<article>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article09_10_22_1747211</id>
	<title>Amazon Hobbles Features For International Kindle</title>
	<author>timothy</author>
	<datestamp>1256234460000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>Barence writes <i>"<a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/352684/amazon-hobbles-uk-kindle">Amazon has stripped several key features out of the international edition of the Kindle</a>, PC Pro has discovered. Newspapers and magazines are delivered without any photos, and the web browser has been disabled, presumably because Amazon doesn't want to foot the data bill. There's also a 40\% premium on books bought via the Amazon store. 'International customers do pay a higher price for their books than US customers due to higher operating costs outside of the US,' an Amazon spokesperson confessed."</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>Barence writes " Amazon has stripped several key features out of the international edition of the Kindle , PC Pro has discovered .
Newspapers and magazines are delivered without any photos , and the web browser has been disabled , presumably because Amazon does n't want to foot the data bill .
There 's also a 40 \ % premium on books bought via the Amazon store .
'International customers do pay a higher price for their books than US customers due to higher operating costs outside of the US, ' an Amazon spokesperson confessed .
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<sentencetext>Barence writes "Amazon has stripped several key features out of the international edition of the Kindle, PC Pro has discovered.
Newspapers and magazines are delivered without any photos, and the web browser has been disabled, presumably because Amazon doesn't want to foot the data bill.
There's also a 40\% premium on books bought via the Amazon store.
'International customers do pay a higher price for their books than US customers due to higher operating costs outside of the US,' an Amazon spokesperson confessed.
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</article>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838327</id>
	<title>After all...</title>
	<author>rinoid</author>
	<datestamp>1256239680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>Amazon did have to lay the cable across the oceans to deliver said books. You gotta pony up!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Amazon did have to lay the cable across the oceans to deliver said books .
You got ta pony up !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Amazon did have to lay the cable across the oceans to deliver said books.
You gotta pony up!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838059</id>
	<title>Fun Fact</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256238480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Most Europeans can't read.  In fact, the only Europeans who can read are the members of the royal families of each country.  That is why they're able to charge extra.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Most Europeans ca n't read .
In fact , the only Europeans who can read are the members of the royal families of each country .
That is why they 're able to charge extra .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Most Europeans can't read.
In fact, the only Europeans who can read are the members of the royal families of each country.
That is why they're able to charge extra.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838749</id>
	<title>Re:A market for middle men?</title>
	<author>BZ</author>
	<datestamp>1256241840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Put that way, nothing except the fact that it's likely to not be profitable.  Given a US price P (always excluding sales tax) and a VAT of 15-25\% depending on the EU country (applies to e-books in most of them; must typically be included in the price by law) you have to charge somewhere between 1.15*P and 1.25*P just to break even.</p><p>So 10\% markup in the list price would be a loss.  20\% would be about break-even, if we assume a 20\% VAT.  A 10\% increase in what the seller gets would mean a 32\% markup in the list price given that same 20\% VAT.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Put that way , nothing except the fact that it 's likely to not be profitable .
Given a US price P ( always excluding sales tax ) and a VAT of 15-25 \ % depending on the EU country ( applies to e-books in most of them ; must typically be included in the price by law ) you have to charge somewhere between 1.15 * P and 1.25 * P just to break even.So 10 \ % markup in the list price would be a loss .
20 \ % would be about break-even , if we assume a 20 \ % VAT .
A 10 \ % increase in what the seller gets would mean a 32 \ % markup in the list price given that same 20 \ % VAT .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Put that way, nothing except the fact that it's likely to not be profitable.
Given a US price P (always excluding sales tax) and a VAT of 15-25\% depending on the EU country (applies to e-books in most of them; must typically be included in the price by law) you have to charge somewhere between 1.15*P and 1.25*P just to break even.So 10\% markup in the list price would be a loss.
20\% would be about break-even, if we assume a 20\% VAT.
A 10\% increase in what the seller gets would mean a 32\% markup in the list price given that same 20\% VAT.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838141</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838251</id>
	<title>Do not buy Kindle</title>
	<author>TheDarkMaster</author>
	<datestamp>1256239260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Why figth against a stupid corp like Amazon, if you can simply use real books (no DRM here, you can give then to your friends, sell, etc) or use a better - and open - option like one netbook with PDF reader? For me, Kindle is a expensive and useless toy.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Why figth against a stupid corp like Amazon , if you can simply use real books ( no DRM here , you can give then to your friends , sell , etc ) or use a better - and open - option like one netbook with PDF reader ?
For me , Kindle is a expensive and useless toy .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Why figth against a stupid corp like Amazon, if you can simply use real books (no DRM here, you can give then to your friends, sell, etc) or use a better - and open - option like one netbook with PDF reader?
For me, Kindle is a expensive and useless toy.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838489</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>DNS-and-BIND</author>
	<datestamp>1256240460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Repeat these two sentences until you can draw a conclusion from them:<p> 'International customers do pay a higher price for their books than US customers due to higher operating costs outside of the US'<br>I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation (eg UK)</p><p>Hint: huge operation = higher operating costs.  There's a FAIL here all right...oh wait, I see you even say "I fail" too!  Well OK then.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Repeat these two sentences until you can draw a conclusion from them : 'International customers do pay a higher price for their books than US customers due to higher operating costs outside of the US'I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation ( eg UK ) Hint : huge operation = higher operating costs .
There 's a FAIL here all right...oh wait , I see you even say " I fail " too !
Well OK then .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Repeat these two sentences until you can draw a conclusion from them: 'International customers do pay a higher price for their books than US customers due to higher operating costs outside of the US'I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation (eg UK)Hint: huge operation = higher operating costs.
There's a FAIL here all right...oh wait, I see you even say "I fail" too!
Well OK then.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839701</id>
	<title>Who cares about browsers in these things?</title>
	<author>gilgongo</author>
	<datestamp>1256203620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Really - I remember everyone having orgasms about the fact that the PlayStation II was going to have a browser and that was going to take over the world. If you are going to buy a Kindle you are not thinking about surfing the Internets, you're thinking about reading books in the same way as you're thinking about playing games on the PSII.</p><p>No photos is a bit sucky though.</p><p>And the high price thing - meh. Ve Europeans vill nevargh geev oop our reediculous high prices! It is ze mark of civilization!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Really - I remember everyone having orgasms about the fact that the PlayStation II was going to have a browser and that was going to take over the world .
