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Originally Posted by HarryT
Almost certainly it's a matter of supply. There's limited stock, and they want to be able to fulfil all the domestic orders for Christmas. This is a new eInk screen - it's probably only available in limited quantities at the moment.
I'm sure it'll be released world-wide sometime after Christmas, just as happened with the Kindle Touch.
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I've seen a couple of suggestions that it's to see if it sells/performs ok before they release it outside of the US, but that sounds rubbish to me. I think you are absolutely spot on, it's down to supply, and while it's not ideal for the rest of us, it makes perfect sense for Amazon, and as you say, pretty much what happened with the Kindle Touch.
For anyone desperate to buy it, just look at it positively, you'll get a chance to see how well or not it actually works, and get the chance to see how the Kobo Glo shapes up against it too - then you can make an informed decision and buy it early next year.
