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Amazon Kindle offering for sale in Europe – Will they succeed?

e-book reader Amazon Kindle is now available in the UK and Europe a voltage adapter comes with U.S. support to 100V and 240V so it can be used anywhere in Europe. Amazon began offering the Kindle to Europe in late October 2009 breaking down the barrier of a potential market dominance of the e-reader.

There is, however, sold at local sites such as Amazon Amazon.co.uk, but Amazon.com only the main U.S. site. It is sold in U.S. dollars and shipped from the United States, even if imposed by the Europeans through regular reports. So what benefits of the offer in the Kindle from other e-readers that have been available in Europe for some time and that most people interested in readers eBooks clean now. Examples include the Sony PRS, er fresh and iRex, but yes there are several drawbacks when the Kindle is now to prove himself.

It is available worldwide in the 3G network, free for wireless connectivity that is used to download eBooks directly on the Kindle. However, blogs web browser and that the experience is not available.

Is it too late for Amazon to enter the European market? Early signs are not. Sales were strong, especially in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, where it seems that consumers are smart Kindle range of functionality instead of air. However, the strength of the iPhone in Europe could be serious competition after this change to all e-reader functionality. Apple is known to be left to any new technology. Moreover, as noted in article " Is the future of mobile eBook reader? "the future is probably in a portable digital player that downloads and plays music, provides Internet access, incorporates a digital camera and can be used as a mobile phone (Digital Readers of books).

The electronic library for Kindle users are large, with the offer over 200,000 English language titles from Amazon, and editorials as Penguin, HarperCollins and Faber and Faber to offer securities firm Kindle compatible. So far, U.S. only newspapers and magazines are available, but should not be long before the summit in the UK and European newspapers are added to the list.

As indicated, prices are in U.S. dollars, and currently sells Kindle in the United Kingdom at Amazon.com for $ 259, plus the local customs, tax and other charges, although accessories such as chargers, leather case and cover to guide users are available at the sites of Amazon in local currencies. In the UK the price is equivalent to 157 pounds in the UK – compared with the Sony PRS-505 lbs 225, the Bebook to £ 240 and the Cool-er to £ 190 (all nearest pound), the Kindle seems to be the best deal.

You can get the hand of Sony e-book less than 160 pounds if you know where to look, and all these products can be purchased at lower prices elsewhere, using websites to compare prices, but the base price in the Amazon and a brief study has shown that these differences are generally maintained elsewhere.

However, the U.S. purchase of the site is not possible to find the real price, including duty and delivery until you give payment details. The fact that the price of £ 202.63: There beats the Sony PRS Bebook and price, and given the limitations of the Cool-er and the size of the Sony portable is cheaper still, there seems no reason that the Kindle should not be so successful in Europe, are the States USA.

What are the advantages of the Kindle has over its competitors? Probably the support of the Amazon, the largest electronic distributor on the planet, is reason enough. Add to that the amazingly clear screen via e-ink technology, and anything anyone could want in an e-reader, and then you have your answer. Add to that the 3G, this means you do not connect the player to nothing, not even come within 100 miles of a computer at work, and your competitors are dead in the water.

The battery life is the longest in history, and everything is in the ease of use, ease and speed of unloading and capacity storage of 200 pounds, which has everything. Add to that the MP3 player that plays through your speakers or headphones that shares with iRex (needs headphones Sony), then you have a machine that is first class, and for which only the price was not fair.

Now that the price is fair in Europe compared with competition and therefore are not held in the rear Kindle. At least until Apple can not find a competitor 3G to enable fast downloading of books, and then the world e-readers will come back with a pitched battle that Amazon could not taste – but I know Apple, they will love!

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Marco Gustafsson is author of articles on eBook Readers, e-inc technology and electronic books. Discover new dimension of reading here on Digital Book Readers

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