Kindle now available in Canada - Page 2

SensualPoet · 06-12-2011, 04:30 PM

Personally, I would ignore The Source and purchase directly from Amazon.com.

You are going to need to have an amazon.com billing relationship to authorise and purchase Kindle ebooks anyway ... and while you can't buy an extended warranty for Canada from Amazon, they do stand strongly behind the product at least through one year full replacement.

Pookeysgirl · 06-13-2011, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jshzh

On Amazon.com the price charged is 185$ including S&H and duties/tax. So the actual tax is less than 33$ and you got refund?

I paid $139 for the wi-fi only model, plus shipping. So I paid about $170.

SensualPoet · 06-13-2011, 06:44 PM

I happened to be in two different malls today here in Toronto that had The Source stores and so I asked: yes, they had the Kindle WiFi in stock (the 3G is currently a special order) AND it indeed has the wall charger included. Since Amazon charges $20 for this, it makes the price (effectively) $159.99 ... which is the discounted price at both stores I went to (it appears the $169.99 isn't doing so well). The stores don't have any ebooks on their demo (literally, an open box sample) so they demonstrate it by opening the dictionary.

Anyway ... it's good value although until they prove themselves as a reliable channel (they have no ebook value add to offer ... it is just another gadget), I'd still be inclined to shop directly as Amazon. However, it's a nice first step.

Dedale · 06-13-2011, 08:47 PM

Do you know the price for the 3G version SensualPoet?

SensualPoet · 06-14-2011, 09:18 PM

It's in the flyer ... $229.99.

Lilyko · 07-19-2011, 05:21 PM

Just bought the 3G at The Source for $209 which included a wall charger. This was a nearly last minute decision before a vacation which is why I did not buy from Amazon. The Source did not have any cases. Staples had a few cases but their 3G was $229.

Since I already had an Amazon account, I just had to input my email and password to register my 3G.

Russell Brooks · 07-19-2011, 05:50 PM

With the Canadian Dollar being much stronger than the US Dollar, it'll be worth the trip south of the border. Plus you get to fill up on cheaper gas at the same time.

SensualPoet · 07-19-2011, 06:19 PM

It is actually cheaper to buy direct from Amazon and ship to Canada than buy it locally given the current $1Can buy $1.05US. The actual price is lower; you get direct full warranty; and while you pay shipping, that works out to around $20 and you get it in a couple of days.

But, we're talking a few cents or a coupla bucks. Supporting your local Bell dealer may be something valuable for you. It's nice to be able to go into a store and hold it before buying it.

foghat · 07-20-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SensualPoet

No, the point is the Amazon dongle charger -- which came included with the Kindle 2 for Canada and which is shipped in the US but not to Canada for the Kindle 3 -- is an additional $20 ($10 if you happen to notice it on checkout with the original order) for Canadian shipments.

As much as I like Amazon, it continues to treat its northern neighbour as a poor cousin. And, in this case, I was just wondering if the locally purchased Kindle had the charger ... that would at least justify a slightly higher retail price.

I use Blackberry chargers (mini and micro USB, depending on Kobos, Kindles or Kobo Touch) instead of computer charging. It's easy, quick, and simple for travelling (where I don't bring a laptop).

This must be a fairly recent development?

I'm in Canada. My k3 came with a wall charger, my replaced under warranty k3 came with a wall charger (so now I have 2), my wife's k3 came with a wall charger.

By wall charger, I mean a little dongle type thing that plugs into the wall and then the usb cable plugs into the dongle.

SensualPoet · 07-20-2011, 06:49 PM

Yes, since around mid-June. You are lucky to get the dongle charger; most of us were charged extra in Canada; Amazon does not include it in most Kindle 3 sales (it used to come with the Kindle 2).

foghat · 07-21-2011, 08:41 AM

wow. Can't see that costing them more than a few cents to include. Can always get cheap ones on ebay that work perfectly fine - assuming the one for the iphone will work with the kindle. I'm sure it would.