If you are going to buy a Kindle you are not thinking about surfing the Internets , you 're thinking about reading books in the same way as you 're thinking about playing games on the PSII.No photos is a bit sucky though.And the high price thing - meh .
Ve Europeans vill nevargh geev oop our reediculous high prices !
It is ze mark of civilization !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Really - I remember everyone having orgasms about the fact that the PlayStation II was going to have a browser and that was going to take over the world.
If you are going to buy a Kindle you are not thinking about surfing the Internets, you're thinking about reading books in the same way as you're thinking about playing games on the PSII.No photos is a bit sucky though.And the high price thing - meh.
Ve Europeans vill nevargh geev oop our reediculous high prices!
It is ze mark of civilization!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838161</id>
	<title>Amazon Offers Refund!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256238900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>Amazon sent out <a href="http://hansmast.com/2009/10/amazon-offers-international-kindle-refund/" title="hansmast.com">an email</a> [hansmast.com] this morning to people who bought an International Kindle (mine arrived yesterday) informing them that they had dropped the price by $20 and would be applying a $20 refund to my credit card. With this kind of customer service, I buy even my groceries from Amazon these days; no need to venture outside. I suspect that this is also fighting back against <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/?cds2Pid=30919" title="barnesandnoble.com">the Nook</a> [barnesandnoble.com].</htmltext>
<tokenext>Amazon sent out an email [ hansmast.com ] this morning to people who bought an International Kindle ( mine arrived yesterday ) informing them that they had dropped the price by $ 20 and would be applying a $ 20 refund to my credit card .
With this kind of customer service , I buy even my groceries from Amazon these days ; no need to venture outside .
I suspect that this is also fighting back against the Nook [ barnesandnoble.com ] .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Amazon sent out an email [hansmast.com] this morning to people who bought an International Kindle (mine arrived yesterday) informing them that they had dropped the price by $20 and would be applying a $20 refund to my credit card.
With this kind of customer service, I buy even my groceries from Amazon these days; no need to venture outside.
I suspect that this is also fighting back against the Nook [barnesandnoble.com].</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29845251</id>
	<title>Re:Too Confused To Make Heads Or Tails?</title>
	<author>dcarmi</author>
	<datestamp>1256308560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Nope! The solution is to wait. Readers will appear quite rapidly because they are not the difficult to make. Stores will get their act together quite quickly because they have already taken a hammering from Amazon.<br> <br>
Besides the Kindle is not the finished article. It also has a too stupid a name to be taken seriously. It's not exactly a Hoover nor an iPod.<br> <br>
"Right dear. Just off for a bit of a Kindle."  or "The  Kindle generation." - I don't think.<br>
That said the Nook is far worse. If you told someone in the UK that you had a Nookie Reader, you'd get some very funny looks!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Nope !
The solution is to wait .
Readers will appear quite rapidly because they are not the difficult to make .
Stores will get their act together quite quickly because they have already taken a hammering from Amazon .
Besides the Kindle is not the finished article .
It also has a too stupid a name to be taken seriously .
It 's not exactly a Hoover nor an iPod .
" Right dear .
Just off for a bit of a Kindle .
" or " The Kindle generation .
" - I do n't think .
That said the Nook is far worse .
If you told someone in the UK that you had a Nookie Reader , you 'd get some very funny looks !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Nope!
The solution is to wait.
Readers will appear quite rapidly because they are not the difficult to make.
Stores will get their act together quite quickly because they have already taken a hammering from Amazon.
Besides the Kindle is not the finished article.
It also has a too stupid a name to be taken seriously.
It's not exactly a Hoover nor an iPod.
"Right dear.
Just off for a bit of a Kindle.
"  or "The  Kindle generation.
" - I don't think.
That said the Nook is far worse.
If you told someone in the UK that you had a Nookie Reader, you'd get some very funny looks!</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839855</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838465</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>John Hasler</author>
	<datestamp>1256240340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>&gt; When will the so called international companies really view the world as one<br>&gt; big market and 'do the right thing'.</p><p>Perhaps when governments do likewise?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>&gt; When will the so called international companies really view the world as one &gt; big market and 'do the right thing'.Perhaps when governments do likewise ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>&gt; When will the so called international companies really view the world as one&gt; big market and 'do the right thing'.Perhaps when governments do likewise?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838209</id>
	<title>Legitmate conversion costs</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256239080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The books need to be converted from the NTSC format that America uses to the inferior PAL system that European books use.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The books need to be converted from the NTSC format that America uses to the inferior PAL system that European books use .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The books need to be converted from the NTSC format that America uses to the inferior PAL system that European books use.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29892271</id>
	<title>New style wallet,belt,sunglasses,caps</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256654640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29842537</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256227740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Amazon has tried dynamic pricing before - ie price a book depending on how much (more) they think you'll pay.  So if you 'tend' to buy books at a higher price, then expect all future books to have an incrementally higher price than a 'guest user'.<br>now they're doing it again for ebooks.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Amazon has tried dynamic pricing before - ie price a book depending on how much ( more ) they think you 'll pay .
So if you 'tend ' to buy books at a higher price , then expect all future books to have an incrementally higher price than a 'guest user'.now they 're doing it again for ebooks .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Amazon has tried dynamic pricing before - ie price a book depending on how much (more) they think you'll pay.
So if you 'tend' to buy books at a higher price, then expect all future books to have an incrementally higher price than a 'guest user'.now they're doing it again for ebooks.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838227</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838253</id>
	<title>Foreigners pay more for ebooks!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256239260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>That's backwards.  Many of my students buy the international version of the textbook because it is less than half price.</p><p>No pictures! Imagine a circuits text with no pictures.</p><p>It's all just wrong.  Fear not,  other ebook readers will come along.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's backwards .
Many of my students buy the international version of the textbook because it is less than half price.No pictures !
Imagine a circuits text with no pictures.It 's all just wrong .
Fear not , other ebook readers will come along .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's backwards.
Many of my students buy the international version of the textbook because it is less than half price.No pictures!
Imagine a circuits text with no pictures.It's all just wrong.
