I'm hoping the Kindle Touch comes to The UK soon. It's got the same memory/batter/speaker as the Kindle Keyboard but without the wasted space of the keyboard.
Which I can see being useful on the web browser (although the low quality screen goes against this) but otherwise how often do you need to type on an eReader anyway? Incidentally I don't see the lower memory/battery being a problem. We're still talking 1400 books and a once a month charge.
The new Kindle is clearly designed to offer a sub-£100 Kindle and released to coincide with Christmas (it's not intended as an upgrade). I'd prefer the Kindle Touch also because the on-screen keyboard looks a lot easier to navigate than the one on the new Kindle with it's remote control style navigation buttons.
I'm not interested in the 3G model. I cannot see myself being away from Wireless often enough to need it. I'd likely make sure I have enough unread books bought before going away.
I'm happier to pay a bit extra for no-ads thanks. I don't get why there is no Kindle Touch in The UK though!
Originally Posted by IvanIV:
“DRM can be removed from EPUB/PDF files if they belong to you (are encrypted with your encryption key). So if you do it, you can convert the files for Kindle. That's what I did with my EPUB collection when I moved from Sony to Kindle. You don't even have to have a Sony reader, you just set up your AdobeId with Digital Editions and use it for decryption of purchased books”
Thanks. How do you go about setting up "AdobeId with Digital Editions"?
I knew about Calibre (Kindle AZW to ePub / ePub to Kindle compatible MOBI) but not how to get around the DRM first. This link will tell you how to remove the DRM from Kindle AZW files (if you wish to go from Kindle to another eReader):
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/...ks-and-others/
You can then use Calibre to convert the AZW files into ePub:
http://www.geekvixen.com/archives/413
Originally Posted by metanoia:
“Also free 3G when abroad, just for checking e-mails etc..”
Are you sure free 3G when abroad?
That seems unlikely. If so, that would be a compelling case to pay the extra for a 3G version. This link says it only works if Vodafone (the UK operater Amazon are using) also operate in that country too. There's a list of known countries it works in and some that it doesn't:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/forum/kindle/TxGPT17594YQYV