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Canadian praise for the not-in-Canada Kindle

CBC Radio’s Toronto morning show, Metro Morning, spotlighted Kindle today (about the sixth item down). Tech columnist Jesse Hirsh suggested that Amazon’s e-reader could represent “the tipping point” for the technology – “I think Kindle’s the one to go mass-market,” he said. Hirsh may be a little starry-eyed about the pricing of Kindle content, though – he suggested that the vast majority of e-titles are going for 99 cents, and that even top sellers go up to only $5. A look at the Amazon site, however, shows that many prices aren’t quite that good.

Metro Morning listeners who wondered if the piece was a sign that the Kindle is coming to Canada were disappointed. Hirsh confirmed that Amazon has still not announced a Canadian wireless partner, which is a fraught decision in the Canadian market.

  • Steve

    Living in Canada is like a freakin farce sometimes. iTunes is crippled. No Kindle iPhone app. No Kindle. Poor commercial insertion timing on US TV rebroadcasts. No attention at all to Canadian consumers, oh unless we’re getting slammed or sued for pirating the digital content we simply can’t obtain legally.

    How about a little love for the Canadian consumer, folks?

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