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CommanderROR · 10-20-2009, 07:36 AM

I'm not too worried about the device...I'm pretty worried about the "regional restrictions" thingy always blocking my access to the books I want. I've seen quite a few examples of that while doing preliminary searches of the Kindle store.
I should have refrained from ordering a Kindle since I knew about the problem and actually had sworn not to buy any Amazon device after they sent their lawyers here about the kindelpid script...but I just could not resist getting this new gadget anyway...I'm weak, I know...

EDIT: I just found another one of my favourite authors that is not available for the Kindle in Europe: Michael Scott, author of the "Alchemyst" series that I quite enjoyed reading so far. What is wrong with Amazon/The Publishers/The Authors???
I won't derail this topic, there is already one for geo-restrictions, but somehow this whole affair is weird...espcecially since the geo-restrictions seem to be fairly new and not valid for all online stores, just some.

EDIIT2: And another favourite (British) author of mine: Douglas Adams...the world is truly unfair!!!

10-20-2009, 07:36 AM	#22
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I'm not too worried about the device...I'm pretty worried about the "regional restrictions" thingy always blocking my access to the books I want. I've seen quite a few examples of that while doing preliminary searches of the Kindle store. I should have refrained from ordering a Kindle since I knew about the problem and actually had sworn not to buy any Amazon device after they sent their lawyers here about the kindelpid script...but I just could not resist getting this new gadget anyway...I'm weak, I know... EDIT: I just found another one of my favourite authors that is not available for the Kindle in Europe: Michael Scott, author of the "Alchemyst" series that I quite enjoyed reading so far. What is wrong with Amazon/The Publishers/The Authors??? I won't derail this topic, there is already one for geo-restrictions, but somehow this whole affair is weird...espcecially since the geo-restrictions seem to be fairly new and not valid for all online stores, just some. EDIIT2: And another favourite (British) author of mine: Douglas Adams...the world is truly unfair!!! Last edited by CommanderROR; 10-20-2009 at 07:45 AM.