Amazon Kindle Out of Stock to make room for the New Amazon Kindle

Today Amazon listed the Kindle out of stock, having many in the gadget blogsphere wondering what could be next for the Kindle. Some speculated that like the nook, it would house two screens -- one being e-ink, and another being LCD color.

The acutal new Kindle is much less exciting. It features the same 6 inch screen size, a lighter body, a faster redraw on e-ink, a minimized back button, and a larger forward button. The rocker switch has also been redesigned. The Kindle will arrive in two varieties of two colors each: a Wi-Fi only version for $139, and a Free 3G version for $189. Just like the Kindle DX, the Kindle will come in graphite or white. The new pricing reflects on their ongoing price war with Barnes and Noble's nook e-reader -- by undercutting the nook by $10.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Bezos said "there are going to be 100 companies making LCD [screen] tablets... why would we want to be 101? I like building a purpose-built reading device. I think that is where we can make a real contribution."