After being sold out since September 21st, refurbished first generation Kindles is back in stock again. You can it for $149 .00 while supplies last. Last batch of refurbished Kindle 1s lasted around one week.
It looks like Amazon is reconditioning these in batches but they seem to sell faster than they are being reconditioned. Which is no wonder given the low price point. Here’s why refurbished Kindle 1 may be a good idea to buy. I have one as a loaner to give to friends who don’t have a Kindle but I want to share books with. While this has the limitation that I can only share books with one friend at a time, the upside is that we can both read the book at the same time and share notes.
I’ll be monitoring stock status of refurbished Kindles from now on as frequently as I can and will keep you updated.
What a great idea, Andrei!
How do you work this? Do you turn off 1-click at Amazon? Or do you just trust your friends not to explore the store and clicks? :-)
Just noticed that Amazon has listed Refurbished Kindle DX for $399.99