amazon said that they had enough stock for the season… but they sold out again! If you wanted to get a Kindle last Christmas season this is the message you would see:

Due to heavy customer demand, Kindle is sold out. Please ORDER KINDLE NOW to reserve your place in line. We prioritize orders on a first come, first served basis. This item will arrive after December 24

Actually, the Kindles were sold out for several weeks, they started shipping in late January of the following year. If someone wanted to buy a Kindle last Xmas the only way was Ebay… and paying 3 times more for it (I saw auctions for Kindles with a price tag of $900!!)

Don’t let this happen to you… better safe than sorry, if you want a Kindle, or want to give it as a gift, buy it today. It is ranked as one of the most popular gadgets for 2009.

Click here to go to the Kindle 2 international page (US, Canada and rest of the world)

Click here to go to the Kindle DX page  (only available to US customers)

Christmas  is just  a short way ahead. If you are planning on giving a Kindle as a gift for your loved one remember to check the box that says “Show gift options” before you check out. You will see this after you add your kindle to your shopping cart.

Doing this will let you include a free personalized gift note written by you and will ensure that the kindle ships unregistered, so the person you are giving it to can register it in his name. He can do this right from the device when he receives it and it is a quick and easy process.

Gift message are limited to a maximum of 240 characters–about 10 lines of text. In your message, be sure to include who the gift is from and the name of the gift recipient.

Amazon gift-wrap service is quite convenient. They  will select from nice coordinating papers, boxes, bags and ribbon to make your Kindle gift special.

Gift-wrap prices range from $3.99 to $5.99 per item, depending on size.

Kindle International $279

There is a huge buzz going around with the release of the new international Kindle version. There is also a bit of confusion about how to buy it, so here is a post with a bit of information, I hope you find it useful.

With the new international kindle (officially known as Kindle (U.S. & International Wireless) ) You have many new advantages. The Kindle (U.S. & International Wireless) is eligible to ship to more than 100 countries world-wide,  you can access Whispernet service in more than 100 countries and territories outside the United States and Wirelessly purchase and receive Kindle content outside the United States.

The international Kindle can be purchased from Amazon.com for shipment to eligible countries. Which ones? These:

Aland Islands
Albania
Anerican Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Cote d’lvoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Georgia (near Russia)
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Kenya
Kiribati
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Macao
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Rawanda
Reunion
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain (wireless
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swatziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uraguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Where do you buy this Kindle (U.S. & International Wireless)?

You must go to the US version of the Amazon website. That means that if you are living in the UK for example you would need to go to Amazon.com and buy it there. Amazon.com recognizes most accounts established with their non-U.S. sites. You can sign in using the e-mail address and password for your existing account and see your existing addresses and payment methods. Remember that all prices listed in the Kindle store are in U.S. Dollars (USD). Amazon.com accepts most major credit and debit cards

What about Customs, Duties, and Taxes?

If you live in any of the following countries import fees are estimated and collected as a deposit upon checkout.

Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom

If your country is not listed then you will be responsible for paying any applicable fees upon delivery of your Kindle.

I hope you take advantage of this incredible opportunity. The Kindle is now available for almost all the world to enjoy. This will sure make a very nice Christmas gift so start getting ready for the holidays and enjoy a good book.

Click here to go to the international Kindle page at Amazon

Amazon is understood to have outsourced all aspects of manufacturing for the Kindle ebook reader in the UK to Qualcomm, including securing ‘connectivity’ with a mobile operator in the UK. Amazon has been frantically working on having the Kindle reader ready for launch before Christmas 2009