Countdown! $89 Kindle 2 black friday deal - with links -

[lovesangelrn]

Wow, I feel really lucky.  I helped my brother-in-law get one for his wife.  I was on my iPhone (I'm on vacation and computerless). Now looking at all the posts, I'm really surprised I didn't get stuck when refreshing the page at the start of the sale.  I knew they would sell out quickly, but that was just plain nuts.  I can't even go one the kindle FB page at the moment, cuz people are being so mean.  Glad to see KBs is staying realatively sane.  Luv you guys

[Imogen Rose]

Congrats to the lucky who got one!

[mom133d (aka Liz)]

There may still be certified pre-owned Nooks at Barnes & Nobles for $99 wi-fi or $119 for 3G & Wi-fi. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/cpo-nook/?cds2Pid=35611

Nothing indicates that either is sold out. I grabbed a wi-fi version Tuesday.

[JeanThree]

No, they didn't sell out in 30 min or 20 seconds, lots of us here clicked as soon as it switched onto "buy", so it sold out in 1 second. And I was lucky I had a window already open on the computer because otherwise it was the dreaded spinning golden arrows, No, I am not mad, I was going to get the K3, but felt guilty to buy it when I could get a better deal on a K2, so actually I will be buying the K3 with less guilt. But still, it sold out in 1 second! Can they quantify how many people clicked on the buy and didn't get one? I'd be interested in knowing that.

[drenee]

I would think Amazon might at least be able to say how many were on the "waiting list." Someone here said they were #27.
deb

[B-Kay 1325]

I was just reading my facebook page and Amazon has posted this:

 "Our Kindle 2 for $89 deal is sold out. Amazon Lightning Deals are limited time deals that can sell out very fast. We had thousands available and unfortunately they sold out very quickly."

Very interesting, seems like we should be hearing about more people that were able to get through and get one.

[Seamonkey]

I wasn't trying for this since I have a sufficient # of Kindles (of five bought, one gifted, two loaned out).

One of mine was one of the $139.99 refurbs that sold just prior to the birth announcement for the K3.. that was the gift and I did try to influence the giftee that she should return it (we had 2 days left to do so) and wait for a K3 wifi but she was bonded and unwilling to change.. also didn't like the graphite.

But with a refurb just remember that you can no longer get extended warranties on refurbs, not from Amazon and not from Square Trade.

The only reason I could see for wanting to pay $199.95 for a K2 refurb would be if I simply HAD to have 3G and wasn't worried about breakage so didn't care about an extended warranty.. oh and didn't care about the speed, better screen, lighter weight, better battery life, etc. of the K3.

Anyway, this was certainly a good deal this morning.. $90 with ability to get a warranty!  And I'm happy for anyone who succeeded.  Hope the people who get them just love them and get on to reading.

[meeko350]

Do the refurbs from Amazon come with a one year warranty?

[Barbiedull]

Do the refurbs from Amazon come with a one year warranty?

As far as I know, the ones from "Amazon Warehouse Deals" have the one year warranty.

[Addie]

Congratulations to all those who got the amazing deal!
And sorry to those who weren't able to!

[Barbiedull]

Congratulations to all those who got the amazing deal!
And sorry to those who weren't able to!

I'll bet if they put a poll on this thread, not many got the k2.

[meljackson]

Or those that did get one will be afraid to admit it! Some of the comments and stuff on facebook are downright scary.

Melissa

[Barbiedull]

Or those that did get one will be afraid to admit it! Some of the comments and stuff on facebook are downright scary.

Melissa

I don't see anything. Is is on http://www.facebook.com/kindle?v=wall    ?

[meljackson]

I think I was scanning Amazon's facebook page, not the kindle one. It was earlier today.

[Ann in Arlington]

Or those that did get one will be afraid to admit it! Some of the comments and stuff on facebook are downright scary.

Melissa

But what happens on FaceBook stays on FaceBook.   I'm sure everyone here is happy for those who snagged one, even if they are disappointed that they didn't get one. . . . . .

[TLM]

Wow, all sold out in about 1 sec.  That is scary fast.  Congratulations to those who got one

I was think about trying for one for the Mom's Christmas Present, but as I work night shift (12.5 hrs + travel time), I decided that I would just fork over the extra $50 for the K3 and get some sleep.  Glad I did.  Many reasons for getting the K3 over the K2, as many of you have already decided when you traded up.  Sometimes just a few months after spending much more for the K2.

But as Amazon made NO guarantees about amounts available, why are there people angry?  Disappointed I get, I love a good deal myself, but angry?  If you really want one spend the extra $50, their are worth it, I promise.

[vermontcathy]

The $119 returns are now sold out also. Just... wow.

[Melanie K]

I was VERY fortunate to be one of the lucky ones who did have success with the K2/$89 Lightening Deal. 
I am so pleased to see how well everyone here who tried to get one and wasn't as lucky is taking it.  The Kindle forum on Amazon was pretty ugly earlier today. 
It's been posted over there that Amazon CS said there were 2,500 K2s available for the Lightening Deal .

[TLM]

2,500 is not an insignificant amount.  Sure beats the "10 min. per store" guaranteed amounts the B.B. had for the $99 nook.  And even if I had been at home instead of work last night, I wasn't waiting in line in the middle of the night to save $50.

I do feel sorry for those who can't afford the extra $ and it will make the difference between having an e-reader or none at all.

[Barbiedull]

It looks like ereaders sold well today. Barnes  & Noble took down all their Ebay Nooks (or sold all of them).
The prices have gone back to regular price on their website ($149 wi-fi/ $199 3G). 
The refurbished ones on buy.com are unavailable too.

[sabinfire]

I had been preparing to do battle for this $89 Kindle 2, but after reading this topic, I'm glad I ended up biting on the $79 Nook deal instead.  In the end, I'd rather have a different current generation e-reader (to complement the K3), as opposed to a second Kindle of a previous generation.

Congrats to all those who beat the buzzer for the K2 though!

[KindleMom]

Amazon knows what it's doing.  When I couldn't get this deal for the K2, I ordered a K3 for MIL.  She won't know the difference but my pocketbook will.