10-08-2009, 04:04 AM | #16 |
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Agreed, Alex. Although you might disagree with Luq's take on the situation, it's an interesting apparent anomaly and you could hardly call his post hysterical or hateful, as some responses seem to suggest.
What's puzzling me right now is why Kindle offers no wireless connectivity in Monaco, whereas it does in France itself. That really is odd when you consider the wealthy and tech-savvy middle-agead Anglophone population (a prime target market for ebook sellers, I'd have thought). And -- before anyone starts on me, too -- I have no prejudice against Monegasques ... I married one. Hoots. Neil |
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Alex, take a look at the tags "censorship, international, islam, kindle, muslim". They imply a certain opinion by Amazon which aren't based on any real facts.
So, luqmaninbmore, why not ask Amazon first? They're the one I'd have to address this issue to. Especially if I really am taking it seriously. And they're the only one who will provide a substantial reply. Last edited by K-Thom; 10-08-2009 at 04:31 AM. |
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10-08-2009, 05:36 AM | #21 |
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I think the reason is much more simple.
Amazon will probably start to provide books in french to French, in russian to Russia, in german to Germany, etc... But I don't think they can currently support right to left languages such as arabic in the kindle. So they have no reason to start investing in arabic speaking countries... |
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They attacked it?? which country may that be? I am not aware of any single muslim country ever attacking the US. Or interfering in internal US affairs for that matter...can't say the opposite is true however.. since the question was about kindle not being sold in Muslim countries.. Last edited by lev; 10-08-2009 at 07:32 AM. |
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Yes. Topaz books are basically image scans, so they can display anything.
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I don't know. Perhaps somebody else can answer that.
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Does Guttenberg offer classics in Arabic, I wonder. I can't read it, but it's a beautiful, artful script just to gaze at. I also love the look of Hebrew and various Oriental examples of loving penmanship.
One of the treasured treebooks I'll hang onto when I clear my shelves of what is now waste paper is one with a tooled, soft, green leather cover written in Arabic and given to me by an old neighbour from Algeria. Can't understand a single letter, but gosh is it a lovely sight. Our own alphabet of just twenty-six unardorned strokes is gorgeous in its simplicity and expressive potential (not to mention its adaptability to phonetics and other tongues and to modern technology), but it doesn't carry the same breathtaking power at a glance as, say, (for me indecipherable) ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Sorry to side-track a serious thread with an aside. Very best to everyone. Neil Last edited by neilmarr; 10-08-2009 at 07:10 AM. Reason: would you believe ... a misplaced comma? |
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