Kindle 2.0 rumors debunked by Amazon It looks like the previously reported rumors of a Kindle 2.0 in October have been debunked by none less than an official Amazon spokesman quoted in the New York Times blog:“There’s a lot of rumor and speculation about the Kindle. One thing I can tell you for sure is that there will be no new version of the Kindle this year. A new version is possible sometime next year at the earliest.”The frenzy of Kindle 2.0 rumors had peaked in the last 30 days, so it’s good that Amazon decided to clarify the situation. The Kindle has likely sold 240,000 units and they would have faced a slow down if everyone decided to just wait until the next release. Still, it seems likely there will be improved models with better user interface, larger form factor and perhaps a version optimized for college students, enabling students to have a single light-weight beer-resistent device instead of lugging heaps of text books. But it looks like these new models won’t be here for Christmas. The MySQL offices are in the same building as Amazon’s Lab126, and I occasionally see people with Kindle’s in the area. But I just can’t seem to get anyone to ‘fess up to any information. Darn! Meanwhile, Wired has suggested five ways Amazon could improve the Kindle including a better display and book subscriptions. But I bet current Kindle users can come up with a lot more suggestions. So let’s hear ’em… Open Source