Fear not,  other ebook readers will come along.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838745</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256241840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>And the iPhone bought in the UK uses the AT&amp;T data network in the US to receive data then?</p><p>Rubbish.</p><p>Amason could easily sign up with a LOCAL (remember Vodafone is a UK based company) mobile phone network to use their data network.</p><p>I remain convinced that this will fail in the UK.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>And the iPhone bought in the UK uses the AT&amp;T data network in the US to receive data then ? Rubbish.Amason could easily sign up with a LOCAL ( remember Vodafone is a UK based company ) mobile phone network to use their data network.I remain convinced that this will fail in the UK .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And the iPhone bought in the UK uses the AT&amp;T data network in the US to receive data then?Rubbish.Amason could easily sign up with a LOCAL (remember Vodafone is a UK based company) mobile phone network to use their data network.I remain convinced that this will fail in the UK.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838497</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838497</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256240520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation (eg UK)</p></div><p>That's because you fail to understand how the device operates. It uses a connection to the cell phone network to receive data. In the US, Amazon has a deal with Sprint to use the Sprint wireless data network. For the international Kindle, they have a deal to use AT&amp;T's wireless data network. When used outside the US, this incurs roaming charges.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation ( eg UK ) That 's because you fail to understand how the device operates .
It uses a connection to the cell phone network to receive data .
In the US , Amazon has a deal with Sprint to use the Sprint wireless data network .
For the international Kindle , they have a deal to use AT&amp;T 's wireless data network .
When used outside the US , this incurs roaming charges .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation (eg UK)That's because you fail to understand how the device operates.
It uses a connection to the cell phone network to receive data.
In the US, Amazon has a deal with Sprint to use the Sprint wireless data network.
For the international Kindle, they have a deal to use AT&amp;T's wireless data network.
When used outside the US, this incurs roaming charges.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838801</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256242080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They are using the wrong carrier. For my GPS trackers I'm using Jasper wireless services and the cost is less than AT&amp;T in the US and the cards work globally.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They are using the wrong carrier .
For my GPS trackers I 'm using Jasper wireless services and the cost is less than AT&amp;T in the US and the cards work globally .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They are using the wrong carrier.
For my GPS trackers I'm using Jasper wireless services and the cost is less than AT&amp;T in the US and the cards work globally.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838415</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839547</id>
	<title>Wow really?</title>
	<author>aceofspades1217</author>
	<datestamp>1256202780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Was amazon really too stupid to contact vodafone or orange and get a plan from them. I mean really why would they actually pay roaming charges with AT&amp;T. Its not like they bought the kindles from AT&amp;T and AT&amp;T locked them<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:D</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Was amazon really too stupid to contact vodafone or orange and get a plan from them .
I mean really why would they actually pay roaming charges with AT&amp;T .
Its not like they bought the kindles from AT&amp;T and AT&amp;T locked them : D</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Was amazon really too stupid to contact vodafone or orange and get a plan from them.
I mean really why would they actually pay roaming charges with AT&amp;T.
Its not like they bought the kindles from AT&amp;T and AT&amp;T locked them :D</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839219</id>
	<title>Re:Amazon Offers Refund!</title>
	<author>smoker2</author>
	<datestamp>1256244240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>corporate cocksucker.</htmltext>
<tokenext>corporate cocksucker .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>corporate cocksucker.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838627</id>
	<title>Someone is lying here.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256241300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>So they disabled web browsing as well as images in newspaper/magazine because of higher infrastructure costs? If that's the case, then shouldn't Americans on average pay lower cell phone bills compared to Europeans (which is not the case).</p><p>This doesn't add up.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>So they disabled web browsing as well as images in newspaper/magazine because of higher infrastructure costs ?
If that 's the case , then should n't Americans on average pay lower cell phone bills compared to Europeans ( which is not the case ) .This does n't add up .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So they disabled web browsing as well as images in newspaper/magazine because of higher infrastructure costs?
If that's the case, then shouldn't Americans on average pay lower cell phone bills compared to Europeans (which is not the case).This doesn't add up.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29841173</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256212260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><i>That is Marketing Droid speak for Lets screw everyone else.</i> </p><p>Actually it's cosmic karma balance for what Americans pay for pharma stuff.</p><p>We pay the highest possible prices for drugs because the congresspussies accept big pharma's whining about, "We have to pay for research. Anything less will put us out in the street."</p><p>But lots of countries regulate drug prices -- this price and no more. So the pharma outfits knuckle under and sell at the dictated price. Most likely still making handsome profits, because those prices are 95\% air.</p><p>Then they go to yet other countries and give it away free "for humanitarian reasons".</p><p>So we USians get cheap Kindle books "for humanitarian reasons", I guess.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That is Marketing Droid speak for Lets screw everyone else .
Actually it 's cosmic karma balance for what Americans pay for pharma stuff.We pay the highest possible prices for drugs because the congresspussies accept big pharma 's whining about , " We have to pay for research .
Anything less will put us out in the street .
" But lots of countries regulate drug prices -- this price and no more .
So the pharma outfits knuckle under and sell at the dictated price .
Most likely still making handsome profits , because those prices are 95 \ % air.Then they go to yet other countries and give it away free " for humanitarian reasons " .So we USians get cheap Kindle books " for humanitarian reasons " , I guess .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That is Marketing Droid speak for Lets screw everyone else.
Actually it's cosmic karma balance for what Americans pay for pharma stuff.We pay the highest possible prices for drugs because the congresspussies accept big pharma's whining about, "We have to pay for research.
Anything less will put us out in the street.
"But lots of countries regulate drug prices -- this price and no more.
So the pharma outfits knuckle under and sell at the dictated price.
Most likely still making handsome profits, because those prices are 95\% air.Then they go to yet other countries and give it away free "for humanitarian reasons".So we USians get cheap Kindle books "for humanitarian reasons", I guess.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839811</id>
	<title>Re:Amazon Offers Refund!</title>
	<author>PitaBred</author>
	<datestamp>1256204220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>The Nook still seems like a better deal to me, even without the web browser.</htmltext>
<tokenext>The Nook still seems like a better deal to me , even without the web browser .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The Nook still seems like a better deal to me, even without the web browser.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838161</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29840833</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>DrXym</author>
	<datestamp>1256209920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><i>The data is essentially delivered by cell phone. They are using AT&amp;T's international roaming service for the international Kindle, and that costs a lot.</i><p><i><i>
Then offer users the choice of tethered purchases that cost the same or wireless purchases that cost 40\% more. The excuses Amazon are coming out with are complete bollocks.
