October 22nd, 2009
Mail Today Story on the Launch of the International Version of Kindle
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I was quoted yesterday in a Mail Today story on the launch of the international version of Kindle.
I have the US version of the Kindle. It has more than 100 books on it and I totally love the paper-like reading experience.
When I was in Washington DC, I could download books from the Amazon Kindle Store directly to my Kindle, in seconds, through the wireless service. I remember a one-week Spring Break trip to Miami when I downloaded and read half a dozen books on my Kindle while I was sitting on the beach. When I moved back, the only books I carried with me were the ones on my Kindle.
Since I have moved back to India, I have been downloading the books to my laptop and transferring them to the Kindle. I have also realized that physical books in India are cheaper than books in the US, so the $5-10 savings from buying a $9.99 Kindle book instead of a $20 hardcover doesn’t always hold in India. Still, since I already have the Kindle, I continue to buy all my books from the Kindle store.
