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SpirosGyrosAU · 11-07-2010, 02:19 AM

Hello,

I've just purchased a Kindle3 WIFI edition in Australia and I'm extremely annoyed with the AU Kindle Store and what is provides book readers.

The titles I want to purchase aren't on the AU Kindle Store but they reside on either the UK or the US Kindle Store.

If I wanted a book traditionally, I would purchase it through Amazon and it would get delivered to me from wherever the book was printed, and I would gladly pay the additional fee to have it transported to me so I could read it.

I've modernised my bookshelf by purchasing the Kindle3 but now I'm finding I can't purchase the titles I'd like to read which means I will have to revert to traditional practices in order to the read the titles I want therefore rendering the Kindle3 useless as I can't totally digitise my whole library of books.

To me, this is taking us a step back in the digital era instead of a step forward, where we aren't (shouldn't be) limited by boundaries, instead the vision I thought would be shared would be to provide us with a universal Kindle Store instead of using the 'copyright' message to limit us in our reading.

I understand not all books have been digitised yet but why not offer the entire Kindle Store to all of it's users - aside from books that could possibly be banned in specific countries for a specific reason i.e. political, etc.?

Wouldn't the Kindle ebook purchase fee go towards the publishers/authors anyway (with Amazon receicing a small percentage)?

As far as I can tell, there are still two distinct readers in this world; ones that only love to read a paperback/hardback book and ones that would like to go for the digitised version.

Why stop the second class of people from realising the true potential of an ebook reader instead of forcing them to opt for a 'kuazi' traditional / digital reading model.

What are your thoughts?

Are there any other ebook stores you could recommend me so I can purchase my books from there (which could be converted to a format to be read on my Kindle3)?

An unsatisfied customer,

SG

11-07-2010, 02:19 AM	#1
SpirosGyrosAU Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 78 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle3	My take on the Kindle Store (AU Customer) :( Hello, I've just purchased a Kindle3 WIFI edition in Australia and I'm extremely annoyed with the AU Kindle Store and what is provides book readers. The titles I want to purchase aren't on the AU Kindle Store but they reside on either the UK or the US Kindle Store. If I wanted a book traditionally, I would purchase it through Amazon and it would get delivered to me from wherever the book was printed, and I would gladly pay the additional fee to have it transported to me so I could read it. I've modernised my bookshelf by purchasing the Kindle3 but now I'm finding I can't purchase the titles I'd like to read which means I will have to revert to traditional practices in order to the read the titles I want therefore rendering the Kindle3 useless as I can't totally digitise my whole library of books. To me, this is taking us a step back in the digital era instead of a step forward, where we aren't (shouldn't be) limited by boundaries, instead the vision I thought would be shared would be to provide us with a universal Kindle Store instead of using the 'copyright' message to limit us in our reading. I understand not all books have been digitised yet but why not offer the entire Kindle Store to all of it's users - aside from books that could possibly be banned in specific countries for a specific reason i.e. political, etc.? Wouldn't the Kindle ebook purchase fee go towards the publishers/authors anyway (with Amazon receicing a small percentage)? As far as I can tell, there are still two distinct readers in this world; ones that only love to read a paperback/hardback book and ones that would like to go for the digitised version. Why stop the second class of people from realising the true potential of an ebook reader instead of forcing them to opt for a 'kuazi' traditional / digital reading model. What are your thoughts? Are there any other ebook stores you could recommend me so I can purchase my books from there (which could be converted to a format to be read on my Kindle3)? An unsatisfied customer, SG