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Old 08-13-2008, 11:49 AM   #16
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This is a great! Just added many books by Tad Williams on my Kindle wish list.
Do you think this will get them in other formats besides AZW?
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Old 08-13-2008, 11:55 AM   #17
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Do you think this will get them in other formats besides AZW?
I think that the theory is oneof a rising tide lifting all boats. If they get inundated with requests for AZW, then they will see the error of their ways and get other formats out there, also.
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:48 AM   #18
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I think that the theory is oneof a rising tide lifting all boats. If they get inundated with requests for AZW, then they will see the error of their ways and get other formats out there, also.
Exactly my thinking.
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:50 AM   #19
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So please go see the thread on requesting from Sony and go request the same books to be made into eBooks there as well.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27720

Hopefully with Sony & Amazon both asking for eBooks, it will help even more.
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Old 08-22-2008, 01:39 PM   #20
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Where is the "is your favorite book ONLY available on Kindle" button?
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:18 PM   #21
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I've got a question for any of you: Am I missing something, or is it true that Amazon sells only a limited number of books in French, Spanish, or any other non-English language? That limitation is what led me to that site. If this is true, can anyone tell me (a new member) how to locate foreign-language books on MobileRead.com? (Transferable to the Kindle, of course.) Thanks for your ideas.
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:30 PM   #22
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I've got a question for any of you: Am I missing something, or is it true that Amazon sells only a limited number of books in French, Spanish, or any other non-English language? That limitation is what led me to that site. If this is true, can anyone tell me (a new member) how to locate foreign-language books on MobileRead.com? (Transferable to the Kindle, of course.) Thanks for your ideas.
Hi Sara-Louise, welcome to the forum. i can't speak for ALL foreign language books, however if you are looking for some french language books you can find at least some of them in our upload section by doing a tag search for "french" or "french language" or "français" (since you apparently read french, look in the french forum for a sticky explaining how to do a tag search).

you can also find quite a lot of francophone litterature on feedbooks which can be formatted for a kindle.

also, in the french forum there are a few threads about ebook ressources for finding ebooks in french, including quite a lot of public domain (free...) sites ; take a look around to find quite a lot to keep you busy. no-one in the french forum is talking about kindle books (for obvious reasons) however you can read any non-drm mobipocket book on the kindle, if i've understood correctly. so that still leaves you a lot of options.

as for your original question, i would not be surprised if amazon sold almost exclusively english-language kindle books, since the kindle can only be bought in the US, and kindle books only be bought using an american credit card.
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:45 PM   #23
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Merci, Zelda_Pinwheel! You've given me a good start in looking for French- and other language books.
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Do you get notified if the book makes it to ebook format if you're logged in to Amazon when you make the request?
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Old 10-03-2008, 10:51 AM   #26
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Apparently not. It would be a great feature.
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Apparently not. It would be a great feature.
They'd certainly sell a ton of new releases that way.
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Old 11-01-2008, 11:11 PM   #28
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Do you get notified if the book makes it to ebook format if you're logged in to Amazon when you make the request?
That's a great idea, guess you just have to keep checking them. I added some pbooks I want as Kindle to my wishlist so I can check from time to time, if they are available.
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I clicked on Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Heinlein. I am willing to click on any book you want if you will return the favor by clicking there. No reason at all that the best Hugo winning book EVER should not be on the Kindle, mine in particular!
I clicked for you!

Will you click HAWKSONG by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes?
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