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Like the 1st generation Kindle unearthed by Engadget snoops way back in September of 2006, Amazon’s having a tough time keeping the lid on its 2nd generation e-book reader. Seems everyone and his analyst brother is confirming a new collegiate reader and at least one other variation, presumably the Kindle 2.0. BusinessWeek “confirms” the collegiate reader the goes to say that the 2.0 base unit, “is significantly thinner, has a better screen, is more stylish and includes fixes to some of the user interface annoyances,” such as the placement of those massive page forward / back buttons which can trigger inadvertent page changes. In fact, their source claims that the new version is much more than an iterative evolution, “They’ve jumped

from Generation One to Generation Four or Five. It just looks better, and feels better.” BW also claims that the new model’s price (currently, $359) will hit $299, “or maybe $249,” and could be announced as early as September.

Interestingly, Kindle 2.0 is rumored to be designed by the powerhouse shop, Frog Design, who just happened to give the Kindle a very public and very critical tongue lashing at launch. We guess this squeaky wheel received it’s oil in the form of a giant cash payment.

Read — Frog’s take on Kindle 1.0
Read — BusinessWeek rumor

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Original Post By Google News Thomas Ricker