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Amazon to ship Kindle to the Philippines

Amazon has just announced it will make the Kindle available world wide with an international shipping to over 100 countries, including the Philippines.

The Amazon Kindle (the 6″ international GSM version) will retail for $279 or just over Php13,000 at current exchange rates. Of course, this does not include customs and other taxes.

For the Philippines, it will be available for shipment on October 19 but you can pre-order it now.

The map below shows 3G (dark purple) and EDGE/GPRS (light purple) coverage for the Philippines. Accessing this network via the Kindle will be free. There are no monthly fees too. However, subscription for blogs and the experimental browser is not available in the Philippines.

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This also means you can now download and buy the ebooks (over 290,000 of them) plus US magazines and international newspapers even if you don’t have any US-based credit card.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

57 Responses

  1. Avatar for Russ Russ says:

    There is certainly a great deal to find out about this topic.
    I really like all the points you made.

  2. Avatar for toshiba laptop toshiba laptop says:

    6-?nch scree with high res?lution Intel HD Graphics.

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  3. Avatar for BroadwayBaby BroadwayBaby says:

    @Jade:
    Unfortunately, it’ll be months before KPW will ship internationally. They’ll be fulfilling pre-orders from the US first. Amazon needs to limit the pre-orders to make sure they have enough devices to ship.

    Kindle Touch took about 5 or 6 months before becoming available internationally. I hope it wouldn’t be the case for KPW.

    I ordered my KPW and my estimated shipment date is October 16. That’s over a month away. I hope they have enough.

  4. Avatar for Jade Jade says:

    why they cant ship kindle paperwhite?

  5. Avatar for Keira Keira says:

    @ Jhasz, Nope, Kindle fire wont be available for Phil delivery for now.

  6. Avatar for Jhasz Jhasz says:

    So, is kindle fire also available to purchase in amazon.com and will be delivered here in Philippines?I’m planning to buy one for myself this christmas.tnx.

  7. Avatar for yaoi_mazter yaoi_mazter says:

    Yup, it can read mobi, prc and pdf formats…the new ones can also display HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP.

    You just plug it in go to my computer and open it like you open any other flash drive. Then you can either drag or paste the e-books you want.

    Word of caution some pdf file displays are really tiny that it would strain your eyes and I haven’t found a way of enlarging them without going through the hassle of pushing the navigation up and down every few paragraphs. Hope we can get around this soon or if there’s a way to do this, I’d appreciate a heads up.

    You can only change the font size for LEGALLY downloaded e-books^_^

    Hope this helps!

    • Avatar for Keira Keira says:

      @yaoi_mazter,

      I’m not sure if this would work, but I think you can adjust the PDF font size before converting it into the Kindle format.

  8. Avatar for kristel fangon kristel fangon says:

    pde po ba sya lagyan ng books na download lng gling sa computer ? yung para ka lng naglalagay ng mp3 songs sa cellphone .

  9. Avatar for Angelo Tan Angelo Tan says:

    For those who are curious about ordering Kindle in the Philippines (through Amazon or another method), you can read this article: http://www.kindlelove.org/2011/buykindleinthephilippines/

    Hope it helps!

  10. Avatar for Art Santos Art Santos says:

    Kindle or no kindle, We have the lowest priced books in town! Sophia Book Club delivers books on major malls! from Anatomy to Zombie novel books, Sophia Book Club is the ultimate place to go!

    0922-945-75-05. -call for inquiries!

  11. Avatar for Bobby T. Bobby T. says:

    Diane, there’s a DEREGISTER command in your Kindle’s SETTINGS.

  12. Avatar for diane diane says:

    Hi! My kindle was bought and registered in the states under my sister’s account. Anyone there who knows how i can register it here in my name and pay for the ebooks myself? tnx!

  13. Avatar for Amy Amy says:

    I just got my Kindle3 wifi and 3G. and im so loving it! =D

  14. Avatar for Miley Miley says:

    does it have a USB port? I’ve got loads of E-books so will it be possible to just put a USB on it and be able to read it there?
    where can I buy it better.. CANADA or Philippines?
    with a-not-so pricey-price… but I’ll use it in the philippines..

  15. Avatar for Bobby T. Bobby T. says:

    same worry as lifeinslippers, i’m worried about the 3G use on kindle. while surfing is rudimentary, but it’s good enough for me to check email & facebook. now, they have my credit card info on file. i’ve started using the 3G only these past few days. but sometimes i’m afraid, knowing the 3G involves international deals between amazon and smart (?), who knows they’ll charge me same rates as roaming.

  16. Avatar for Lai Lai says:

    I really want a KINDLE!!! I badly needed it. I want to buy here at pinas but dont know where to buy one. I dont want to buy it online. Can someone help me? maybe someone can tell me a store that is selling it other than info maxx.

    If I bought at www.amazon.com can I still use it even it was not registered in U.S.?

    I have watched a morning show (Unang hirit/ Umagang KAy Ganda not sure which one) discussing all ebook reader. I wasn’t able to get the contact number of the person or his store ad. maybe someone know him or have also watched the show. please i really need a help. =D

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