We all want to get a discount on everything that we buy. After all, why would anyone want to spend more money than they have to? Amazon has dropped its Kindle prices by $140 in the past few years. But $259 is still a high price to pay for those who are skeptic about the platform or just don’t read books much. So it’s no wonder that many look for Kindle discounts before picking up their own from Amazon. There is nothing wrong with trying to save some money with your purchase of a Kindle. But you want to make sure you don’t fall for too good to be true offers that are out there on the market. If you have searched for Kindle discounts on Google, you have probably seen those offers.

A search for the term “Kindle” produced two sponsored search listings promising huge discounts on Kindle. If you could save 90% on your Kindle, wouldn’t you be tempted to check out these listings? But a lot of these offers are too good to be true. Nobody likes a scam, but that’s usually what you get with these astonishing offers. I admit, I was tempted to figure out what was being sold for $64.95. I was sure it can’t be a real Kindle 2. To my surprise, the site was offering a Kindle 2 in new condition for $65. But here is what I was able to find in the site’s terms and conditions:

If you haven’t noticed yet, Amazon has changed their Kindle front page to display the following message:

This tell me two things:

1. Amazon has been working hard to make the Kindle platform more popular, and this announcement shows that Kindle is not going anywhere. So for those who were afraid it’d be discontinued, it seems it will be around for a while.
2. Amazon is getting ready to release the new Kindles soon, and they can use all the promotional boosts they can get. One strong plus would be having a large selection of cheaper book. Rumors are going around that Amazon will announce their next plans by the end of October, early November. I wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon lays the ground for their next major announcement.

Now a lot of these new titles are magazine and blogs, but you can almost sense the speedy fashion that Amazon has been bringing books to the Kindle platform. The books that I wanted to buy a few months ago but were not available for the Kindle are now all available for the platform. In addition, many new books come in the Kindle edition as well. Let’s hope Amazon continues this trend to fulfil Jeff Bezos’ original dream for Kindle (digitizing all books in the world).

If you are still waiting to get your Kindle, I have to say that you may have to wait a bit longer. But you can always catchup with the latest Kindle news here:

• Kindle can’t kill the good old paper book — right?: Talking about how Amazon Kindle can change or not change the way people read on an everyday basis. At least these guys give Kindle a chance unlike our friends at CNET.
• Amazon’s Kindle a double-edged sword for newspapers. Very interesting article about how Amazon Kindle can bring the heaven and hell for newspapers.
• 2nd look for Kindle, MacBook Air, Drobo. This is a very interesting review of the hottest gadgets on the net. There is nothing hotter than Kindle, Macbook Air, and Drobo right now, so it’s appropriate that these are lined up together.