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amazon Kindle now in UK

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ErnestTheBavarian · 07/10/2009 09:20

Anyone seen you can now get amazon kindle in UK? Am overexcited at the thought of santa coming. Anyone tried one?

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fishie · 07/10/2009 12:06

i'd love an electronic readery thing. but the ereader is the most right handed gadget i have ever seen (i am lh) and i do not like that amazon is seeking world domination in this field.

bran · 07/10/2009 11:57

Having read a bit more on Amazon it seems as though it's going to be just as expensive, if not more so. New releases will be between $11.99 and $13.99 which is quite heafty I think, even with a favourable exchange rate. They do say that there are 70,000 title priced under $5.99, but obviously there's no guarantee that any of them will be ones that I want.

Having said that, I did a quick search on a couple of authors that I wanted to buy for the Sony but couldn't, and the Kindle store does have them. But I could (and did) order paper copies of the books for just over half the Kindle price which is quite a difference IMO.

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ErnestTheBavarian · 07/10/2009 11:52

amazon say there's 350, 000 title plus newspapers and magazines. Being in Germany, it would be fab to get eg the times delivered daily, or indeed, any english langauge book within the minute rather than waiting a week and paying well over the odds.

Plus, as dh is such a bookworm, it would cut the clutter in our house considerably - we have piles of books in the bedroom, as all the (many) bookshelves are overflowing

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bran · 07/10/2009 11:45

I have a Sony and I like it. The page turn is actually not as annoying after a while, I find that I anticipate it better and don't notice the delay any more than I do when I'm turning the page of a real book. It's fantastic for travelling as I would normally pack at least 4 thick books for a fortnight's holiday.

The things that annoy me about the Sony reader are being tied to Waterstones to buy from, the limited range of books and having to pay more for an e-book than the same book would cost in paper form from somewhere like The Book Depository or Amazon. I would definitely consider changing if I can get a better range of books from Amazon for the Kindle.

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ErnestTheBavarian · 07/10/2009 11:43

sorry, CMOT, meant to say, just watched the kindle video and it showed the page turn as basically instant. have a look the vid is quite good and will make you salivate

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ErnestTheBavarian · 07/10/2009 11:42

ooh, how much did it charge you? Did it add on import duty automatically? What was your total charge in £? Ta

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CMOTdibbler · 07/10/2009 11:27

Yes, you tell it when to turn, but the Sony takes a few seconds to bring up the next page, which is annoying

I have just gone and ordered one. Can't wait !

paranoidmother · 07/10/2009 11:16

it's suppose to be brilliant and much better than the e-reader.
it will read the stories to you as well as you can read the stories to. Ahh I want one now.

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ErnestTheBavarian · 07/10/2009 11:12

Don't you just trun it when you want - buttons on either side of screen? Or do you specifically want automatic?

I am hankering for all the dictionary/info/font size/note features. I really want to get myself one, plus it'll be a life saver of an idea of what to get dh for Christmas

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paranoidmother · 07/10/2009 11:12

I think it's very quick from what i've heard the page rate

CMOTdibbler · 07/10/2009 10:59

The books you buy are backed up in the Kindle store so you can just redownload them if you need to.

I really, really want one - I read very fast, so travelling means lots of books to carry

Does anyone know what the page turn rate is like ? The Sony was so slow it would have annoyed me far too much

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ErnestTheBavarian · 07/10/2009 10:54

travel adapter from dixons?

If it's just a normal plug, you could just cut the us plug off, and replace with uk plug. If it's a transformery charcger type plug (tech speak) the it'd have to be trvel adapter.

Most of our appliances have just had the plug chopped and replaced.

excited about being able to enlarge font and switch to audio or backt o reading.

What happens if it breaks? Anyone know? Do you loose all your title, or if it's replaced can you download them again (free) on new one?

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deepdarkwood · 07/10/2009 10:19
paranoidmother · 07/10/2009 10:18

Only thing is it comes with a US charger so where can we get a US Plug to plug it in to?

paranoidmother · 07/10/2009 10:14

YIPPPEEE i've been wanting one of these for ages - must point it out to DH..