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Mike L · 10-13-2009, 02:57 PM

A very informative article, The-eBook-Reader. But I'm not sure why you constantly refer to the "Kindle UK" (as in "The Kindle UK will support AZW ..."). Not to mention your photo of the device sporting a union flag.

Surely you know there's no such animal. What we get in the UK is exactly the same model as in the other 99 countries where the Kindle is available (except the US, of course). There's no UK-specific version.

You question the reason that "Amazon is requiring all Kindle International orders and ebook purchase to be in US currency." That's hardly a surprise. When ordering products from the US, it's perfectly normally for us to use US dollars. It's not a problem, assuming you are using a credit or debit card. Most Europeans are accustomed to cross-border purchases.

I was also interested in your remark that "Amazon are intending to set up the Amazon.co.uk website for a UK-centric Kindle store". I don't recall reading that anywhere. It would be good news if it's true, provided we get a reasonable range of titles to choose from, of course.

I didn't mean this post to sound so critical of your article. I hope you'll keep us informed of further developments.

10-13-2009, 02:57 PM	#4
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	A very informative article, The-eBook-Reader. But I'm not sure why you constantly refer to the "Kindle UK" (as in "The Kindle UK will support AZW ..."). Not to mention your photo of the device sporting a union flag. Surely you know there's no such animal. What we get in the UK is exactly the same model as in the other 99 countries where the Kindle is available (except the US, of course). There's no UK-specific version. You question the reason that "Amazon is requiring all Kindle International orders and ebook purchase to be in US currency." That's hardly a surprise. When ordering products from the US, it's perfectly normally for us to use US dollars. It's not a problem, assuming you are using a credit or debit card. Most Europeans are accustomed to cross-border purchases. I was also interested in your remark that "Amazon are intending to set up the Amazon.co.uk website for a UK-centric Kindle store". I don't recall reading that anywhere. It would be good news if it's true, provided we get a reasonable range of titles to choose from, of course. I didn't mean this post to sound so critical of your article. I hope you'll keep us informed of further developments.