That's wonderful news.

It is also on the front page of amazon.co.jp right now, where I hoped to order it from (I get free shipping from them). They have a wonderful letter from Jeff Bezos (translated into Japanese -- some nice touches by the translator, incidentally) and if you click anywhere in it you get directed to the page on amazon.com to buy.

That is, needless to say, written totally in English. And which won't support the payment methods used by most of the customers of amazon.co.jp. (Credit card penetration is pretty low here -- most people I know use bank transfer or payment at the convenience store.)

I mention this just to point out that Internationalization Is Hard, even for big billion dollar companies. I'll be ordering mine by the end of the day.

Sadly, Canada isn't included.. again. List of countries/coverage/etc here:

http://blogkindle.com/2009/10/international-release-of-kindl...

I don't know... I am still bothered by the idea that Amazon can remotely delete content that is already in my Kindle. I am not completely comfortable with a device that can be remotely controlled by somebody whose interests may not always coincide with mine. What if decides to erase my (legally acquired) PDF magazine collection? I have backups, but, still, it's a major nuisance.

I am also not too happy with the idea of the wireless data connection contract being between my local telco and Amazon. I would be perfectly happy to pay my connection fees in proportion with my consumption.

I also want the DX, not the II.

On the other hand, I am happy they finally made HDSPA/EDGE/GPRS available. It seemed to me a completely stupid move to use a mostly US-only technology.

That also should prompt a move from Sony. I think I will wait for now. Interesting developments will come.

Charlie Stross dislikes the Amazon monopsony:

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2009/10/news_fro...

Excerpt:

* They're using their monopsony position to fuck over their suppliers (i.e. the publishers) in a manner that threatens a catastrophic crash in author royalties in the medium term (up to 5 years). NB: as a reader, you may enjoy the short term price benefit, but you'll pay for it in the long term in reduction of choice.

* Their actions may start a trans-Atlantic price war between publishers, to the detriment of authors (again, in the medium term).

Totally unexpected for me. I thought they were going with countries that have local Amazon stores. No, my country is listed! Now I don't have to wait for two weeks for paper books to be delivered. Very nice move, Amazon!

I and many other people I suspect will be waiting on the sideline a few more months to see whether Apple's tablet offering really does provide a serious alternative...

Its too expensive outside US though... if I get it shipped to India - it'll cost me $405! And it won't come with the ability to read blogs and online news...

no price drop for the dx :(

After UK import and sales tax, the price-drop will mean nothing:

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/ar...

Not available in China :( Can't say it surprises me though... I'll get the txtr instead http://reader.txtr.com/

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That's it, I've placed my order

So Kindle for the UK and free 3G access....wow very tempting

this is a dupe by the way:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=866005

No DX internationally? I need that, since I want to read work documents and code.

I still want a Kindle, but hesitate... the FUD from Apple and Pixel Qi is working on me. :-)