Comments on: More info on the Amazon Kindle in Japan http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/22/more-info-on-the-amazon-kindle-in-japan/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Theo http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/22/more-info-on-the-amazon-kindle-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-383414 Theo Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:57:30 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=13480#comment-383414 I've been reading Kindle books here for months. Not sure what this markup price is all about. I just buy my books on Amazon.com with my American credit card. I was thinking about buying the Kindle device, but with free software coming out on the Mac and PC very soon, and the availability of the iphone/ipod touch app, there hardly seems to be a reason to spend the $300 anymore. I’ve been reading Kindle books here for months. Not sure what this markup price is all about. I just buy my books on Amazon.com with my American credit card.

I was thinking about buying the Kindle device, but with free software coming out on the Mac and PC very soon, and the availability of the iphone/ipod touch app, there hardly seems to be a reason to spend the $300 anymore.

]]> By: japanobserver http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/22/more-info-on-the-amazon-kindle-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-382994 japanobserver Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:52:05 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=13480#comment-382994 With so much tech, I don't even know what to buy anymore. Our penchant for tech was somewhat adaptable a decade ago (walkman, lcd, ipod, nintendo, etc.) but now there is so much stuff going on. If this kindle becomes a global success, I might give it a go. With so much tech, I don’t even know what to buy anymore. Our penchant for tech was somewhat adaptable a decade ago (walkman, lcd, ipod, nintendo, etc.) but now there is so much stuff going on. If this kindle becomes a global success, I might give it a go.

]]> By: Mark http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/22/more-info-on-the-amazon-kindle-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-382933 Mark Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:55:59 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=13480#comment-382933 Experimental web browser: got my Kindle yesterday and talked with Amazon Kindle team in the US today about the web browser roaming cost. They told me its free of charge in Japan if you are based in Japan. Played around with it and I can access most of the sites URLs I entered. Very nice. Rendering is ma ma due to the Netfront browser but it does the job. Gmail also works. Experimental web browser: got my Kindle yesterday and talked with Amazon Kindle team in the US today about the web browser roaming cost. They told me its free of charge in Japan if you are based in Japan. Played around with it and I can access most of the sites URLs I entered. Very nice. Rendering is ma ma due to the Netfront browser but it does the job. Gmail also works.

]]> By: level3 http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/22/more-info-on-the-amazon-kindle-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-382895 level3 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:06:01 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=13480#comment-382895 Are the int'l price book mark up, and the $2/download fee for international wireless downloads separate issues? Surprised the $2 fee is not mentioned in the Japan Times artic--- ahem, embellished Apple press release. Anyway, I have a credit card from a US-based bank, and no credit carads from Japanese banks, so I can't compare well, but it has surely gotten me cheaper airline tickets, and I order from amazon.com at normal US prices. Is having the US-based credit card address important? Are the int’l price book mark up, and the $2/download fee for international wireless downloads separate issues?
Surprised the $2 fee is not mentioned in the Japan Times artic— ahem, embellished Apple press release.

Anyway, I have a credit card from a US-based bank, and no credit carads from Japanese banks, so I can’t compare well, but it has surely gotten me cheaper airline tickets, and I order from amazon.com at normal US prices. Is having the US-based credit card address important?

]]> By: steve http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/22/more-info-on-the-amazon-kindle-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-382894 steve Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:58:29 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=13480#comment-382894 For those that don't have access to a US VPN or proxy, Tor can be used to get a US IP address. I don't personally use it, so I can't comment on the intricacies, but basically what you would have to do connect and disconnect from the network until you established a route that ended with a node in the US. From there, Amazon (or Hulu.com etc) would see you as coming from the US. http://www.torproject.org/ As far as I know, there is no way to specify a route that will give you a US IP address. You just have to be patient. For those that don’t have access to a US VPN or proxy, Tor can be used to get a US IP address. I don’t personally use it, so I can’t comment on the intricacies, but basically what you would have to do connect and disconnect from the network until you established a route that ended with a node in the US. From there, Amazon (or Hulu.com etc) would see you as coming from the US.

http://www.torproject.org/

As far as I know, there is no way to specify a route that will give you a US IP address. You just have to be patient.

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