Books on The Knob: International Kindle is Sold Out!

With the start of the holiday season, Amazon dropped the number of Kindles that you could buy from 5 down to 3. Even with that, the international demand for the Wi-Fi Only version has apparently outstripped supply and they are now out of stock, with expected delivery in 2 to 3 months!

You can still get the 3G version, though, but I would not wait too long, as they may go fast, as well. If you've been holding out for a Black Friday sale price -- don't! Everyone else may be discounting their ereaders for the holidays or featured in a door buster special, but with Amazon's 30-day no-questions asked return process (which is extended until Jan 30, 2011, for Kindle's purchased now), they would be looking a massive price adjustments. Obviously, that isn't necessary, as fast as these seem to be flying out of the warehouse.

For those in the UK, supply seems to be ok, for now; with Amazon all you can tell is "In Stock" or about how long the wait will be. The US pages are also still showing in stock. Hopefully Amazon has managed to figure out their supply chain enough that sellouts in the US will be minimal (then again, they've sold out every single time when a new model is introduced and over every Christmas holiday season, so far).

Update: It now looks like all the International versions of the Kindle are out of stock! See my comments for one possible way you can still get a Kindle before Xmas!

Here are the links for those looking to have one of these under the tree this year:

US Kindles