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Having waited so long for the Kindle to arrive in the UK I find myself somewhat underwhelmed by its arrival. The ability to buy a book and be reading it in seconds is, without a doubt, a fantastic feature, but it's not enough. The need to order the Kindle from the US and pay for it in USD will be enough to put off some consumers, along with the need to continually buy books in USD from Amazon.com. Add to that the fact that the Kindle store is nowhere near as extensive as it should be, and the fact that you're paying more for an electronic version of a book than you are for a hardback! The idea of subscribing to periodicals is great, but the fact that anyone outside of the US won't get any pictures in those publications, even if they are local to that reader, spoils what would otherwise be a superb feature. Then you've got the built-in web browser that also won't work outside of the US, all of which goes to prove that this International edition of the Kindle is more about cashing in on foreign markets, rather than serving them. But it's the proprietary eBook format that really spoils the party for the Kindle. Because this device will only read eBooks purchased from Amazon, you're missing out on a simply massive library of free literature that you could happily read on pretty much any other eBook reader. Perhaps if Amazon improves its available library of books and reduces the price, then this won't be so much of an issue, but for now, it's a deal breaker for me. Read full review

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7/10

By Riyad Emeran
Reviewed 09 November 2009
Updated 28 December 2011

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free/subscription

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