The IT Nerd

After seeming to be snubbed by Amazon a few weeks ago, Canadians will now be able to buy the Kindle. However, the way you buy it seems to be a bit odd. When I go to Amazon.com and pull up the info on the Kindle for Canada, this is what I get:

But on Amazon.ca which would be the first place that Canadians would look, there’s tons of Kindle accessories but no Kindle devices. That’s weird. I guess the take home message is that if you want the Kindle and you’re Canadian, you need to go to Amazon.com and not Amazon.ca.

But at least it’s available in Canada, so that’s a step in the right direction. Here’s one thing that isn’t a step in the right direction. According to the CBC, the Kindle that Canadians are getting will be lacking some features:

The e-reader’s web browser and blog subscription service will not work in Canada, according to the description on Amazon.com, but customers will have free access to Wikipedia.

Delightful. I’m really seeing little point in buying one if I don’t get the same feature set as the Americans. Perhaps that will be remedied over time? Of course that’s likely wishful thinking, but one can hope.

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