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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Okay, and for non-Americans, what happens when you include a $2.35 (UK VAT returns to 17.5% in 2010, so not $2.30 anymore...) fee per Kindle book?
Well, let's do it: 34 books, so...
Kindle store: $199.87
Fictionwise: $135.24
Although half the books probably aren't available, it does illustrate my repeated point about the Kindle not being the best deal outside America for many books.
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That's actually an excellent point. From what I read over here in SA the Kindle users pay an additional $2 per book, so I'll use that figure.
It's actually 17 books:
Kindle Store: $153.97
Fictionwise: $135.24
Yup, the Kindle store isn't that great for non-US users.
I'd also like to expand on my Kindle fanatic comments. It was largely meant as a joke. However it seems that the majority of Kindle owners have indeed been gobbled up by the Kindle hype machine. They truly believe that the Kindle is the only worthwhile, value for money Ebook reader without any shortcomings and that the Kindle store is the only option.
The difference between a Kindle fan and a fanatic is that the fan sees the limitations and are willing to point them out. They also don't try to make any other device seem inferior to the Kindle.