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Kindle Prices Slashed, India Bound
Techtree News Staff, Oct 07, 2009 1743 hrs ISTHowever, Kindle DX still available only in U.S.
Kindle, Amazon's very own e-book reader, has been launched internationally and will be available for consumers outside of U.S. starting Oct. 19.
The announcement regarding the availability of the Kindle globally comes eight months after the release of the Kindle 2 that happened back in February. The device was available only in U.S., until now. The latest edition of Kindle supports 3G and users can use a SIM card to download content. This is in addition to its Wi-Fi capabilities that it already had earlier. The addition of 3G support increases the connectivity options for the device and it is now not restricted to homes and indoor locations.
The price of the Kindle in U.S has been slashed by $40 and it now sells at $259 (approx. Rs. 12,000). While that might sound affordable, getting one to India legally might just not be a very good idea unless of course you are a die hard Kindle fan and have the money as well. As one twitter user @achitnis figured out, thanks to the Indian import duties, the $279 Kindle becomes a $405 (approx. Rs.18,000) worth equipment if you ship it to India. He has posted a Twitpic of the expected cost of having your Kindle shipped to India - and mind you, that doesn't actually look very good. However, if you can't wait and badly need a new Kindle, this shouldn't deter you to get one.
Note that the larger, better spec-ed high-end version, the Kindle DX, is still limited to US.
The announcement regarding the availability of the Kindle globally comes eight months after the release of the Kindle 2 that happened back in February. The device was available only in U.S., until now. The latest edition of Kindle supports 3G and users can use a SIM card to download content. This is in addition to its Wi-Fi capabilities that it already had earlier. The addition of 3G support increases the connectivity options for the device and it is now not restricted to homes and indoor locations.
The price of the Kindle in U.S has been slashed by $40 and it now sells at $259 (approx. Rs. 12,000). While that might sound affordable, getting one to India legally might just not be a very good idea unless of course you are a die hard Kindle fan and have the money as well. As one twitter user @achitnis figured out, thanks to the Indian import duties, the $279 Kindle becomes a $405 (approx. Rs.18,000) worth equipment if you ship it to India. He has posted a Twitpic of the expected cost of having your Kindle shipped to India - and mind you, that doesn't actually look very good. However, if you can't wait and badly need a new Kindle, this shouldn't deter you to get one.
Note that the larger, better spec-ed high-end version, the Kindle DX, is still limited to US.
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