I'm in an endless loop comparing all the ereaders and just had some questions about the Kindle International. I'll quickly say I'm unlikely to buy books via amazon and just want to read the ebooks on my PC (mostly txt, pdf and a few epubs files) and any other free books over net. Few questions:
- Can I side load my ebooks onto the kindle? (if I can then I presume I'm not locked into amazon or am I missing something).
- Does the 3G work for UK users?
- Can I access any web page or is it just amazon? (I'd read that some users can access anywhere while other sites say not - confused).
- Can I post to forums or send web email?
- Is there a charge for 3G access?
- Is the TTS acceptable?
- I assume the international is bought through amazon.com but does it come with an English (or European) power plug?
- How much does it cost to bring over to the UK?
- Can I download books directly onto the kindle from the various free sites including here?
- Is the new Kindle (3?) going to be cheaper and offer more?
It's a bit confusing with different versions of the Kindle, different versions of the firmware and different capabilities in different countries. Just to repeat that I'm in the UK so telling me it works find in NY won't help much
Cheers
Mike