The Kindle 2 debuted three weeks ago. (Yes, it was only three weeks ago!)
In the unveiling, Jeff Bezos noted that the Kindle 2 is, amazingly, 25% thinner than the iPhone 3G (that’s the newer, thinner iPhone).
These photos show the relative thickness. Here’s my Kindle 2 and my iPhone 3G. That Kindle 2 is pretty slim [...]

KindleBoards member luvmy4brats is one of the first people to receive Amazon’s new Kindle, and she wasted no time in crafting a review of her first impressions.
Excerpts from her review:
“It’s REALLY thin. When I ordered it, I was concerned it would be too thin to be comfortable for my smaller, arthritic hands, but it’s not. [...]

Dozens of our members received their new Kindles today, and we’re being treated to a stream of pictures and first impressions.
We have also opened up a new board in our forums, for user reviews. We invite you to post your reviews of Kindle (first generation or second generation), as well as your reviews of Kindle [...]

I ordered my Kindle 2 on February 9th, and today I received an email indicating my Kindle is on its way – a day earlier than the previously-announced availability date of February 24th.
What’s more, we’re finding that even Kindles ordered this week are shipping immediately!
Our member Brassman ordered his Kindle  today through this KindleBoards link, [...]

The display of Kindle 2 is enhanced from that of the original Kindle. Among the improvements: the Kindle 2 screen can display 16 shades of grey, as opposed to the original Kindle’s 4 shades of grey.
This makes a substantial difference in the quality of displayed images! KindleBoards member artsandhistoryfan posted an eye-opening analysis of the [...]

Amazon responded today to queries, and some complaints, from Kindle owners concerned about the lack of a user-removable battery in the Kindle 2.
The original Kindle has a user-removable battery, which Kindle owners can remove to reboot the device. With Kindle 2, some are concerned about losing that ability, as well as the prospect of [...]

Our boards are still buzzing with the dissection of yesterday’s Kindle 2 announcement.
Later in the day, KindleBoards member artsandhistoryfan helpfully summarized several tidbits from this day of announcements, that may have been overlooked in the flurry:

Kindle’s WhisperNet is now available in all 50 states, and in many more rural areas. (See updated coverage map.)
You can [...]

Over 250 Kindle owners have responded to our poll about Kindle 2 upgrades, and the results are:

37% are planning to or already have ordered Kindle 2
Of those, about half intend to keep their first-generation Kindle even after they get Kindle 2
55% do not intend to replace their first-generation Kindle
8% are undecided

The 37% figure is a [...]

Today’s Kindle 2 announcement created quite a fervor of lively threads in our forums, including:

a poll of Kindle owners planning to upgrade,
a survey of the Kindle 2 manual,
a reaction thread from KindleBoards member sjc,
our live event thread from the press conference,
discussion of Amazon’s page of Kindle 2 accessories,
and, of course, the mandatory “I’m waiting [...]

If our forums are any indication, Kindle 2 is going to be another hit for Amazon. (You can get your priority order in here.)
Here are the notable new features of Amazon’s Kindle 2:

Slim new body: At 0.36 inches thick, it’s notably thinner than even an iPhone 3G. Wow! And it weighs only 10.2 ounces.
Improved [...]