Comments on: Kindle too Yank-oriented? iPhone headed for dozens of countries—and it’ll run e-book programs, even Mobi http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/05/kindle-too-yank-oriented-iphone-headed-for-dozens-of-countries-and-itll-run-e-book-programs-even-mobi/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:35:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/05/kindle-too-yank-oriented-iphone-headed-for-dozens-of-countries-and-itll-run-e-book-programs-even-mobi/comment-page-1/#comment-820016 David Rothman Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:59:18 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/05/kindle-too-yank-oriented-iphone-headed-for-dozens-of-countries-and-itll-run-e-book-programs-even-mobi/#comment-820016 Aaron: I hope our friends at the Bookseller in the U.K. are reading this. They may have further thoughts. Thanks for yours. David Aaron: I hope our friends at the Bookseller in the U.K. are reading this. They may have further thoughts. Thanks for yours. David

]]> By: Aaron J. Walker http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/05/kindle-too-yank-oriented-iphone-headed-for-dozens-of-countries-and-itll-run-e-book-programs-even-mobi/comment-page-1/#comment-819976 Aaron J. Walker Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:55:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/05/kindle-too-yank-oriented-iphone-headed-for-dozens-of-countries-and-itll-run-e-book-programs-even-mobi/#comment-819976 David; I think Amazon is probably trying to work out some behind the scenes tech issues for the Kindle UK. I can't see them wanting to support two different products running on two different cellular carrier systems. Either they'll get it worked out or they'll wait until the Kindle II with perhaps a GSM carrier for world-wide compatibility. Sony, which has even fewer tech issues to resolve since they don't have to contend with wireless connectivity, still hasn't gotten around to the Sony Reader UK. I doubt either company wants to intentionally leave that much money on the table so there must be something keeping it from happening. David;

I think Amazon is probably trying to work out some behind the scenes tech issues for the Kindle UK.

I can’t see them wanting to support two different products running on two different cellular carrier systems.

Either they’ll get it worked out or they’ll wait until the Kindle II with perhaps a GSM carrier for world-wide compatibility.

Sony, which has even fewer tech issues to resolve since they don’t have to contend with wireless connectivity, still hasn’t gotten around to the Sony Reader UK.

I doubt either company wants to intentionally leave that much money on the table so there must be something keeping it from happening.

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