10-22-2009, 04:01 AM | #1 |
Martin Kristiansen
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International kindle
I bit the bullet and despite reservations ordered the kindle international edition about 10 days ago. Three days ago I recieved an email to say that it had shipped. Actually I bought 2, one for my wife and one for myself.
I have a cybook gen3 but geographic restrictions are impacting on me very heavily and I think mobipocket is destined to not make it. The 160 000 books available to South Africa have tipped the scale for me. My concern is that I have heard that the rollout of the kindle is premature and the wireless facility will not be available. That does not bother me too much but what other concerns are there around this device. It is a bit late now as it is on the way but has anyone else heard any negative news on this device? |
10-22-2009, 04:13 AM | #2 | |
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Mine's arrive, and I'm pleased with it. I think you will be too (I also have a Gen3).
I must say, the Kindle is a bit of an odd choice if you think Mobipocket is on the way out, since that's the format the Kindle uses! Although the good news is that you can read the books you've bought for your Gen3 on the Kindle, if they don't have DRM (anymore). Quote:
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10-22-2009, 10:22 AM | #3 | |
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Otherwise the 3G/cell-wireless works fine, at least here in Sweden. |
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10-22-2009, 12:02 PM | #5 |
Bah, humbug!
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What is the real difference between the K2 and the K2 International Version? Will we K2 owners have to bite the bullet and buy an International Version if we want the International wireless support or will Amazon offer a patch for that?
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