</i></i></p><p><i><i>
In some respect this bullshit is a good thing since it may open some people's eyes to the benefits of an open format ereader, one that allows you to switch retailers at will rather than be at the whim of one retailer forever.</i></i></p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The data is essentially delivered by cell phone .
They are using AT&amp;T 's international roaming service for the international Kindle , and that costs a lot .
Then offer users the choice of tethered purchases that cost the same or wireless purchases that cost 40 \ % more .
The excuses Amazon are coming out with are complete bollocks .
In some respect this bullshit is a good thing since it may open some people 's eyes to the benefits of an open format ereader , one that allows you to switch retailers at will rather than be at the whim of one retailer forever .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The data is essentially delivered by cell phone.
They are using AT&amp;T's international roaming service for the international Kindle, and that costs a lot.
Then offer users the choice of tethered purchases that cost the same or wireless purchases that cost 40\% more.
The excuses Amazon are coming out with are complete bollocks.
In some respect this bullshit is a good thing since it may open some people's eyes to the benefits of an open format ereader, one that allows you to switch retailers at will rather than be at the whim of one retailer forever.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838415</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839139</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256243820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>When will they view the world as "one big market"?</p><p>Probably around the time it actually is...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>When will they view the world as " one big market " ? Probably around the time it actually is.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When will they view the world as "one big market"?Probably around the time it actually is...</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29842377</id>
	<title>Solution is to include a wi-fi chip</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256225700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If the international kindle used wi-fi instead the problem of high data charges on a roaming US sim is gone. Or partner with a local GSM network. Am i missing something here? &gt;&gt; because this seems like a simple problem to solve.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If the international kindle used wi-fi instead the problem of high data charges on a roaming US sim is gone .
Or partner with a local GSM network .
Am i missing something here ?
&gt; &gt; because this seems like a simple problem to solve .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If the international kindle used wi-fi instead the problem of high data charges on a roaming US sim is gone.
Or partner with a local GSM network.
Am i missing something here?
&gt;&gt; because this seems like a simple problem to solve.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</id>
	<title>Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>RotateLeftByte</author>
	<datestamp>1256238480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>That is Marketing Droid speak for</p><p>Lets screw everyone else.</p><p>I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation (eg UK)</p><p>Ah well, If they screw us up so much then people will find a way to get, sorry pirate or hack the US Editions and then watch Amazon cry fould as the whole thing is a mega flop just like the Zune is outside the US.(just an example)</p><p>When will the so called international companies really view the world as one big market and 'do the right thing'.</p><p>I certainly won't be buying one of these. I urge others to boycott them until the functionality is restored.</p><p>
&nbsp;</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That is Marketing Droid speak forLets screw everyone else.I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation ( eg UK ) Ah well , If they screw us up so much then people will find a way to get , sorry pirate or hack the US Editions and then watch Amazon cry fould as the whole thing is a mega flop just like the Zune is outside the US .
( just an example ) When will the so called international companies really view the world as one big market and 'do the right thing'.I certainly wo n't be buying one of these .
I urge others to boycott them until the functionality is restored .
 </tokentext>
<sentencetext>That is Marketing Droid speak forLets screw everyone else.I fail to understand the reasoning for this in places where Amazon already has a huge operation (eg UK)Ah well, If they screw us up so much then people will find a way to get, sorry pirate or hack the US Editions and then watch Amazon cry fould as the whole thing is a mega flop just like the Zune is outside the US.
(just an example)When will the so called international companies really view the world as one big market and 'do the right thing'.I certainly won't be buying one of these.
I urge others to boycott them until the functionality is restored.
 </sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839867</id>
	<title>Re:yet their PAPER books are the same price</title>
	<author>PitaBred</author>
	<datestamp>1256204520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I'm betting that they're trying to cover for the wireless fees, rather than the licensing stuff.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm betting that they 're trying to cover for the wireless fees , rather than the licensing stuff .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm betting that they're trying to cover for the wireless fees, rather than the licensing stuff.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839083</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838635</id>
	<title>Re:Do not buy Kindle</title>
	<author>Colonel Korn</author>
	<datestamp>1256241360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Why figth against a stupid corp like Amazon, if you can simply use real books (no DRM here, you can give then to your friends, sell, etc) or use a better - and open - option like one netbook with PDF reader? For me, Kindle is a expensive and useless toy.</p></div><p>This comes up with every Kindle article, and I tend to respond.  A netbook, or anything else with a backlight, can't compete with a Kindle's readability.  Of course there are other ebook readers, and there are also paper books, but the Kindle really is quite useful if you travel and want to bring a lot to read.  Also, if you want to only read free (as in beer or speech, your choice) material you can do so on the Kindle.  The DX, at least, reads pdfs without any conversion, and both versions read txt and several non-Amazon ebook formats.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Why figth against a stupid corp like Amazon , if you can simply use real books ( no DRM here , you can give then to your friends , sell , etc ) or use a better - and open - option like one netbook with PDF reader ?
For me , Kindle is a expensive and useless toy.This comes up with every Kindle article , and I tend to respond .
A netbook , or anything else with a backlight , ca n't compete with a Kindle 's readability .
Of course there are other ebook readers , and there are also paper books , but the Kindle really is quite useful if you travel and want to bring a lot to read .
Also , if you want to only read free ( as in beer or speech , your choice ) material you can do so on the Kindle .
The DX , at least , reads pdfs without any conversion , and both versions read txt and several non-Amazon ebook formats .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Why figth against a stupid corp like Amazon, if you can simply use real books (no DRM here, you can give then to your friends, sell, etc) or use a better - and open - option like one netbook with PDF reader?
For me, Kindle is a expensive and useless toy.This comes up with every Kindle article, and I tend to respond.
A netbook, or anything else with a backlight, can't compete with a Kindle's readability.
Of course there are other ebook readers, and there are also paper books, but the Kindle really is quite useful if you travel and want to bring a lot to read.
Also, if you want to only read free (as in beer or speech, your choice) material you can do so on the Kindle.
