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Originally Posted by Poppaea
Well, in my book its "snarky" to assume everyone owning or wanting to an ereader has to be an US citizen. Last time I looked this were the International forums not everybody-lives-in-the-States-and-no-other- country-in-this-world-exists-for-us-forums.
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You seem to be oversensitive about this. Here's what the poster (you responded to) said:
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There is a fair amount of misinformation here. First overdrive also support Kindle formats in the US although the number of books available in that format may be different from the number of ePub books and the popularity of Kindle may increase the waiting list.
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(Emphasis mine.)
What part of this assumes that
"everyone owning or wanting an ereader has to be a US citizen?" The poster specifically qualifies his statement with
"in the US." And, as I mentioned in my last post -- it's a valid consideration for those living the United States. "Kindle" is almost synonymous with "ereader" in this country and (as I mentioned) almost all library books I've borrowed have been in the Kindle format. I understand, and appreciate that this is not the case elsewhere in the world. But I live in the United States, and know that the reality of the situation here
in the US makes a strong case for buying a Kindle. As you mentioned, we didn't know where this poster was from -- had he been a U.S. citizen (as opposed to a German citizen, for example) different guidelines would have applied. This is really nothing to get upset about. I sincerely doubt that it was meant to be offensive.