I don't think I've quite sussed out this multi-quote yet but....
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Originally Posted by HarryT
The Kindle Touch will probably be available in the UK very shortly, but I would agree with the suggestion that page turn buttons are going to be easier to use in the circumstances you describe.
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Thanks for the reply Harry.
I'm curious:
how are buttons better than touchscreen? Is it just that the touchscreen technology is a bit ropey at the moment so that it's somehow more difficult than pressing a button? I'm quite disappointed as it sounded to me like touchscreen would be
better for arthritic users, but the majority of reviewers seem to be saying the opposite. That's not just on here either - thats' from reviews I've read all over the place.
The Kindle 3G is a consideration, *but* it has this keyboard which I thought would be a bit of an insult to someone who can't use it, so I was hoping to avoid that if possible.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, it has absolutely nothing to do with copyright. Geographical restrictions are a matter of which "territory" a publisher is permitted to sell a book in as specified by the distribution rights they have from the author.
It's "swings and roundabouts" when it comes to book selection, though. You're right that some books which are available in the US aren't available in the UK, but the same is true in reverse. Eg, I'm currently reading Colin Dexter's "Inspector Morse" series on my Kindle, but some of these books are not available in the US. There's certainly no shortage of eBooks available in the UK.
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Interesting point that, but I *think* there may still be a copyright issue somewhere. On re-reading the auto-reply from B&N, they said "Because selling books in digital format to
international customers involves international copyright laws, tariffs,
VAT taxes, currency conversions, etc., only US and Canadian residents
are able to purchase NOOK Books on the Barnes & Noble website at this
time.".
I'd read other reviews that mentioned similar copyright restrictions. Now I'm guessing from what you've said that there's ways around all this. However my main concern is that she will be able to use 3G to download the books when she wants, without any fuss or PC intervention(if possible obviously). So would getting hold of some otherwise-unavailable-in-UK books require PC legwork?
Thanks,
David.