The DX, at least, reads pdfs without any conversion, and both versions read txt and several non-Amazon ebook formats.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838041</id>
	<title>That's alright.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256238420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'll just point the Kindle at the American servers and get the same low price, right? It's a fantastic thing this Internet, you can put your service where it's the cheapest, and the WHOOOLLE wide world can reach you there, incurring no operational costs anywhere else.</p><p>Now, some smartass is going to mention taxes. Okay, I'm in europe and our tax on books is 6\%<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. explain how we go from 6\% to 40\% higher prices?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'll just point the Kindle at the American servers and get the same low price , right ?
It 's a fantastic thing this Internet , you can put your service where it 's the cheapest , and the WHOOOLLE wide world can reach you there , incurring no operational costs anywhere else.Now , some smartass is going to mention taxes .
Okay , I 'm in europe and our tax on books is 6 \ % .. explain how we go from 6 \ % to 40 \ % higher prices ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'll just point the Kindle at the American servers and get the same low price, right?
It's a fantastic thing this Internet, you can put your service where it's the cheapest, and the WHOOOLLE wide world can reach you there, incurring no operational costs anywhere else.Now, some smartass is going to mention taxes.
Okay, I'm in europe and our tax on books is 6\% .. explain how we go from 6\% to 40\% higher prices?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838625</id>
	<title>Probably the same thing that's stopping Pandora.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256241240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Copyright issues.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Copyright issues .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Copyright issues.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838415</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>harlows\_monkeys</author>
	<datestamp>1256240100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p> Logically speaking, why would their operating costs be any higher? They aren't actually shipping books around--they're shipping data. And that data is probably hosted on the same servers, maybe even the same bits as their US products</p></div><p>The data is essentially delivered by cell phone. They are using AT&amp;T's international roaming service for the international Kindle, and that costs a lot.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Logically speaking , why would their operating costs be any higher ?
They are n't actually shipping books around--they 're shipping data .
And that data is probably hosted on the same servers , maybe even the same bits as their US productsThe data is essentially delivered by cell phone .
They are using AT&amp;T 's international roaming service for the international Kindle , and that costs a lot .</tokentext>
<sentencetext> Logically speaking, why would their operating costs be any higher?
They aren't actually shipping books around--they're shipping data.
And that data is probably hosted on the same servers, maybe even the same bits as their US productsThe data is essentially delivered by cell phone.
They are using AT&amp;T's international roaming service for the international Kindle, and that costs a lot.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838125</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838125</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256238720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>Logically speaking, why would their operating costs be any higher? They aren't actually shipping books around--they're shipping data. And that data is probably hosted on the same servers, maybe even the same bits as their US products.
<br> <br>
A more reasonable explanation, in my opinion, is that pictures are being stripped and the internet locked down so they aren't liable under chinese law for anyone who evades the eWall of China. And they're charging more because they think they can get away with charging more, leading to higher profits.
<br> <br>
That would be like me putting a download on my site and saying "If you live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $10 usd. If you do not live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $14 usd."</htmltext>
<tokenext>Logically speaking , why would their operating costs be any higher ?
They are n't actually shipping books around--they 're shipping data .
And that data is probably hosted on the same servers , maybe even the same bits as their US products .
A more reasonable explanation , in my opinion , is that pictures are being stripped and the internet locked down so they are n't liable under chinese law for anyone who evades the eWall of China .
And they 're charging more because they think they can get away with charging more , leading to higher profits .
That would be like me putting a download on my site and saying " If you live in the US , click HERE so I can charge you $ 10 usd .
If you do not live in the US , click HERE so I can charge you $ 14 usd .
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Logically speaking, why would their operating costs be any higher?
They aren't actually shipping books around--they're shipping data.
And that data is probably hosted on the same servers, maybe even the same bits as their US products.
A more reasonable explanation, in my opinion, is that pictures are being stripped and the internet locked down so they aren't liable under chinese law for anyone who evades the eWall of China.
And they're charging more because they think they can get away with charging more, leading to higher profits.
That would be like me putting a download on my site and saying "If you live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $10 usd.
If you do not live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $14 usd.
"</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838205</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>rodrigoandrade</author>
	<datestamp>1256239080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Not to mention exchange rates and associated taxes in foreign countries, which vary from country to country.<br><br>Slow news day, I guess.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Not to mention exchange rates and associated taxes in foreign countries , which vary from country to country.Slow news day , I guess .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Not to mention exchange rates and associated taxes in foreign countries, which vary from country to country.Slow news day, I guess.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839855</id>
	<title>Too Confused To Make Heads Or Tails?</title>
	<author>tunapez</author>
	<datestamp>1256204400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Here's a brilliant idea, <b>DON'T BUY IT!</b> Here is a WANT(read: not NEED) that costs way too much for it's purpose and is hobbled every time the lawyers gets a scent of blood or a penny. Vote with the only thing these corp's care about, your money! Stop being the consumption drone the media tells you to be!!!!</p><p>Too much to ask, I guess. Gotta get the new Droid...oh my, it's a phone, too? And the new Lana Johannah album, she's hawt! And of course, them 20" rims for the Prius, they save batteries cuz they are cooler!</p><p><nobr> <wbr></nobr>/common sense</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Here 's a brilliant idea , DO N'T BUY IT !
Here is a WANT ( read : not NEED ) that costs way too much for it 's purpose and is hobbled every time the lawyers gets a scent of blood or a penny .
Vote with the only thing these corp 's care about , your money !
Stop being the consumption drone the media tells you to be ! ! !
! Too much to ask , I guess .
Got ta get the new Droid...oh my , it 's a phone , too ?
And the new Lana Johannah album , she 's hawt !
And of course , them 20 " rims for the Prius , they save batteries cuz they are cooler !
/common sense</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Here's a brilliant idea, DON'T BUY IT!
Here is a WANT(read: not NEED) that costs way too much for it's purpose and is hobbled every time the lawyers gets a scent of blood or a penny.
Vote with the only thing these corp's care about, your money!
Stop being the consumption drone the media tells you to be!!!
!Too much to ask, I guess.
Gotta get the new Droid...oh my, it's a phone, too?
And the new Lana Johannah album, she's hawt!
And of course, them 20" rims for the Prius, they save batteries cuz they are cooler!
