Comments on: Kindle racking up prices outside USA http://www.betatales.com/2009/10/08/kindle-racking-up-prices-outside-usa/ Exploring digital media trends Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Che http://www.betatales.com/2009/10/08/kindle-racking-up-prices-outside-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Che Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:53:20 +0000 http://www.betatales.com/?p=992#comment-4828 Ok, so much misunderstanding. I have a Kindle in Hong Kong. 1. If I want to shop in the Amazon USA store, I switch my location to USA. I buy a book for $9.99 vs the locally advertised $11.99. Simple. No e-delivery surcharge either. 2. If I want international subscriptions, eg to NY Times I switch my location to Hong Kong and do not pay the delivery charge. Simple. 3. I can use it anywhere, regardless of whether Amazon 'supports' a shop in China or Singapore (it doesn't). I can download books, get my subscriptions and surf the web at no cost ANYWHERE regardless of what Amazon says about roaming agreements. If people actually just worked things out for themselves and stopped listening to the hype... Ok, so much misunderstanding.

I have a Kindle in Hong Kong.

1. If I want to shop in the Amazon USA store, I switch my location to USA. I buy a book for $9.99 vs the locally advertised $11.99. Simple. No e-delivery surcharge either.

2. If I want international subscriptions, eg to NY Times I switch my location to Hong Kong and do not pay the delivery charge. Simple.

3. I can use it anywhere, regardless of whether Amazon ‘supports’ a shop in China or Singapore (it doesn’t). I can download books, get my subscriptions and surf the web at no cost ANYWHERE regardless of what Amazon says about roaming agreements.

If people actually just worked things out for themselves and stopped listening to the hype…

]]> By: bill http://www.betatales.com/2009/10/08/kindle-racking-up-prices-outside-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-4733 bill Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:56:13 +0000 http://www.betatales.com/?p=992#comment-4733 For the NY times, in the states its $14, and in canada its $27.99 plus tax which is $32 ish. The freakin' subscription for the paper version is about the same. WHY WOULD I EVER USE A KINDLE NOW? To save trees and get less articles?- i dont think so. Now there is absolutely zero reason for any canadian to buy a kindle outside of a status or convenience thing with paperback books. Yes i'm going to subscribe to 3 newspapers at $90 plus tax a month, with less articles. Good thinking Amazon. For the NY times, in the states its $14, and in canada its $27.99 plus tax which is $32 ish. The freakin’ subscription for the paper version is about the same. WHY WOULD I EVER USE A KINDLE NOW? To save trees and get less articles?- i dont think so. Now there is absolutely zero reason for any canadian to buy a kindle outside of a status or convenience thing with paperback books. Yes i’m going to subscribe to 3 newspapers at $90 plus tax a month, with less articles. Good thinking Amazon.

]]> By: maryann http://www.betatales.com/2009/10/08/kindle-racking-up-prices-outside-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-3682 maryann Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:21:05 +0000 http://www.betatales.com/?p=992#comment-3682 With a French account, the same Glenn Beck title is priced USD 13.99... My guess is it could also have something to do with sales tax (VAT) -- 19.6% in France. Another point is the selection of books available internationally. I checked another best seller (Dan Brown: The Lost Symbol), and it is not available in Europe "due to copyright restrictions", whereas you can order the hardcopy. This is coming from the publisher, not Amazon, but certainly an issue when chosing a reader based on content availability. With a French account, the same Glenn Beck title is priced USD 13.99… My guess is it could also have something to do with sales tax (VAT) — 19.6% in France.
Another point is the selection of books available internationally. I checked another best seller (Dan Brown: The Lost Symbol), and it is not available in Europe "due to copyright restrictions", whereas you can order the hardcopy. This is coming from the publisher, not Amazon, but certainly an issue when chosing a reader based on content availability.

]]> By: John Einar Sandvand http://www.betatales.com/2009/10/08/kindle-racking-up-prices-outside-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 John Einar Sandvand Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:32:14 +0000 http://www.betatales.com/?p=992#comment-3680 Well, actually I think the price difference on subscriptions for newspapers is more notable ... Well, actually I think the price difference on subscriptions for newspapers is more notable …

]]> By: Moe http://www.betatales.com/2009/10/08/kindle-racking-up-prices-outside-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-3679 Moe Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:19:02 +0000 http://www.betatales.com/?p=992#comment-3679 Wow, the difference in book prices is a full 20%. That's outrageous... Wow, the difference in book prices is a full 20%. That's outrageous…

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