Path: news.ccsf.jp!tomockey.ddo.jp!news-transit.tcx.org.uk!rt.uk.eu.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: band beyond description Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Kindle question Date: 6 Dec 2011 16:42:44 GMT Lines: 36 Message-ID: <1021544050344881613.051732shadowboxing.the-apocalypse.com@News.Individual.Net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 2o5fTFu2a9UKrQq+UdloYAJ+9Q2knNtXBiwbzudsT0k6hf6uiD Cancel-Lock: sha1:L09inQduSIjGEVn8yZ3q6ySiun0= User-Agent: NewsTap/3.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) X-No-Archive: Yes Xref: news.ccsf.jp fj.life.in-japan:170255 "John W." 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