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Originally Posted by Elsi
At this point no one is sure exactly why Amazon hasn't offered the Kindle in Canada, England, Germany, and other countries where Amazon has a normal on-line presence. There is speculation that the problem is due to inability to secure contracts with the telephone companies so that the Kindle's "whispernet" feature would work. But it could also be an issue of distribution rights. And, since Amazon hasn't given any explanation, I can see why your relative was uncomfortable ordering the Kindle for you.
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Amazon, at least UK Amazon, has stated that they'd like to roll out the Kindle, but until the number of ebooks available from UK publishers reaches critical mass (in the US it was like 90K when they rolled out K1) it won't happen.