Comments on: 4 Reasons To Think That The Kindle International Was Released Early http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2009/10/07/4-reasons-to-think-that-the-kindle-international-was-released-early/ It's that simple -- and that hard. And that inescapable. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:29:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: eoinpurcell http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2009/10/07/4-reasons-to-think-that-the-kindle-international-was-released-early/#comment-55559 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:26:05 +0000 http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/?p=1642#comment-55559 Nathan,

On #6 I’d agree except that the rate varies per country and with a little bit of planning they could easily have made this country specific. Also they withhold a large sum for duty and customs fees on top of the $20 (see here for my example).

On the other, I’m not sure they could have know aboutthe B&N launch but that’s a great reason if they did!
Eoin

]]> By: eoinpurcell http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2009/10/07/4-reasons-to-think-that-the-kindle-international-was-released-early/#comment-55557 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:59:41 +0000 http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/?p=1642#comment-55557 Nate,

Re #1 I agree except that this enables them to announce pre-Frankfurt
Re #2 That’s an obvious issue that with some planning could easily have been resolved along the lines of itunes. by logging in, they know who I am, where my billing address is and can thus restrict my access by geography on my home site. The way they have done it implies a need for speed rather than good planned roll out.

]]> By: Nathan http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2009/10/07/4-reasons-to-think-that-the-kindle-international-was-released-early/#comment-55545 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:21:35 +0000 http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/?p=1642#comment-55545 Regarding #6, 20% of that is because all the countries in the European Union charge a ridiculous amount of tax called VAT. That has nothing to do with Amazon.

A better # would be the fact that the release date of the Kindle International just happens to be 1 day before Barnes and Noble plans to unveil their new LCD E Ink hybrid ebook reader.

]]> By: Nate the great http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2009/10/07/4-reasons-to-think-that-the-kindle-international-was-released-early/#comment-55530 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:22:51 +0000 http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/?p=1642#comment-55530 1, It’s only a 2 week delay. That’s not unusual.

2, Not all countries where the Kindle is available have a country specific site. Also, a single site makes more sense if you expect geographic restrictions to be dropped.

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