same story in the UK: the "pre-order now" button has changed to "buy now", but when you go to the buy page, it is out of stock. Interestingly, WH Smith , the usual reseller of Kobo devices in the UK, has the black Aura for sale and in stock:
http://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/ko...oduct/36787081
(it does take a while to find it, as their webpage is a bit of a mess)