Well, MP3s aren't books. And Amazon waited until the MP3 player was pretty much ubiquitous before taking this step. By that logic, they would have to wait until the Kindle reader (or Kindle format for other devices) was ubiquitous. The higher cost of books will also play into this scenario.
Bottom line, I don't think Amazon's Kindle store will be international or DRM-free anytime soon. I can see it happening if Amazon releases a free downloadable "Kindle reader" for other devices.
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