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light · 08-15-2010, 04:44 PM

Thank you all for your advices.

Yes, I do live in Europe, in Belgium to be more precise.

Today I tried to order the kindle and while I was advancing to the final order screen it became clear that the free shipping was not for orders outside the U.S. and I even had to pay import costs (wich are both logical but I hadn't thought about them in the first place).
The kindle with a protective leather case would cost me more or less 135 euro (172 USD). But with the extra costs it came on almost 190 euro (240 USD).
Wich still remains a fair price in comparison to the prices that are offered at online belgian shops. Where prices start at 250 euro (320 USD) without a protective sleeve (for the sony 300).

After that I went to the german and uk amazon store. The german store links directly to the american store if one wants a kindle. The uk store offers their kindles only to uk residents, and links to the american store if you want one when you live outside the uk.

Also another point is that the kindle would arrive between 1 and 15 octobre. Wich is quiet long but doable.
Also the warranty is a problem when I do import a device from the us.

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I'm not sure whether I would like a 5" eReader. I compared the 6" kindle measures to a book I'm reading now and 6" seems a nice screen-size to me.

EDIT: I just found out that the sony prs-300 is delivered with a soft sleeve right in the box. What are the experiences with it?
Maybe I just need to try the 5" screen instead of judging out of almost nothing. With a bit of luck I will find a store who can show me the device.

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I guess I have to let go the 200 euro and probably raise it to 300 euro. Or search on for a cheaper one on the net.

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Again, thank you all

08-15-2010, 04:44 PM	#10
light Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: in search..	Thank you all for your advices. Yes, I do live in Europe, in Belgium to be more precise. Today I tried to order the kindle and while I was advancing to the final order screen it became clear that the free shipping was not for orders outside the U.S. and I even had to pay import costs (wich are both logical but I hadn't thought about them in the first place). The kindle with a protective leather case would cost me more or less 135 euro (172 USD). But with the extra costs it came on almost 190 euro (240 USD). Wich still remains a fair price in comparison to the prices that are offered at online belgian shops. Where prices start at 250 euro (320 USD) without a protective sleeve (for the sony 300). After that I went to the german and uk amazon store. The german store links directly to the american store if one wants a kindle. The uk store offers their kindles only to uk residents, and links to the american store if you want one when you live outside the uk. Also another point is that the kindle would arrive between 1 and 15 octobre. Wich is quiet long but doable. Also the warranty is a problem when I do import a device from the us. --- I'm not sure whether I would like a 5" eReader. I compared the 6" kindle measures to a book I'm reading now and 6" seems a nice screen-size to me. EDIT: I just found out that the sony prs-300 is delivered with a soft sleeve right in the box. What are the experiences with it? Maybe I just need to try the 5" screen instead of judging out of almost nothing. With a bit of luck I will find a store who can show me the device. --- I guess I have to let go the 200 euro and probably raise it to 300 euro. Or search on for a cheaper one on the net. --- Again, thank you all Last edited by light; 08-15-2010 at 04:59 PM.