Posted by
McCarthy01
16 yrs ago
Just watched Oprah and she was raving about a device called a Kindle - looks brilliant - I have done a wee bit of research and it seems it is only available in USA.
Can I get one here in HK?
Will it work?
What does it mean when it states the 'wireless wont work' Will you still be able to download the books ?
I am complete techno phobe but would love to get this for my husband
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"Can I get one here in HK?"
Nope. Needs to be bought from Amazon in the US.
"Will it work?"
Yes it will work in HK. But it won't download books and other material directly.
"What does it mean when it states the 'wireless wont work' Will you still be able to download the books?"
You can but you need a PC to download and sync. In the US you can sync over the cellular network.
Here's some info: http://freshtech.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/is-kindle-presently-available-anywhere-else-in-the-world-and-can-you-use-it-while-traveling-abroad/
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Ed
16 yrs ago
Saw Jeff Bezos on Jon Stewarts show demonstrating this - costs around USD400 - you can download books - they cost $10 each - you can read on the device or you can have it read to you. Cool idea - but I still prefer a book...
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"Cool idea - but I still prefer a book..."
I do too, today. But electronic book readers are the future. They are approaching books in readability. They are diverging rapidly from handheld computers, which are not very good for reading. For example, the screen is specifically designed for reading, with high contrast black on white. Very different from, say, a laptop screen, which is very versatile but not really adapted to the written word.
There's also the matter of cost, as this article illustrates http://www.businessinsider.com/2009/1/printing-the-nyt-costs-twice-as-much-as-sending-every-subscriber-a-free-kindle
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hi, on the Kindle book downloads, is it just the credit card issue, whereby unless you have a USA billing address you cannot download books ? I use USA card/with HK billing address to purchase ''real'' books, so cannot see what the problem is. Emailing Amazon waste of time, they just dont answer the question! I was thinking of having one shipped over to me, but if unable to download books... well...
Thanks..
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Amazon is changing the Kindle rules already.
Services which were free now cost.
This is always a problem with the single vendor/single standard. Better to select a reader (o equivalent multi-functional device) which permits you to access materials from a number of sources in different formats.
Buying a U.S. only product is also asking for trouble. Do you really want to go through the customs hassle, and expense, each time you need service?
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