Comments on: Kindle DX Goes Global

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:39:04 +0000

The ebookreader market is constantly changing, and this is a good move on Amazon’s part to keep their ereaders competitive. With new ebook readers just on the horizon, it’s pretty much a necessity! Although the Kindle is a strong product, they do lack some of the features other ereaders have. There’s a nice side-by-side comparison chart for Nook, Sony and Kindle at:

http://ebookreader.compare2save.net

By: Preetam Rai

Preetam Rai — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:41:54 +0000

It is disappointing for international customers. Most of the books I want are not available for my region. It is silly indeed. I can buy the same physical book on Amazon have them shipped to my country but I can't buy a digital copy.

By: Paul Miller

Paul Miller — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:43:11 +0000

These 'global edition' Kindles certainly bring clear advantages for US-based owners who travel internationally. They're much less compelling for international buyers, though.

For example (and it's a small point) they only ship with US power plugs.

Books appear more expensive overseas, as the 'free' WhisperNet download is actually offset by a higher book price outside the US.

Downloads of newspapers and magazines by non-US customers don't include any images... even if it's a UK paper (say) being downloaded in the UK by a UK customer.

The Kindle's great. The Global Edition is great for the travelling American. Amazon have a long way to go if they want to offer a serious product to their book/magazine/newspaper-reading customers in other countries.

I look forward to them offering a device that I could seriously justify buying here in the UK. The current Global Edition lineup isn't it, as there are far too many compromises and limitations outside the US.

By: Manu Puri

Manu Puri — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:19:46 +0000

Yes Kindle 2 is nice, time for you to upgrade, get with the program!