/common sense</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838007</id>
	<title>Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>radish</author>
	<datestamp>1256238240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>1) The browser is not a "key feature" - it's barely useable and not an advertised/supported feature anyway.<br>2) Calling the Amazon explanation a "confession" seems a little biased...sounds quite reasonable to me to charge more if their costs are higher.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>1 ) The browser is not a " key feature " - it 's barely useable and not an advertised/supported feature anyway.2 ) Calling the Amazon explanation a " confession " seems a little biased...sounds quite reasonable to me to charge more if their costs are higher .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>1) The browser is not a "key feature" - it's barely useable and not an advertised/supported feature anyway.2) Calling the Amazon explanation a "confession" seems a little biased...sounds quite reasonable to me to charge more if their costs are higher.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29853461</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256307120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What about VAT?</p><p>Selling ebooks in Europe especially *simply costs more* because of VAT and data charges among other things. This isn't an example of Amazon trying to screw customers. It really does cost them more money to sell this stuff around the world.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What about VAT ? Selling ebooks in Europe especially * simply costs more * because of VAT and data charges among other things .
This is n't an example of Amazon trying to screw customers .
It really does cost them more money to sell this stuff around the world .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What about VAT?Selling ebooks in Europe especially *simply costs more* because of VAT and data charges among other things.
This isn't an example of Amazon trying to screw customers.
It really does cost them more money to sell this stuff around the world.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838227</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29841679</id>
	<title>Unclear headline</title>
	<author>sunderland56</author>
	<datestamp>1256216040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>The headline (and linked article) are unclear. Are pictures stripped from newspapers/magazines (a) on the international Kindle, no matter where it is used; or (b) on a Kindle only when used outside of the USA?
<br> <br>
The difference is significant. I was considering getting an international Kindle even though I live in the USA - so that it would work on trips. But, if my daily NYTimes has no pictures, then forget it. If the Times has pictures while I'm at home, but none when I'm in London, that is still annoying, but much less so.
<br> <br>
And no, the Amazon web site doesn't say anything about the picture issue.</htmltext>
<tokenext>The headline ( and linked article ) are unclear .
Are pictures stripped from newspapers/magazines ( a ) on the international Kindle , no matter where it is used ; or ( b ) on a Kindle only when used outside of the USA ?
The difference is significant .
I was considering getting an international Kindle even though I live in the USA - so that it would work on trips .
But , if my daily NYTimes has no pictures , then forget it .
If the Times has pictures while I 'm at home , but none when I 'm in London , that is still annoying , but much less so .
And no , the Amazon web site does n't say anything about the picture issue .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The headline (and linked article) are unclear.
Are pictures stripped from newspapers/magazines (a) on the international Kindle, no matter where it is used; or (b) on a Kindle only when used outside of the USA?
The difference is significant.
I was considering getting an international Kindle even though I live in the USA - so that it would work on trips.
But, if my daily NYTimes has no pictures, then forget it.
If the Times has pictures while I'm at home, but none when I'm in London, that is still annoying, but much less so.
And no, the Amazon web site doesn't say anything about the picture issue.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839341</id>
	<title>Thats Ok</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256244780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm not buying one anyhow.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm not buying one anyhow .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm not buying one anyhow.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838227</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>Red Flayer</author>
	<datestamp>1256239140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>2) Calling the Amazon explanation a "confession" seems a little biased...sounds quite reasonable to me to charge more if their costs are higher.</p></div></blockquote><p>No offense, but if you accept that explanation, you're one of the suckers their PR people spew that line for.  That's not why they are charging more.  Prices are set based upon maximizing profitability, not based on "cost + some acceptable profit margin".  <br> <br>They've made the determination that they'll make more money selling overseas at a higher price (even if they sell fewer units).  Their "higher costs" explanation is just a standard explanation for "we're going to charge more in a certain market because we've determined that's how we'll make the most money".</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>2 ) Calling the Amazon explanation a " confession " seems a little biased...sounds quite reasonable to me to charge more if their costs are higher.No offense , but if you accept that explanation , you 're one of the suckers their PR people spew that line for .
That 's not why they are charging more .
Prices are set based upon maximizing profitability , not based on " cost + some acceptable profit margin " .
They 've made the determination that they 'll make more money selling overseas at a higher price ( even if they sell fewer units ) .
Their " higher costs " explanation is just a standard explanation for " we 're going to charge more in a certain market because we 've determined that 's how we 'll make the most money " .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>2) Calling the Amazon explanation a "confession" seems a little biased...sounds quite reasonable to me to charge more if their costs are higher.No offense, but if you accept that explanation, you're one of the suckers their PR people spew that line for.
That's not why they are charging more.
Prices are set based upon maximizing profitability, not based on "cost + some acceptable profit margin".
They've made the determination that they'll make more money selling overseas at a higher price (even if they sell fewer units).
Their "higher costs" explanation is just a standard explanation for "we're going to charge more in a certain market because we've determined that's how we'll make the most money".
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838007</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838137</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>sznupi</author>
	<datestamp>1256238780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Regarding 1), free wiki acess anywhere seems really nice. I guess that falls under "disabling web browser" also?</p><p>Oh well; no Kindle for me then.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Regarding 1 ) , free wiki acess anywhere seems really nice .
I guess that falls under " disabling web browser " also ? Oh well ; no Kindle for me then .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Regarding 1), free wiki acess anywhere seems really nice.
I guess that falls under "disabling web browser" also?Oh well; no Kindle for me then.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838007</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29840147</id>
	<title>O Rly?</title>
	<author>thetagger</author>
	<datestamp>1256206020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Well, I bought the international Kindle, and I got it this morning. And nothing of what was mentioned in TFA is new to me: Amazon's website makes it very clear that I wouldn't get the internets on my Kindle and that newspaper and magazine subscriptions are delivered without pictures. The only piece of information that isn't blatantly obvious, but which can be determined with some fiddling, is that book prices differ: I am in Latin America and it looks like almost every book is exactly US$ 2 more expansive than in the American store.</p><p>I am slightly more concerned about the limited availability of current books. Browsing the store, I have access to a ton of public domain books, Penguin Classics (that is, even more public domain books) and a very limited selection of not very interesting recent books (I will never understand how Americans can be against health care and be so damn proud of it, but it's their problem not mine). Forget about most works by living authors, in particular serious writers. You can buy "Twilight" though.</p><p>But, I was aware of everything before I bought the Kindle. Nobody was cheated out of features. I am taking a gamble that availability of books will improve with time, but taking this risk was my own choice.</p><p>The thing about the Kindle is that shipping and handling can be really expensive internationally. If those US$ 2 are saving me about US$ 15 of S&amp;H charges per book, I am happy. It would be nice if I could buy the books for the same prices as the American store, but proportionally, from a price perspective, buying books via the Kindle makes more sense here than in the US.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Well , I bought the international Kindle , and I got it this morning .
