Amazon Kills U.S. Kindle, Cuts International Price - Page 2

DawnFalcon · 10-23-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

The question I have is why they ever made a CDMA model in the first place. Going with AT&T or T-Mobile would have made so much more sense. They must have known they were going to have to make a GSM model if they were ever to really have a hope of going international.

They got the deal they wanted from Sprint, would be my guess.

DawnFalcon · 10-23-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tech_au

As much as I hate to admit it, being a loyal Sony owner, with the cut in the price of the K2 it is now about $150 cheaper than the nearest local competitor the ECOreader at AU$449...

Is that including shipping, tax and a power converter?
Also, are you figuring in the book price premium?

Talldog · 10-24-2009, 01:37 PM

I wish my K2 and DX had come with AT&T's service. Sprint's coverage is terrible around these parts.

whitearrow · 10-24-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

Or for three years down the line, when Amazon gets tired of paying for wifi for legacy customers. How long until Amazon decides it's too expensive to maintain two wireless plans, and older customers will need to upgrade to a new model to maintain the features they purchased?

Considering they are still selling the DX (which is Sprint) this seems unlikely, unless Amazon is feeling suicidal.

sianon · 10-24-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Is that including shipping, tax and a power converter?
Also, are you figuring in the book price premium?

There is no tax to be paid on bringing the Kindle into Australia, also the power supply comes with the kindle, so no issues there. From the prices I have seen in the kindle store as compared with BOB and Fictionwise, they are frequently (but not always cheaper). Cost of bringing a Kindle in at the moment with the high exchange rate is around $330.

Ervserver · 10-25-2009, 12:17 AM

I often hear people complaining about AT&T, mostly on the west coast

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Originally Posted by Talldog

I wish my K2 and DX had come with AT&T's service. Sprint's coverage is terrible around these parts.

DawnFalcon · 10-25-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sianon

There is no tax to be paid on bringing the Kindle into Australia, also the power supply comes with the kindle, so no issues there. From the prices I have seen in the kindle store as compared with BOB and Fictionwise, they are frequently (but not always cheaper). Cost of bringing a Kindle in at the moment with the high exchange rate is around $330.

Fair enough on no tax. But I thought Australia used 240V? Or are you only going to use USB charging?

And when you browsed the Kindle store, did you have the correct location setting on?

HarryT · 10-25-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Fair enough on no tax. But I thought Australia used 240V? Or are you only going to use USB charging?

The only way to charge the Kindle is via USB, either via a PC or using a wall charger. The Amazon charger is just a bog-standard USB wall charger. Any other one will do just as well.

DawnFalcon · 10-25-2009, 11:58 AM

Fair enough then. Shame in many ways they're bothering to provide one then (or at least providing an option not to ship one) - for a lot of international people it'll be a waste.

HarryT · 10-25-2009, 12:13 PM

Looking at the Amazon charger, it probably costs about 50p to make. I suspect it's more trouble than it's worth to "customise" the Kindle packages for separate countries.

daffy4u · 10-25-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Fair enough then. Shame in many ways they're bothering to provide one then (or at least providing an option not to ship one) - for a lot of international people it'll be a waste.

Why a "shame in many ways" since you can still use it (or part of it). If they didn't there would be a lot of folks upset about just like they were when Amazon stopped providing covers.

daffy4u · 10-25-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ervserver

I often hear people complaining about AT&T, mostly on the west coast

Yeah, I've been cutting my AT&T cord this month (cell phone gone, broadband wireless card gone in 4 months when contract is up). There have been places where I could not get an AT&T signal but my Kindle's Sprint connection worked.

DawnFalcon · 10-25-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

Why a "shame in many ways" since you can still use it (or part of it). If they didn't there would be a lot of folks upset about just like they were when Amazon stopped providing covers.

It adds to the weight (and shipping cost) of the package and is a waste of materials if you don't need it.

daffy4u · 10-25-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

It adds to the weight (and shipping cost) of the package and is a waste of materials if you don't need it.

I just weighed the charger on my postage scale and it barely weighs 2 oz.

fugazied · 10-25-2009, 05:28 PM

I guess this is part of their pre-christmas sales marketing plan. It's a pretty decent price for the device but don't international users still have restrictions on what books they can buy?

Kind of limits the usefulness of the device for international people.

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10-24-2009, 01:37 PM	#18
Talldog Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 1431716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KDX Graphite, Surface Pro	I wish my K2 and DX had come with AT&T's service. Sprint's coverage is terrible around these parts.

10-25-2009, 11:58 AM	#24
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Fair enough then. Shame in many ways they're bothering to provide one then (or at least providing an option not to ship one) - for a lot of international people it'll be a waste.

10-25-2009, 12:13 PM	#25
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Looking at the Amazon charger, it probably costs about 50p to make. I suspect it's more trouble than it's worth to "customise" the Kindle packages for separate countries.

10-25-2009, 05:28 PM	#30
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I guess this is part of their pre-christmas sales marketing plan. It's a pretty decent price for the device but don't international users still have restrictions on what books they can buy? Kind of limits the usefulness of the device for international people.

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