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Old 06-09-2012, 22:26
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Not happy about the paperwhite was the wifes xmas present to be, well its back to original choice of an orange and bag of nuts.
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Old 06-09-2012, 22:33
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Not happy about the paperwhite was the wifes xmas present to be, well its back to original choice of an orange and bag of nuts.
You can always import it? If amazon.com don't allow UK orders then I'm sure someone will be selling them on ebay.
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Old 06-09-2012, 22:39
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You can always import it? If amazon.com don't allow UK orders then I'm sure someone will be selling them on ebay.
Possibly, but whether you could link it to your Amazon uk account would be the question, as I dont think you could do that with imported fires.

So probably be more of a paperweight
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Old 06-09-2012, 22:51
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I read the access to media content and LoveFilm compability as being one and the same. Especially on Jeff Bezos' letter on the Amazon homepage:

It doesn't read to me like we will be getting TV shows and movies from Amazon.co.uk. The content seems to be staying with LoveFilm as a separate subscription service. Which probably means we won't be getting digital content included with Amazon Prime membership like in the US, which is a shame.
Well that's a deal braker for me. I've already got an Android Tablet, so am only interested in the fire if it allows access to digital content. Will have to wait and see if it's clarified before the 25th of October.
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Old 06-09-2012, 22:51
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Possibly, but whether you could link it to your Amazon uk account would be the question, as I dont think you could do that with imported fires.

So probably be more of a paperweight
You probably can with the Paperwhite, you could do it with the US Kindle Touch and a UK amazon account.
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Old 06-09-2012, 23:41
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Is the kindle he android or a separate operating system solely for amazon?

Tempted if Android.
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Old 07-09-2012, 00:18
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No paperwhite for the UK... What's wrong Amazon, don't you want my money???
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Old 07-09-2012, 00:20
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You can always import it? If amazon.com don't allow UK orders then I'm sure someone will be selling them on ebay.
Wont it then be connected to the US Kindle Store?

I don't think my UK kindle gives me the choice of store to connect to.
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Old 07-09-2012, 01:08
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Is the kindle he android or a separate operating system solely for amazon?

Tempted if Android.
kindle fire is android, but a bastardised version made by amazon. Out of the box, I believe it won't connect to the Play Store, but will still run Android apps, you just have to get them from Amazon (or be technical)

Kindle (not fire) is not android at all.
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Old 07-09-2012, 10:58
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Well that's a deal braker for me. I've already got an Android Tablet, so am only interested in the fire if it allows access to digital content. Will have to wait and see if it's clarified before the 25th of October.
I can't vouch for the accuracy of the article, but TechRadar say we won't be getting Prime benefits or Amazon Instant Video.
U.K. Fire's won't have any Amazon Prime membership benefits. Amazon Instant Video, for example, will be swapped for a one month trial subscription with LoveFilm.
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile...c=rss&attr=all
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Old 07-09-2012, 13:41
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Wont it then be connected to the US Kindle Store?

I don't think my UK kindle gives me the choice of store to connect to.
It should be connected to the UK store. But IIRC you have to do ordering online rather than through the Kindle itself. I imported the Touch and didn't have a problem buying books.

I will be ordering the PaperWhite via eBay. It seems as usual Amazon don't give a hoot about the UK. There are already people selling it on eBay.
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