My pleasure dzul though i must say Stringfellow did the lion's share of the assist with his very useful and informative guide on how to get the kindle to work here. I must say that it is only of late that amazon has instituted ip checking
and it is certainly a little cause for concern

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Added on October 23, 2009, 2:53 pm


Again my pleasure String. It is such a shame that we have to go through so much just to get the kindle to work here in this age of globalization. It boggles the mind that we can easily import physical books by the same authors , same publishers, same retail outlets and yet forced to resort to loopholes to get the equivalent ebooks.

Unfortunately the situation appears to be the same with the recently launched Nook from Barnes and Noble .
A pity really Nook looks really sleek and sexy. But i think i will stick to amazon for now just for its extensive and comprehensive ebook library

This post has been edited by SHAFT111: Oct 23 2009, 02:53 PM

Kindle International in Malaysia

It works here!

USD259

they will not deliver to Malaysia.

but if you buy it and collect in US or Australia and bring it to Malaysia it will work here.

see my post at http://simply-whack.blogspot.com/2009/10/a...n-malaysia.html

enjoy!!

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Added on November 2, 2009, 10:28 amthis is what i posted in my blog http://simply-whack.blogspot.com/2009/10/a...n-malaysia.html

Amazon Kindle in Malaysia

Yes, it does work here!

I was able to get Amazon to deliver to me a Kindle International unit to me while I was in USA during the launch on 19 Oct.

If you browse the Kindle website you will get this message when choosing Malaysia:

Malaysia
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to ship Kindles or offer Kindle content in Malaysia.

I shall not post a review of the Kindle device itself, there are many online. Suffice to say , it is a nice device and does what it says it does, and does it well. And it has a few surprises.

Amazon originally billed USD279 for the device plus free shipping, but then refunded USD20 after they lowered the prices after shipping the device. I received it in Miami on Fri 23 Oct.

The device powered up nicely but I was unable to see any books, magazines or periodicals for sale. I thought this was due to some congestion or all the new users logging in simultaneously. What happens is that Amazon offers stuff to you based upon your residency. I guess that the way these things are sold worldwide are on a territorial basis. So Amazon have different offerings and pricing for different locations around the world. Just as they will not deliver a kindle to Malaysia, if you are registered in Amazon as being in Malaysia then the store offers you zilch. So , you need to update your location on the Amazon kindle website as being in USA. Once i did that I was able to see the 367,940 books available, browse internet (yes an experiment)

So using the device worked in the USA.

During the flight to Kuala Lumpur, we transit in Taipei.

The kindle works on the GSM system. It finds a GSM network itself and you are online. So it was online in Taipei. It just does it itself, like a good phone will. In Taipei I got several messages which advised me to pay USD4.99 per week to get unlimited deliveries while travelling overseas. So if you want to be super mobile and get stuff anywhere, there is a cost for being outside the USA. However Kindle stores any items online and you plug into a computer through a USB device and download any item via the internet.

I have been getting daily copies of the Wall Street Journal and reading it on the kindle daily.

The power is 110-240V and also powers from the USB.

So, in summary. You can use the KIndle International in Malaysia. You need work out how to deliver it to a US address (australia works too) and change your location to USA to be delivered stuff online, or pay more for wireless delivery.

One caveat, the nook has been announced by Barnes and Noble. It will be launched in Nov 09. I sam copies of the brochure at a Barnes & Noble store in Los Angeles and it looks very nice, including a colour portion of the screen and touch screen as oppose to the Kindle QWERTY keys.

It looks good.

This post has been edited by razlanabas: Nov 2 2009, 10:28 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Amazon says: So I don't think you get charged $1.99 per book wirelessly downloaded if you use the international Kindle.

And last I checked, they actually ship to countries closer to Malaysia than Australia too. I saw Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Phillipines and even Laos Stupidly no Malaysia or Singapore

On another note, I got a Kindle 2 for $299 when I went to the US 3 months ago No wireless outside US as well...Haven't tried buying any books from the Kindle store when I got back yet though (I'm still reading my free classics, haha). Interesting that they detect your IP when you buy from the Kindle Store, I bought mp3 songs using my gift card without that problem.

Any idea on when will Kindle 2 launched in Malaysia? Really hope to get one and skip the fuss buying from US...It took 2 years to launch IPhone..i hope i don't have to wait that long for Kindle 2 as well

Hi there. I am surprised to know that there are actually quite a number of readers in Malaysia who are interested in the Kindle.
I am Malaysian and work in Japan. I have been doing private imports of Kindle and selling them to Japanese who wants them.
I think I am in the position to offer my service to fellow Malaysians who really want the Kindle.
If you guys out there want to talk about this in detail please reply. I can provide you with my email address.