Amazon to Launch Kindle 2 in the UK in October

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UK customers, don’t get all too excited right away. According to “authoritative sources” the Kindle 2 is finally going to make its official debut in the UK this month. Amazon hasn’t made any official announcement yet but according to existing rumors the eBook reader will be properly announced sometime next week.

Apparently Amazon wants to launch the Kindle before the Frankfurt book fair although that remains to be confirmed. Will we see the DX also get announced for the UK or is Amazon bringing just the Kindle 2 over the pond?

Does it make sense to purchase a Kindle 2 at this point in time? The Kindle has always been a popular Amazon gadget so naturally the Kindle 2 and the DX have quickly become best sellers too. But that could very well change once three important gadgets will be available to the public. Can you guess what gadgets I am referring to?

Michael Arrington from TechCrunch is working on the CrunchPad, a netbook-like tablet that’s going to arrive soon. It will be a great tool to surf the Internet, blog and read your favorite books too. Apple is going to launch its first tablet ever early next year, which is now rumored to be a 10-inch iPhone-like machine capable to handle your Internet needs while also acting as an eBook reader and a multimedia tool. Wait, I have more! Microsoft’s Courier is also a tabled, made by Redmond’s elite and running Windows 7 in the background. It offers two 7-inch screens and it will be perfect for all your online activities and so much more.

These are three major players ready to enter this already crowded business. So why shouldn’t you choose either one of the three products mentioned above instead of Amazon’s Kindle 2 or Kindle DX? Sure you would pay a little more cash but you would also get a lot more out of those gadgets. The Kindle is a great reading tool, but so will these three be. Add some screen color to that Kindle screen and I might just reconsider. The only advantage Amazon has right now is the huge collections of books that are ready to be downloaded to your Kindle. But that will change too in the near future.

All in all, I wouldn’t get the Kindle 2 at this point. I’d rather wait for one of those tablets to officially arrive before I spend my $299 on the Kindle 2. That’s £199 if you’re buying it in the UK later this month!