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Originally Posted by bearbops
In my opinion, if the basic kindle is out of stock means that they will announce the new model soon.
I don't think that Amazon has decided to exit the low-end devices.
The paperwhite maybe it's still available because there is more inventory in stock, even if it is odd since last week appeared as "shipping in 1-2 weeks."
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I think it would be strange for Amazon not to release a new device. My hope, since it specifically is the KB4 that is out of stock, is that they release a updated basic reader with at least 212 PPI and at the same price. I do like my PW2 a lot but I probably would switch back. I love how light and thin the K4B is and how the text appears to be sitting right next to the surface rather than buried beneath glass.
Amazon knows that the real money comes from the kindle books. A cheap, innovative, device lines up with most of their recent releases in the past couple years.
My hope? Based on the rumors at goodereader, supposedly from a Amazon insider, of amazon using a flexible display that will be up to 50% lighter than current ereaders, I'm hoping that we get an
incredibly light basic kindle with 212ppi, with improved contrast from the last model at $69. I would imagine it would be hard to implement the lighted screen in a flexible display so I don't think the PW would be upgraded to that. I would buy in a heartbeat.