Amazon Kindle coming to Japan - anyone gonna buy it?

[Moxxie]

yea thanks i looked more closely.

it is shipped via priority international courier. tbh i just thought that they would ship a whole wad of them over and store them in a warehouse inside japan... that's what I would have done, but what do I know...

scrub that, as I was typing this, I just read the kindle doesnt support japanese text; thus you are right... I think you could count the number of Japanese ppl buying it one one hand...

think I am going to order me one anyway!

[Moxxie]

So what is the best format to convert your own non-DRM books into for easy reading and transfer onto the Kindle? Cheers!

[juanito]

So what is the best format to convert your own non-DRM books into for easy reading and transfer onto the Kindle? Cheers!

.mobi but if you download .prc its the same thing so doesn't need converting.

[Moxxie]

Turns out that this free program Calibre is pretty awesome at managing and converting ebooks to a host of different formats. I also like how it will grab covers/extra info off the net for you...

http://calibre-ebook.com/demo

[345]

yeah i use calibre with my sony, it's great. i like the news feed downloads.

[redhero]

Wow, I'm getting a refund of 657 yen on my Kindle purchase!

Reason for refund: Export fee reduced

Check your mailboxes!!!!!!

[Harmaceutical]

So, the 6" Kindle dropped in price to $189 this morning. I just ordered mine, with shipping it's coming to 20,897 yen. Glad I held off until now. Can't wait for it to come. Will be watching my mailbox eagerly for the next 2-4 days!