10-07-2009, 08:05 AM | #91 |
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The selection of books available to the UK seems very poor (quality wise, not quantity).
Is it possible/advisable to register my UK Kindle(when it arrives) as US as the $1.99 surcharge only makes it the same price as the UK books anyway, but with far more choice. |
10-07-2009, 08:12 AM | #92 |
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If youi buy the refurbished kindle 2, I was able to have it ship overseas, for $219 us dollars, and then use my computer for downloads. I do have a us bank acct and address (FPO), but it may be another cheaper option
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10-07-2009, 08:18 AM | #93 |
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Is that including tax? Because when I went to the checkout (didn't finish), it said "0" for taxes. And as far as I know, any device over €250, including shipping and handling, you must pay taxes over.
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10-07-2009, 08:22 AM | #94 |
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That's exactly what I've ordered. To be honest the book selection isn't spectacular (A huge chunk of those books are just multiple copies of the same PD books) but this is what starts the ball rolling. Amazon are taking the Kindle worldwide and I fully expect the publishers and authors to start jumping on board.
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10-07-2009, 08:47 AM | #96 | |
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Pretty much everywhere, part of the Bezos interviews about the international version.
On the Wired website for example... Quote:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...tional-kindle/ But it is lots of other places too. In searching for the reference (I saw it in my RSS deluge and had to dig something out) I have found two alternatives (i) 48%, and (ii) 48 Kindle copies for every 100 paper copies. Both are impressive in my book! amjb Last edited by amjbrown; 10-07-2009 at 09:13 AM. Reason: silly typo making a mess of the stats! |
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10-07-2009, 08:53 AM | #97 |
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Regarding the new pricing:
I bought my K2 less than a month ago for $299. I just asked them for a $40 refund or credit to my account. We'll see how it goes. If they refuse, I think I can just return it and buy a new one, so I don't think they will. Wish me luck! |
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Thanks, amjb. You're right, impressive numbers.
I like this bit: Quote:
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10-07-2009, 08:57 AM | #99 |
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I moved the thread to News & Commentary.
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10-07-2009, 09:49 AM | #102 |
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This site is so big and busy (fortunately) that I can't find where you've put this thread. Mind you, I'm pretty much a deal loss. Hoots. Neil
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10-07-2009, 10:08 AM | #104 |
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International Kindle might be an expat's dream. For English speaking expats, getting books abroad has always been costly and difficult. Traditionally we've had 3 options, buy English books from local stores, order online, or buy from used bookstores locally.
• Local stores are frustrating as the selection is very small and the prices are not fair currency conversions, meaning the book has $10 printed as the price but the cost you pay in locally currency is double that amount. Selection is always awful as well and they tend to only carry a few popular fiction titles - let's see Harry Potter, Harry Potter and Harry Potter, *sigh* • Ordering online is ok, but shipping can be expensive. I once paid a ridiculous $35 shipping for a textbook I needed. Since Amazon Japan and Amazon are essentially the same company you can usually get free shipping in Japan but I imagine elsewhere in the world you wouldn't be so lucky. • Used English bookstores are not a great deal either. I find it almost criminal how they give you only about $2 store credit (or $1 cash) for a book they will then sell for $10. Not to mention they refuse to buy books with small defects, yet the entire store is filled with cigarette smelling, silverfish infested books - I'm sure expats in the more tropical humid regions feel my pain on this one. But the International Kindle may offer a way to get a large selection of books at low prices overseas without dealing with the usual pains. I have steered away from Kindle because of DRM but I may have to live with it and hope they remove DRM sometime in the future (and just maybe a firmware update for native pdf and unicode character support). |
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Kindle International: the flood gates of complaints are now open
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