There are all sorts of rumors lately, about Amazon possibly releasing the Kindle 3 (or Kindle Student) any day. Even the a writer at the Wall Street Journal recently wrote about the impending release of a larger format Kindle (ideal for newspaper reading).

If this is true, those of us who purchased the Kindle 2 only months ago, might feel a little scorned since we would probably have considered the larger format from the get-go. If the next device won’t come out for at least 6 months after the release of the Kindle 2 (August), then that is probably a very fair release date. However, if it’s coming out next week as these rumors are implying, then it seems premature, and it may be OK for people to feel a bit scorned about a third release that came out less than 3 months after the Kindle 2 was released. I know I will. I know it’s hopeful wishing, but a hardware trade-in program would be a very welcomed process from Amazon.

Is it really coming?

Kindle Site is Unavailable

Out of curiosity, I pointed my web browser to http://kindle.amazon.com, and I was greeted with the image above. Does this mean that Amazon is prepping their site for the upcoming release? Perhaps. The details will unfold this week.