And nothing of what was mentioned in TFA is new to me : Amazon 's website makes it very clear that I would n't get the internets on my Kindle and that newspaper and magazine subscriptions are delivered without pictures .
The only piece of information that is n't blatantly obvious , but which can be determined with some fiddling , is that book prices differ : I am in Latin America and it looks like almost every book is exactly US $ 2 more expansive than in the American store.I am slightly more concerned about the limited availability of current books .
Browsing the store , I have access to a ton of public domain books , Penguin Classics ( that is , even more public domain books ) and a very limited selection of not very interesting recent books ( I will never understand how Americans can be against health care and be so damn proud of it , but it 's their problem not mine ) .
Forget about most works by living authors , in particular serious writers .
You can buy " Twilight " though.But , I was aware of everything before I bought the Kindle .
Nobody was cheated out of features .
I am taking a gamble that availability of books will improve with time , but taking this risk was my own choice.The thing about the Kindle is that shipping and handling can be really expensive internationally .
If those US $ 2 are saving me about US $ 15 of S&amp;H charges per book , I am happy .
It would be nice if I could buy the books for the same prices as the American store , but proportionally , from a price perspective , buying books via the Kindle makes more sense here than in the US .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Well, I bought the international Kindle, and I got it this morning.
And nothing of what was mentioned in TFA is new to me: Amazon's website makes it very clear that I wouldn't get the internets on my Kindle and that newspaper and magazine subscriptions are delivered without pictures.
The only piece of information that isn't blatantly obvious, but which can be determined with some fiddling, is that book prices differ: I am in Latin America and it looks like almost every book is exactly US$ 2 more expansive than in the American store.I am slightly more concerned about the limited availability of current books.
Browsing the store, I have access to a ton of public domain books, Penguin Classics (that is, even more public domain books) and a very limited selection of not very interesting recent books (I will never understand how Americans can be against health care and be so damn proud of it, but it's their problem not mine).
Forget about most works by living authors, in particular serious writers.
You can buy "Twilight" though.But, I was aware of everything before I bought the Kindle.
Nobody was cheated out of features.
I am taking a gamble that availability of books will improve with time, but taking this risk was my own choice.The thing about the Kindle is that shipping and handling can be really expensive internationally.
If those US$ 2 are saving me about US$ 15 of S&amp;H charges per book, I am happy.
It would be nice if I could buy the books for the same prices as the American store, but proportionally, from a price perspective, buying books via the Kindle makes more sense here than in the US.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838455</id>
	<title>Well thanks Amazon</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256240280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As an European, I was somewhat excited about an established eBook Readers finally coming to the rest of the world. I was on the brink of ordering a Kindle too. The fact that there are basically no non-english books in your store threw me off. Oh, and you didn't even bother to translate the menu.</p><p>This is the nail in the coffin. You obviously hope to sell some of your hardware to us for a lot of cash, without even trying. With slim to none effort, you hope to make a few bucks. Well, fuck you. We're not stupid, keep your overpriced bullshit, I'll wait until some vendor actually gives a shit about his customers.</p><p>Again, fuck you.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As an European , I was somewhat excited about an established eBook Readers finally coming to the rest of the world .
I was on the brink of ordering a Kindle too .
The fact that there are basically no non-english books in your store threw me off .
Oh , and you did n't even bother to translate the menu.This is the nail in the coffin .
You obviously hope to sell some of your hardware to us for a lot of cash , without even trying .
With slim to none effort , you hope to make a few bucks .
Well , fuck you .
We 're not stupid , keep your overpriced bullshit , I 'll wait until some vendor actually gives a shit about his customers.Again , fuck you .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As an European, I was somewhat excited about an established eBook Readers finally coming to the rest of the world.
I was on the brink of ordering a Kindle too.
The fact that there are basically no non-english books in your store threw me off.
Oh, and you didn't even bother to translate the menu.This is the nail in the coffin.
You obviously hope to sell some of your hardware to us for a lot of cash, without even trying.
With slim to none effort, you hope to make a few bucks.
Well, fuck you.
We're not stupid, keep your overpriced bullshit, I'll wait until some vendor actually gives a shit about his customers.Again, fuck you.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29840849</id>
	<title>40\% premium on books for the kindle?</title>
	<author>phlegmboy</author>
	<datestamp>1256210100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Amazon can kiss my fat, hairy, unwiped ass in that case. I won't be buying that piece of crap if that is how Amazon are going to fuck people living outside the US.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Amazon can kiss my fat , hairy , unwiped ass in that case .
I wo n't be buying that piece of crap if that is how Amazon are going to fuck people living outside the US .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Amazon can kiss my fat, hairy, unwiped ass in that case.
I won't be buying that piece of crap if that is how Amazon are going to fuck people living outside the US.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838015</id>
	<title>Partially hobbled...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256238240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>... is still better than unavailable, which is the current state of the Kindle here in Canada (we don't even get the "International" version)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>... is still better than unavailable , which is the current state of the Kindle here in Canada ( we do n't even get the " International " version )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>... is still better than unavailable, which is the current state of the Kindle here in Canada (we don't even get the "International" version)</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838141</id>
	<title>A market for middle men?</title>
	<author>maillemaker</author>
	<datestamp>1256238840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What is to stop someone from buying "American" book and reselling them to European customers for, say, only a 10\% markup?</p><p>Oh, let me guess - no interoperability / not an open format.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What is to stop someone from buying " American " book and reselling them to European customers for , say , only a 10 \ % markup ? Oh , let me guess - no interoperability / not an open format .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What is to stop someone from buying "American" book and reselling them to European customers for, say, only a 10\% markup?Oh, let me guess - no interoperability / not an open format.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838997</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>discogravy</author>
	<datestamp>1256243100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>So they can't pony up for some servers in europe and an agreement w/ a euro cell carrier? sounds like bad planning or a bullshit song-and-dance to rake in the $.</htmltext>
<tokenext>So they ca n't pony up for some servers in europe and an agreement w/ a euro cell carrier ?
sounds like bad planning or a bullshit song-and-dance to rake in the $ .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So they can't pony up for some servers in europe and an agreement w/ a euro cell carrier?
sounds like bad planning or a bullshit song-and-dance to rake in the $.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838415</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839083</id>
	<title>yet their PAPER books are the same price</title>
	<author>petes\_PoV</author>
	<datestamp>1256243460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>On Amazon's websites: War and Peace, same edition, UK and US prices. Penguin Classics (paperback) in the US this is sold for $10.88 with free delivery. In the UK the price is &pound;7.12 with free delivery. Using an exchange rate of $1.60 to the &pound;, the prices are certainly not 40\% different.
