On Dec 6, 10:42 am, band beyond description
<shadowboxing....@apocalypse.com> wrote:
> "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > A couple of questions about the Amazon Kindle. First, are there any
> > Japanese language books available from Amazon in the US? I searched,
> > but I didn't see a way to search by the language of the book; and if
> > there are books, are there any rendering issues on the US-sold Kindle?
> > Second, does anyone here belong to Amazon Prime? Not sure if it's
> > really worth it or not; we don't typically buy new books, but get from
> > the library (or a used book store, sometimes), so the ability to
> > borrow is nice, especially since my library system doesn't offer e-
> > books in kindle format.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> > John W
>
> Can't speak to Kindle questions but would recommend trying to get Amazon to
> offer you a one-month trial Amazon Prime subscription, which they
> periodically do when they see you returning for shopping visits.
>
> The trial deal is particularly worthwhile if you avail yourself of the
> offer during a month you know you'll be doing a fair amount of shopping --
> of course it doesn't have to be limited to books...it can include a wide
> variety of merchandise that all comes with free two-day shipping, and you
> can just cancel before the 30 days are up, no questions asked, and your
> credit card won't be charged.
>
> I've done the free trial/cancellation deal once before (OK, so I'm cheap if
> it's ny already obvious), last summer, and have been reoffered the
> one-month free trial on at least a couple of occasions since, including
> last week as I was doing some holiday shopping. But take note: You don't
> always see the free trial offer when visiting Amazon, as much of the
> shopping experience on their site is seemingly controlled and run by
> sophisticated, manipulative marketing bots that use fuzzy logic to observe
> and act upon your shopping habits.
> --
> Peace, Steve

That's a good idea; I'll go see what they have. Thinking of getting
the BMAJW a kindle for Christmas, but she'd want to read Japanese
novels on it.

John W.