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Originally Posted by taming
Amazon treats Canadians like red headed step children. So does Nook. We're not really part of the family. This makes the $250 Lenovo 7 inch IdeaPad look like the best choice for me.
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At first I thought you wrote "Amazon treats Canadians like be-headed step children". Upon reflection, I'm not sure who is closer to the mark ....
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Originally Posted by jocampo
But I would not blame Amazon or B&N for that, but copyright stuff and even International support or supply chain restrictions.
It is difficult to provide on going support or sell books around the globe. Laws change from place to place and if you want to be successful, you need to provide same good customer support here or in Brazil, Colombia, whatever. That's why i believe some companies just remain locally, to reduce cost and improve service.
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Yes, well, there is this thing called the North American Free Trade Act and, last time I checked, Toronto is a 90 min drive to Buffalo ... we're a little closer than Brazil. True, we speak
real English here ...
It is perfectly easy for Amazon to manage copyright and International support and "supply chain restrictions" with respect to Canada but it simply chooses not to. (Wal-mart and Apple manage ok.) Glasgow is somewhat further away from New York than Montreal but it gets treated to deeper product coverage. For that matter, Washington State -- where Amazon's head office resides and which is Bezo's stomping grounds -- like,
touches Canada.
This is a source of some frustration.
Go, Kobo, go!
