The new Amazon Kindle International eBook reader will now allow you to travel and download books, magazine, newspapers and more all around the world. From Iceland to Japan and many places in between with available 3G wireless or EDGE (Enhanced Data rate for Global Evolution) /GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) coverage, you can now read and download new material at the push of a button.
Kindle International use will include countries in Europe, Asia, Middle East, South America, Australia, Africa, Central America and Mexico. The best 3G wireless coverage will be available for countries in Europe such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy, UK, Scotland, Ireland and Japan. The country of India will have the most EDGE/GPRS Kindle international download, country-wide coverage along with Ukraine, Poland, parts of Russia, South Africa, New Zealand and others.
The International Kindle travel version will be one-third of an inch in size, weigh 10.2 ounces, download books in less than 60 seconds on average and have 3G wireless download capabilities in over 100 countries. Like the U.S. Kindle 2, it can hold up to 1,500 books, last for days without recharging and also has the text-to-speech feature. When using the wireless feature, however, battery use is higher and charging more frequently is required. The Kindle uses GSM mobile wireless technology for quick download times.
Kindle international download access will still be in 60 seconds or less, but will vary depending on coverage, signal strength and download size. You can now travel around the world and download books via a wireless connection in over 100 countries. So now if you are used to reading your copy of the Wall Street Journal every morning, you still can whether in the U.S. or Tanzania!
One important note is that if you are a U.S. customer traveling abroad, there will be fees for certain downloading features. For example, you will be charged a $1.99 fee for downloading books or single issues of periodicals from your archived items or the Kindle store while traveling internationally. There are also additional fees for newspaper, magazine and blog subscription services from $1.99 to $4.99.
Kindle International use does not have browser and blog subscription available to all countries in the wireless network. As of now, the only countries that have this capability are Japan, Mexico and Hong Kong. A large portion of Canada does not have download capabilities, however Amazon is working to extend coverage soon.
Ian Freed, vice president at Amazon, mentioned on Bloomberg News that students worldwide may soon be able to download textbooks into their Kindle. There have been mixed reviews from students and faculty users in the U.S., but yet another way to use the wireless reading device.
Will there be a Kindle International DX wide screen version? Probably, but for now Amazon wants to offer a more economical version for global users at a price point that more readers can afford. Amazon is always innovating, after all there have been multiple releases of the original Kindle wireless reader, I'm betting this will not be the end.
For more information go to Amazon Kindle International at our Wireless Reading Device site.
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