Amazon Kindle goes international - Page 10

petermillard · 10-07-2009, 01:09 PM

Great news for anyone who just wants to buy books and read them - I can definitely see one in my near future

geertm · 10-07-2009, 01:24 PM

If all the books of the USA Kindle store would be available, I would be interested, in spite of the Kindle DRM and the fact that there are probably better e-readers out there.
I have looked at some authors at Fictonwise and the European Kindle store. And most books that are USA-only at Fictionwise, are also not available at the European Kindle store. So why should I limit myself to the Amazon Kindle format, when that offers less choice then buying a Sony/Cybook/Bebook?
A missed chance by Amazon.

DawnFalcon · 10-07-2009, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by queentess

The Kindle isn't any more of a "store-dedicated device" than the Sony. Both devices are the only way to access the specific store content, but both will accept content from many other providers.

Uhmno. You can buy content from the Sony Store without requiring a linked reader!

"How it works"

geertm · 10-07-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Uhmno. You can buy content from the Sony Store without requiring a linked reader!

"How it works"

The new Sony readers support ePub DRM, so you can buy books from different stores now.

aceflor · 10-07-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by geertm

If all the books of the USA Kindle store would be available, I would be interested, in spite of the Kindle DRM and the fact that there are probably better e-readers out there.
I have looked at some authors at Fictonwise and the European Kindle store. And most books that are USA-only at Fictionwise, are also not available at the European Kindle store. So why should I limit myself to the Amazon Kindle format, when that offers less choice then buying a Sony/Cybook/Bebook?
A missed chance by Amazon.

I absolutely agree with you here. I jumped in the air this morning, ordered a Kindle, went to see the available books, got very quickly sober again and cancelled my order. I am sticking with Sony.

DawnFalcon · 10-07-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geertm

The new Sony readers support ePub DRM, so you can buy books from different stores now.

Er? No, I was pointing out that you don't need a Sony (or any stand-alone) reader to buy from the Sony Store!

desertgrandma · 10-07-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

I absolutely agree with you here. I jumped in the air this morning, ordered a Kindle, went to see the available books, got very quickly sober again and cancelled my order. I am sticking with Sony.

This message needs to go to Amazon.com
Use the "kindle feedback" link.

They need to hear more like this so they'll know why people are canceling/not buying.

geertm · 10-07-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Er? No, I was pointing out that you don't need a Sony (or any stand-alone) reader to buy from the Sony Store!

I did not know that. I misunderstood your posting.
But the original posting was about the readers being store dedicated readers. And Kindle DRM books are only available from Amazon, while ePub DRM books can be bought from different stores.

iMaculate · 10-07-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

I absolutely agree with you here. I jumped in the air this morning, ordered a Kindle, went to see the available books, got very quickly sober again and cancelled my order. I am sticking with Sony.

Same thing happened to me. The limitations of the international Kindle are staggering:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58655

mgmueller · 10-07-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

I absolutely agree with you here. I jumped in the air this morning, ordered a Kindle, went to see the available books, got very quickly sober again and cancelled my order. I am sticking with Sony.

You still can order via Amazon US and copy via USB. You can access 100% of the books in the US store. No problem at all.
I was enthusiastic (and kind of disappointed, given my 2 Kindles with 4 and 3 months of age) too. Definitely genious from Amazon. Who would have expected? 100 countries! Wow!
BUT: It's a downsized Whispernet only. Just for downloading the books. No Wikipedia for example.
Downloading wirelessly would be convenient. But I can live with the USB mode, doing the same with Sony, CyBook, iRex...
But still: Respect, Amazon!

neilmarr · 10-07-2009, 02:30 PM

Why worry, Geertm? The 'inteational' Kindle only denies you 709,000 titles from its US store. N

geertm · 10-07-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mgmueller

You still can order via Amazon US and copy via USB. You can access 100% of the books in the US store. No problem at all.

I am afraid that this is not true. The only reason for the different stores are the geographical restrictions.
In the Kindle forum at Amazon (and the Kindle forum here at Mobileread) there are a lot of postings about the fact that since last weekend a lot of people with a Kindle outside the USA cannot buy books anymore, using the known workarounds. They get a warning about geographical restrictions.
It looks like Amazon has made the geographical restrictions much more difficult to circumvent, because of the international introduction of the Kindle.

daffy4u · 10-07-2009, 03:00 PM

Looks like it's time for me to update the "Kindle Myths and Half-Truths" wiki. (It'll have to wait until next week

)

DaleDe · 10-07-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

Looks like it's time for me to update the "Kindle Myths and Half-Truths" wiki. (It'll have to wait until next week

)

I just updated the description of the Amazon Kindle 2 to include the international version.

Dale

daffy4u · 10-07-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

I just updated the description of the Amazon Kindle 2 to include the international version.

Dale

You rock! (as usual)

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10-07-2009, 01:09 PM	#136
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Great news for anyone who just wants to buy books and read them - I can definitely see one in my near future

10-07-2009, 01:24 PM	#137
geertm Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Aura One	If all the books of the USA Kindle store would be available, I would be interested, in spite of the Kindle DRM and the fact that there are probably better e-readers out there. I have looked at some authors at Fictonwise and the European Kindle store. And most books that are USA-only at Fictionwise, are also not available at the European Kindle store. So why should I limit myself to the Amazon Kindle format, when that offers less choice then buying a Sony/Cybook/Bebook? A missed chance by Amazon.

10-07-2009, 02:30 PM	#146
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Why worry, Geertm? The 'inteational' Kindle only denies you 709,000 titles from its US store. N

10-07-2009, 03:00 PM	#148
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Looks like it's time for me to update the "Kindle Myths and Half-Truths" wiki. (It'll have to wait until next week )

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