<p>
So why do I get the feeling I am being lied to?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>On Amazon 's websites : War and Peace , same edition , UK and US prices .
Penguin Classics ( paperback ) in the US this is sold for $ 10.88 with free delivery .
In the UK the price is   7.12 with free delivery .
Using an exchange rate of $ 1.60 to the   , the prices are certainly not 40 \ % different .
So why do I get the feeling I am being lied to ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>On Amazon's websites: War and Peace, same edition, UK and US prices.
Penguin Classics (paperback) in the US this is sold for $10.88 with free delivery.
In the UK the price is £7.12 with free delivery.
Using an exchange rate of $1.60 to the £, the prices are certainly not 40\% different.
So why do I get the feeling I am being lied to?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839959</id>
	<title>Re:Another troll summary?</title>
	<author>Fizzol</author>
	<datestamp>1256205000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Also, this wasn't a "discovery." This was all announced and well known to anyone who bothered to read the information Amazon provided on launch day.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Also , this was n't a " discovery .
" This was all announced and well known to anyone who bothered to read the information Amazon provided on launch day .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Also, this wasn't a "discovery.
" This was all announced and well known to anyone who bothered to read the information Amazon provided on launch day.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838007</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29843343</id>
	<title>That's nuts if even true.</title>
	<author>herojig</author>
	<datestamp>1256328000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>That's nuts if even true. I am in India right now with Kindle iPhone, and it all looks the same price to me...so why would anyone "international" even go that route?  None of Amazon's logic makes sense when looked at through the iPhone app...</htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's nuts if even true .
I am in India right now with Kindle iPhone , and it all looks the same price to me...so why would anyone " international " even go that route ?
None of Amazon 's logic makes sense when looked at through the iPhone app.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's nuts if even true.
I am in India right now with Kindle iPhone, and it all looks the same price to me...so why would anyone "international" even go that route?
None of Amazon's logic makes sense when looked at through the iPhone app...</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29841511</id>
	<title>DG Bags,Dior Sunglasses,Inexpensive,Selling</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256214660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Welcome to our website:   Http://www.tntshoes.com</p><p>
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<sentencetext>Welcome to our website:   Http://www.tntshoes.com
    basketball shoes,men's shoes,sport shoes,air shoe,force shoe,shox shoe,max shoe,JD shoes and other fusion shoes1)Small order and dropshipping avaliable2) Various styles and color on our website3)Our shoes are all coming with original boxes, tags and cards4)The more you order, the lower price you will get5)You can mix any items from our store together6)shippment: (5-7 business days)Our company have many other brand products,if you are interested in our products .contact me directlyOUR WEBSITE:
                                                        YAHOO:shoppertrade@yahoo.com.cn
                                                                MSN:shoppertrade@hotmail.com</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29839585</id>
	<title>Re:Amazon Offers Refund!</title>
	<author>aceofspades1217</author>
	<datestamp>1256202960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The nook does look pretty snazzy if you ask me. Amazon really needs to step up there game or the good ol' invisible hand will smack amazon in the face<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:P</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The nook does look pretty snazzy if you ask me .
Amazon really needs to step up there game or the good ol ' invisible hand will smack amazon in the face : P</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The nook does look pretty snazzy if you ask me.
Amazon really needs to step up there game or the good ol' invisible hand will smack amazon in the face :P</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838161</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838255</id>
	<title>Re:Higher Costs outside the USA?</title>
	<author>OzPeter</author>
	<datestamp>1256239260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>That is Marketing Droid speak for</p><p>Lets screw everyone else.</p></div><p>No<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. this is fundamental capitalism for lets see how much the market can bear</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>That is Marketing Droid speak forLets screw everyone else.No .. this is fundamental capitalism for lets see how much the market can bear</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That is Marketing Droid speak forLets screw everyone else.No .. this is fundamental capitalism for lets see how much the market can bear
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29838065</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_22_1747211.29854577</id>
	<title>Bring it on, if *only* I could buy books so cheap!</title>
	<author>SectoidRandom</author>
	<datestamp>1256325240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm very interested in this Kindle because I live in  Australia where we are so lucky to have a thriving protectionist policy that results in ALL books costing 50-60\% more! If I can buy them even at 40\% more via Amazon on a Kindle then I'm winning!</p><p>But I too am trying to understand the 40\% book markup comment? I can't see any different prices on Kindle titles on Amazon.com, but I can see the fine print which says all books are priced in US dollars, which actually suits me find.</p><p>Currently I often use Amazon.com and pay the $20-$30 shipping to get my books, and even including that cost it's cheaper than sourcing them locally!</p><p>Kindle / Nook - bring it on!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm very interested in this Kindle because I live in Australia where we are so lucky to have a thriving protectionist policy that results in ALL books costing 50-60 \ % more !
If I can buy them even at 40 \ % more via Amazon on a Kindle then I 'm winning ! But I too am trying to understand the 40 \ % book markup comment ?
I ca n't see any different prices on Kindle titles on Amazon.com , but I can see the fine print which says all books are priced in US dollars , which actually suits me find.Currently I often use Amazon.com and pay the $ 20- $ 30 shipping to get my books , and even including that cost it 's cheaper than sourcing them locally ! Kindle / Nook - bring it on !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm very interested in this Kindle because I live in  Australia where we are so lucky to have a thriving protectionist policy that results in ALL books costing 50-60\% more!
If I can buy them even at 40\% more via Amazon on a Kindle then I'm winning!But I too am trying to understand the 40\% book markup comment?
I can't see any different prices on Kindle titles on Amazon.com, but I can see the fine print which says all books are priced in US dollars, which actually suits me find.Currently I often use Amazon.com and pay the $20-$30 shipping to get my books, and even including that cost it's cheaper than sourcing them locally!Kindle / Nook - bring it on!</sentencetext>
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