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Old 03-13-2009, 12:27 AM   #179
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
Imagine if it was $10 and they released it worldwide at the same time instead of all this messing about with whispernet in only one country and exclusive deals here and there? I'd bet you a penny to a shiny new dollar that you'd have mass-adoption in a couple of weeks, and the sales of ebooks would go through the roof. Sometimes these companies baffle me, it's like they don't want to make money.
My sentiments exactly! This isn't some little Micky Mouse, back-of-the-woods Mom&Pop store here. Why, oh WHY did they have to do it this way?
As a lover of beautiful coffee table books, an avid reader, student, cook (who loves gorgeous recipe books) AND an ex-pat( who can't easily buy books locally); I have spent vast sums of money at Amazon.com (and have shelves and shelves of books from Amazon). However for the last 5 months I have not bought a SINGLE book from Amazon. Once I realized, that it was not just a delay, but that that they had no intention of opening their ebook store to their loyal international customers.... well....

Anyway they are not the only kid on the block.
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