Electronic bookreaders

I love Amazon Kindle but I will be away from USA for some time and was wondering if I would be able to connect Kindle to the network via regular home network via wireless connection.
Thanks for your help.

I have just ordered mine and it shoud arrive today (yay!), so I'm not exactly talking from experience here, but...
From what I understand, the Kindle uses Sprint's cellular telephone network to deliver its content in the States. This cannot be used when travellig overseas. However, you can plug the Kindle to your computer via USB cable and download your purchases this way. You can do this through the Manage Your Kindle link on the Amazon site. This also means that if you wish to purchase anything while overseas, you would have to do it through your computer, as the wireless feature won't work.

I hope this helps!

2008-04-22 03:19:19 by Doctor Dad

Here is the review for the Amazon Kindle. The Amazon Kindle is available on Amazon.com for $399.99 It uses the Sprint EVDO network to access data ...

I like the Amazon kindle, but I heard Sony has them, too. Could someone help me find the best and affordable one?

If better ones come out later, what makes them better than the ones now?

The main competitor for the Amazon Kindle is the Sony Reader. In my opinion, the Kindle is the better option. Since Amazon is in the business of books, there are MANY more titles available through Amazon than through Sony, and the Kindle also has wireless. There are a few other readers out there, but they are much more expensive, and the advantages you might get out of them (slightly larger screen)aren't worth the added cost. The current Sony reader is second generation, while the Kindle is first generation, so there might be fewer bugs to be worked out than with the Kindle, but it doesn't seem that the Kindle has that many bugs to begin with!

Amazon hasn't said when a second generation Kindle will be coming out, so it will be a while. The current Kindle is an excellent book reader, and I think any future versions will only differ than this one in the bells and whistles. To be honest, I don't want or need my books to have bells and whistles, so I don't think it would be worth the wait, or worth upgrading to a second generation Kindle.

2008-08-13 13:24:55 by Mike_Laguna

The new Kindle 2.0 is very tempting and Amazon doesn't look set to release it overseas anytime soon.

Has anyone else attempted using Kindle (first gen/second gen) in Australia? I would like to know what are some of the problems encountered and if it's worth the trouble.

Don't bother getting it if your not in the US, period.

2009-03-21 06:22:24 by Beth L

I heard about the Amazon Kindle, and I was wondering--if I bought it in the USA next month, would it work here in Canada? And if not, does anyone know if they're planning on making it work for Canada?

Yes, it will work in Canada.

But you need a credit/debit card issued by a US bank and a US billing address to buy books and the Kindle itself.

The Whispernet feature (wireless delivery) will not work in Canada, but you can still buy Kindle books from Amazon.com and download it to your Kindle via a USB cable they provide.

I've had my Kindle for more than a year now, and I've been traveling a lot and taking it with me everywhere. It works everywhere as long as you have a valid credit card. All I needed really was a travel adapter so I can charge it anywhere. It's dual voltage.

I haven't heard of any plans to make it available to Canada and the rest of the world. Even the Kindle 2, I heard, will be exclusive to US customers only.

If you don't have a US credit card, you might want to consider the Sony Digital Reader 700. It's touch screen. US$399, and is available in Canada. Although the books in Sony ebookstore are more expensive than Amazon Kindle books. My sister has the Sony PRS700 and she loves it. No whispernet feature.

2009-02-01 18:54:49 by Kia

I read many reviews, and this is never clear. Amazon charges you to subscribe New York Times, Washington post, blogs on Kindle. But if the web browsing is free, who will pay?

Yes it's free for now, but it is rumored that Amazon starts to charge it when "experimental period" ends. Notice that web browser is in the "experimental" section of Kindle.

2008-02-10 14:48:32 by rap1zip1