Just like we told you the Kindle 2 was scheduled for a release today. And Amazon delivered. Those of you reading lots and lots of eBooks can go ahead and pre-order one. Here’s what you need to know about this baby:

• measures: 8″ x 5.3″ x 0.36″
• weighs 10 ounces
• 6 inch diagonal E-Ink electronic paper display with 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi
• 16-level gray scale
• better battery - up to 25%
• 2GB of internal storage
• 20% faster page turning
• Read-to-Me feature
• exclusive Stephen King pre-loaded story (not printed yet)

The Kindle 2 ships on February 24th and it will be available to pre-order. How much will it cost? Just $359. Original Kindle owners will have priority over anyone else if they order before midnight.

via Amazon