The holiday sellout of Kindles has begun at Amazon, with the $99 Special Offers Kindle Keyboard being the first to disappear this year. This means the least expensive Kindle with a Keyboard is now $139, unless you grab one of the refurbished units (while they last), although you might still find these at some local stores. I keep seeing rumors that the Keyboard versions are being run out of stock and will drop off the catalog, but nothing from Amazon has confirmed that. It is more likely that they have simply sold out of stock and rather than have a bunch of pre-orders that can't be filled by Christmas, they elected to remove the buy button from the model in question. The KindleDX is also still available (but back to full price), but you really have to search for it, as it doesn't appear on the Kindle Family banner any longer. For those who are considering picking up a Kindle for a gift, I'm going to list the models and their status below, with any refurbished ones linked in, if available. Remember, you can opt in to Special Offers with an eInk model, and then opt out again, at no charge (as many times as you want); if you purchase a Special Offers version up front, though, you do have to pay the discounted difference in price the first time you opt out of the Offers (but can then switch back and forth at will with these, as well). Not all refurbished units are heavily discounted, but two are, so I've bolded them, below. Also, some of these appear to be more limited in stock, as they are showing a message that orders are prioritized on a first-come-first-served basis in the US (I've marked these with an asterisk), although that may just be some text left over from when you could pre-order these models..
(*) Order now. Orders are prioritized on a first come, first served basis. U.S. only
Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi, includes Special Offersout of stock; refurbished $89.99- Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi $139
- Kindle Keyboard, 3G+Wi-Fi, includes Special Offers $139; refurbished $129.99
- Kindle Keyboard, 3G+Wi-Fi $189; refurbished $129.99
- Kindle DX, 3G+Wi-Fi $379; refurbished $244.99
- Kindle, Wi-Fi, includes Special Offers $79
- Kindle, Wi-Fi $109
- Kindle, Touch, Wi-Fi, includes Special Offers $99 (*)
- Kindle, Touch, Wi-Fi $139 (*)
- Kindle, Touch, 3G+Wi-Fi, includes Special Offers $149 (*)
- Kindle, Touch, 3G+Wi-Fi $189 (*)
- Kindle Fire, (Wi-Fi only) $199 (*)
