So, the Kindle 2 is now available. I've been ignoring it while it was in Version 1, but it might be time to start looking at this new one. Although part of me is arguing for waiting until V3. Any thoughts?
First, the Kindle 2 uses 3G, so it's not *technically* tied to the US. I don't know if there are any plans to Europe-ise it.
You *can* download books to your PC, or so the internet tells me, and drop them over the USB cable; but, unless something has changed, you need a benefactor with a US billing address to register in the first place.
For me, certainly, it's too much for the amount of hassle it would involve to use it over here. Which is unfortunate, because in the US, I'd be all over it.
Update: there are rumours on the internet, with what looks like more substance than some and less substance than others, about an effort to forge agreements with pan-European telecoms. For me, that's just all the more reason to wait.
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You *can* download books to your PC, or so the internet tells me, and drop them over the USB cable; but, unless something has changed, you need a benefactor with a US billing address to register in the first place.
For me, certainly, it's too much for the amount of hassle it would involve to use it over here. Which is unfortunate, because in the US, I'd be all over it.
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