CRussel · 07-21-2011, 09:43 AM

The one for the iPhone works fine. (But the reverse is not true -- iPhones require a higher current to charge.) The Kindle is not a demanding device to charge (.085A@5v.)

JD Gumby · 07-23-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

It's just a standard USB wall charger. Surely you can buy one of those for a lot less than $20, can't you?

Best I can find in my area is $30 at Wal-Mart. :/

CRussel · 07-23-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JD Gumby

Best I can find in my area is $30 at Wal-Mart. :/

You're not trying very hard. You don't say if you're US or Canada, but a quick check of both Amazon.com and Amazon.ca shows a raft of USB wall chargers starting at about $2.99 and going up from there. My personal favourite is a dual charger that's rated to handle an iPhone AND a Kindle at the same time, for $12.99, shown here.

SkookumPete · 07-26-2011, 05:09 PM

Staples now carries the Kindle in Canada.

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...dle-in-canada/

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06-12-2011, 04:30 PM	#16
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Personally, I would ignore The Source and purchase directly from Amazon.com. You are going to need to have an amazon.com billing relationship to authorise and purchase Kindle ebooks anyway ... and while you can't buy an extended warranty for Canada from Amazon, they do stand strongly behind the product at least through one year full replacement.

06-13-2011, 06:44 PM	#18
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I happened to be in two different malls today here in Toronto that had The Source stores and so I asked: yes, they had the Kindle WiFi in stock (the 3G is currently a special order) AND it indeed has the wall charger included. Since Amazon charges $20 for this, it makes the price (effectively) $159.99 ... which is the discounted price at both stores I went to (it appears the $169.99 isn't doing so well). The stores don't have any ebooks on their demo (literally, an open box sample) so they demonstrate it by opening the dictionary. Anyway ... it's good value although until they prove themselves as a reliable channel (they have no ebook value add to offer ... it is just another gadget), I'd still be inclined to shop directly as Amazon. However, it's a nice first step.

06-13-2011, 08:47 PM	#19
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	Do you know the price for the 3G version SensualPoet?

06-14-2011, 09:18 PM	#20
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	It's in the flyer ... $229.99.

07-19-2011, 05:21 PM	#21
Lilyko Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle	Just bought the 3G at The Source for $209 which included a wall charger. This was a nearly last minute decision before a vacation which is why I did not buy from Amazon. The Source did not have any cases. Staples had a few cases but their 3G was $229. Since I already had an Amazon account, I just had to input my email and password to register my 3G.

07-19-2011, 05:50 PM	#22
Russell Brooks Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 569642 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Device: none	With the Canadian Dollar being much stronger than the US Dollar, it'll be worth the trip south of the border. Plus you get to fill up on cheaper gas at the same time.

07-19-2011, 06:19 PM	#23
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	It is actually cheaper to buy direct from Amazon and ship to Canada than buy it locally given the current $1Can buy $1.05US. The actual price is lower; you get direct full warranty; and while you pay shipping, that works out to around $20 and you get it in a couple of days. But, we're talking a few cents or a coupla bucks. Supporting your local Bell dealer may be something valuable for you. It's nice to be able to go into a store and hold it before buying it.

07-20-2011, 06:49 PM	#25
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Yes, since around mid-June. You are lucky to get the dongle charger; most of us were charged extra in Canada; Amazon does not include it in most Kindle 3 sales (it used to come with the Kindle 2).

07-21-2011, 08:41 AM	#26
foghat Evangelist Posts: 464 Karma: 1006520 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Kindle PW3	wow. Can't see that costing them more than a few cents to include. Can always get cheap ones on ebay that work perfectly fine - assuming the one for the iphone will work with the kindle. I'm sure it would.

07-21-2011, 09:43 AM	#27
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	The one for the iPhone works fine. (But the reverse is not true -- iPhones require a higher current to charge.) The Kindle is not a demanding device to charge (.085A@5v.)

07-26-2011, 05:09 PM	#30
SkookumPete Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 13888 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Staples now carries the Kindle in Canada. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...dle-in-canada/