Comments on: International release of Kindle 2!

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By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:49:52 +0000

Hi. I bought a Kindle 3.3 from New Zealand before moving to Saudi Arabia. I am very ignorant about how to use it. Is it possible to use this version from Saudi Arabia?
Thanks, Julia.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:54:12 +0000

Can i buy a cheap kindle in Thailand where i live?

By: sahib

sahib — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:03:36 +0000

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:53:36 +0000

Just got a Kindle as a gift in Hong Kong, but will be moving to Singapore. Why does Kindle not work in Singapore? I also don’t see the Republic of Korea on the list. Seems like a few major Asian markets have been left off and would love to know why.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:58:30 +0000

Just a warning, even though it has been mentioned a few times before, to check out the customs duty in your country for the kindle. I live in Greece and have been given the choice by the courier to either a) pay 80 euro and go to the airport in person to try to endure the red tape or b) pay 150 euro for the courier to bring it to my door. Which all adds up when you slap that on top of amazon’s asking price.

To put it more succinctly, add up the total cost before buying. Why can’t this thing be produced in Europe?

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:14:43 +0000

I can confirm that Kindle’s Whispernet does indeed work in China, at least in Beijing. Able to use the brower to access most anything I might need it for….Wikipedia, recipes, google, Amazon, etc.

By: Cristian

Cristian — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:00:08 +0000

Why the Kindle is not available in Argentina?

By: J Boy

J Boy — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:32:23 +0000

Does anyone know when picture content in magazines and newspapers will be available in the UK on kindle 2 and if the US feature such as web browsing will ever be available?

By: plmuon

plmuon — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:16:07 +0000

Just ordered an international kindle 2 from Switzerland. Total price incl. leather cover was OK: $289 for Kindle + cover, and $27 shipping, $25 duties/import. Has it become cheaper or are duties for the EU higher? I can hardly imagine, usually it is quite costly to import goods here.

Let’s see, I wouldn’t be surprised if I have to pay extra on receipt for duties handling or something like that.

By: David Lang

David Lang — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:49:41 +0000

as near as i can tell (in part from how blogkindle.com shows up on my kindle) amazon does not control the format and if pictures are included or not. that seems to be up to the publisher based on what they put into their feed to amazon (an RSS feed I believe)

I don’t know who controls the price (and how much of the price goes to the publisher vs going to amazon, any comments from the site admin here ;-), but part of the reason for subscription services being more expensive in the UK than in the US could be the cost of bandwidth.

there are advantages to the online subscription, you have the last three days on hand, and you don’t have to go anywhere to get the current issue.

but I definantly agree that online delivery of periodic publications and websites is pricy, and I wouldn’t buy a digital reader just for them, but nobody is forcing you to use those options.

By: Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:57:04 +0000

I’ve had my Kindle 2 for a few weeks now and think is a rip off.

There’s no justification for charging UK users 120% more than US readers for the Daily Mail and then rubbing salt into the wounds by not including any pictures in the version that is delivered to the UK.

Pretty much every magazine in the Kindle store is 100% more for UK users than it is for US users.

If you’re in the middle of nowhere then I can see the merits, but if you live in a town or city you might as well just buy the print version of the publication you want as it will cost less than getting it wirelessly.

Shame on you Amazon for ripping of the whole world is all I can say!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:05:17 +0000

Wikipedia still works

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:42:30 +0000

Hey everyone,

I’m right now looking into buying an ebook reader for a trip I’m taking to Europe in March of next year. I was originally planning on getting the B&N Nook, but the Kindle’s international wireless makes it much more appealing. I’m traveling to Germany and the Netherlands, and was wondering if I could still receive Wikipedia? It mentions that “Browsers and Blogs” aren’t available in neither. Thanks!

By: Belfort

Belfort — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:32:45 +0000

What exactly whispernet is?
Is it an AT&T net?
How to get roaming agreements with Whispernet?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:39:50 +0000

There is WAY too much contradiction going on here. This site leads you to believe you can download content WIRE-LESS-LY outside the U.S. I can attest that in Taiwan this is not true. Turn on the device, see 5 bars, and … nothing. Nothing will come down, up, sideways… nothing. You will need to use USB.

Now, this page says Taiwan “Yes! and Yes!” but that is not true as you have to use USB. So, besides shipping, where is the “International” part?

By: Ravemania

Ravemania — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:12:04 +0000

Here’s a thought for international users:

1. Buy the Kindle / Kindle DX in the US. You need to either have a US account or a friend in the US. Advantage 1: Kindle DX available only for US customers and not for international customers. Advantage 2: Price.

2. Workaround for buying e-books available in the US: Buy Amazon.com gift cards. you can do this regularly with your international credit card. Use the gift cards to buy e-books that you normally may not be available to access/purchase internationally. Advantage: Access to the thousands of titles available only in the US.

3. Transfer to your Kindle through USB. Disadvantage: No daily access to your papers, etc via wireless subscription.

Now, I know this may not be feasible for many users (or even legit – I haven’t bought myself a Kindle yet). To my mind, Part 1 can be ignored – so you buy the international version and still use the gift coupons to buy e-books. The intent is – content is what makes the Kindle appealing to me. In terms of hardware, I believe the Sony product is far better. But no one can beat the titles that Amazon has…

My two cents worth…

By: Che

Che — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:21:16 +0000

I want to buy the kindle and use it in the Philippines. It says in the news here that they are now accepting pre-order. Is this thru Amazon? If i ask someone to buy it for me in the US, how will it work here?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:51:10 +0000

If Kindle is not shipped to your country, you can still buy it from account that is tied to a different country and buy any books that area available to that country anywhere Whispernet roaming is available. So to your question – such Kindle will most likely work in China.
Though I can’t say for sure until somebody confirms it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:17:06 +0000

I was wondering if even though they don’t sell the kindle in China whether or not I can still buy books once I’m there. My mother wants to get me one for Christmas since I’m here and don’t want to keep shipping books but I want to make sure that once she ships it here that I can still buy books. There are some dots on the map in my area which is why I ask.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:15:43 +0000

Wow… That’s an elaborate review! It would take a separate post to answer all these points. I’ll try to do it briefly.
It looks like a lot of pain of this customer is related to the content he owned for his Kindle 1. He didn’t take a care to back up this content properly. How many 3 month old newspapers do you have in your house? If you have some you probably take specific effort to preserve and organize them. He expected that Kindle would do it for him. It didn’t happen.
As for books looks like he purchased a lot of public domain books that he could have gotten for free. Amazon periodically prunes their book marketplace to weed out such books (most of them are duplicates). Of all the books that I’ve purchased every single one is still available. His table of contents trouble is related to the same fact – low quality public digitizations of domain books.
No user replaceable battery? So does iPhone. It’s the price you have to pay for smaller size, less weight and more mobility.
While I realize that the pain he must be feeling is quite real and some of his arguments have a point, in general most of his trouble is caused by the fact that he is a highly non-typical user and uses Kindle in highly non-typical ways. This will happen with any device.

By: Sofoklis Charitou

Sofoklis Charitou — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:21:00 +0000

Dear Bk,
i have read a very bad comment about the Kindle 2, which really put me down. I was so close to order it but now i really don’t know. Can you please give us some explanation on the below threat?

http://www.amazon.com/review/RV0R3AODMRNJZ/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0015T963C&nodeID=370783011#wasThisHelpful