Despite originally planning to release version 2 of its Kindle ebook reader in October (in time for the holiday season), Amazon now plans to launch Kindle 2 in the first quarter of 2009.

According to TechCrunch, that may be too late. Michael Arrington reports that a number of new ebook readers are about to be released, some of which may pose significant competition to Amazon.

Source: Michael Arrington, “Amazon Kindle 2 Slated For Early Q1″, November 25, 2008

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