Isn’t competition wonderful? On the heels of the nook announcement, Amazon has decided to do a bit of maneuvering to stay competitive. Until recently, the two “flavors” of the Kindle 2 were U.S. Wireless and International Wireless. Amazon has consolidated to just the International Wireless and dropped the price down to that magical $259 mark.

If you happen to have ordered the Kindle International at the higher price point, Amazon is going to take care of you. Word is that $20 rebates are being handed out to early adopters, so there’s no reason to send your Kindle back.

Things have really gotten interesting in the eReader world. I can’t wait to see what is in store for us over the next few months. Amazon has a good lead in the eReader race and you can be sure they want to keep it that way. B&N appears to have released a good runner, but I have a feeling that the finish line is miles and miles ahead.