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ficbot · 07-23-2009, 07:08 PM

Between the Kindle and the new USA-only Barnes & Noble venture, it's hard not to worry about the state of ebooks outside the USA. Do the publishers even realize that people in other countries might want in on this? Do they care? I get jealous sometimes about all the cool Kindles and gadgets the Americans have which are USA-only, and it annoys me when people refer to the Kindle as the 'market leader' and seem to forget that the 'market' is much more than just America, and the Kindle is a restricted item.

Here in Canada, we don't have the Kindle or Barnes & Noble. I seem to be getting by just fine with Fictionwise and my Sony, but I worry that things are just going to get more and more American, and I may be left behind if all these new products are only USA.

BUT...here in Canada we still have life+50 copyrights, so there are all sorts of things we can get for free that Americans can't

So I am curious, if you had to choose between 'Kindle and related products' OR 'life+50 copyright' which would you choose? Do Americans really have the better deal?

07-23-2009, 07:08 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Do Americans have it better? Between the Kindle and the new USA-only Barnes & Noble venture, it's hard not to worry about the state of ebooks outside the USA. Do the publishers even realize that people in other countries might want in on this? Do they care? I get jealous sometimes about all the cool Kindles and gadgets the Americans have which are USA-only, and it annoys me when people refer to the Kindle as the 'market leader' and seem to forget that the 'market' is much more than just America, and the Kindle is a restricted item. Here in Canada, we don't have the Kindle or Barnes & Noble. I seem to be getting by just fine with Fictionwise and my Sony, but I worry that things are just going to get more and more American, and I may be left behind if all these new products are only USA. BUT...here in Canada we still have life+50 copyrights, so there are all sorts of things we can get for free that Americans can't So I am curious, if you had to choose between 'Kindle and related products' OR 'life+50 copyright' which would you choose? Do Americans really have the better deal?