Amazon’s wireless reading device that is known as the Kindle went global today. The product page was updated this morning to reflect this. But if you’re Canadian, you can’t get one says The Globe and Mail:
But Canadians will have to wait a little longer for the popular device to come to this country. An attempt to order a Kindle on Amazon.com’s website was rebuffed with the message: “Unfortunately, we are currently unable to ship Kindles or offer Kindle content in Canada. We are working to make Kindle available to our Canadian customers as soon as possible.”
An e-mail from Amazon.com public relations confirms the device is not coming to Canada, but offers no reason why.
Gee. I guess Amazon doesn’t like Canadians.
I wonder what the hold up is? Is it the provider for their 3G service? Is it licensing issues for the e-books? Amazon could save themselves a potential PR nightmare by explaining what the deal is.
So how about it Amazon? How about showing us Canadians some love, or at least explaining the delay.
Amazon Kindle Now Available In Canada… From Amazon.com…. And It’s Lacking Features
Posted in Commentary with tags Amazon, Kindle on November 17, 2009 by itnerdAfter 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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