11-03-2009, 12:56 AM | #1 |
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Sony, go international!
Hello there Sony!
Amazon have beaten you to the punch and released a international version of their Kindle. There are now untold numbers of people all over the world getting their Kindle in the mail, learning the joys that ebooks can bring. How long can you sit there and watch Amazon take over what could be your market and allow their Kindle to become wholly synonymous with ebooks? Come on Sony, it's time you cut through the bureaucracy and region lock-in and make your devices available to a good proportion of the worlds' population just like Amazon has. |
11-03-2009, 02:04 AM | #2 |
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It's not just about Sony and Amazon anymore
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11-03-2009, 04:44 AM | #3 |
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Am I missing something when I read your post AprilHare?
The Sony readers, beginning with the 505 and now the 300 and 600 have been available outside the US for over a year. And near enough every bookstore chain has an association with one reader or another, and most have an ebookstore, selling EPUB. |
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11-03-2009, 05:18 AM | #5 |
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The Sony Reader is available in:
Canada USA UK Ireland France Germany Austria and, I think, the Benelux countries too. Sony are "rolling it out", but a country at a time, compared with the Kindle's "Big Bang" approach. |
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11-03-2009, 05:41 AM | #6 | |
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11-03-2009, 06:09 AM | #7 | |
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11-03-2009, 07:00 AM | #8 |
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I also hope they do, then I can buy my 4th e ink reader (not).
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11-03-2009, 07:18 AM | #9 | |
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The problem is that Sony seeks 1 partner for a whole country. (example=belguim) In the Netherlands (=Dutch) they are partners of Bol.com, they just sell via bol.com In France that is Fnac (I think?) In Belguim we have Dutch and French (and German, but they also sell in Germany...). So logical conclusion = bol.com for the dutch-speaking part and Fnac for the French-speaking part. + Both companies are sending to/ operating in Belguim. But no, Sony want one exclusive partner for Belguim. |
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11-03-2009, 08:06 AM | #10 | |
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Isn't Sony also targeting the local markets? E.g. German-language books in Germany. Amazon is selling English-language books afaik.
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11-03-2009, 08:47 AM | #11 |
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What they need to do is make their eBook store available internationally. WH Smith, Waterstones and Borders.co.uk are very poor in terms of selection and price.
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11-03-2009, 04:34 PM | #12 |
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A little strange, Australia is usually high up on the list as a country that gets early access to devices, but they've been beaten by Austria?! Did someone make a typo in the Sony offices?
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11-03-2009, 04:51 PM | #13 |
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Well, Sony has always thought of Australia as the redheaded stepchild. Bunch of filthy criminals...
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11-03-2009, 05:23 PM | #14 |
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There is something intresting going on in Sweden. Sony Centers can sell e-book readers, but I have heard that each store have to import them (!), since Sony Sweden isn't interested. sigh. I haven't been able to confirm it, though.
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11-04-2009, 03:37 AM | #15 |
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In Spain, Sony e-readers are not sold, but Sony gives technical support.
I suppose this means they are going to sell it soon. |
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