Well, my speculations actually came true and even sooner and on a much larger scale than I have expected: Kindle 2 World version is available for pre-orders and will start shipping on Monday, October 19. Generally, International version of Kindle 2 is identical to the one that was released in February, except that it uses AT&T 3G network for book downloads and Internet connectivity in the US and roaming partner networks in more than 100 countries outside of the USA. I’ve glued together a full coverage map and a a table that lists different features and restrictions that apply to different countries.
Kindle is currently not available in the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
Yes, unfortunately Kindle is not available in Canada yet but Amazon promises to fix this as soon as possible. They wouldn’t want to miss such lucrative market after all.
Residents of other 169 countries can buy the international version of Kindle here.
For each country features like whispernet and browser availability vary. In general the picture currently looks like this:
| Country | Wireless | Duty included in checkout price | Typical book price | Browser and blogs | Books under $5.99 | Total books |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aland Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 25,000 | 160,000 |
| Albania | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| American Samoa | No | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 180,000 |
| Andorra | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Angola | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Anguilla | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Armenia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Aruba | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Australia | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Austria | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Bahamas | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Barbados | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Belarus | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Belgium | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Belize | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Benin | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Bermuda | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Bhutan | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Bolivia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Botswana | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Brazil | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Bulgaria | Yes! | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Burundi | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Cambodia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Cape Verde | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Cayman Islands | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Central African Republic | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Colombia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Comoros | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 0 |
| Congo | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Cook Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Costa Rica | No | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Croatia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Cyprus | No | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Czech Republic | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Denmark | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Dominica | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Dominican Republic | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Ecuador | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| El Salvador | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Estonia | No | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Ethiopia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Falkland Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Faroe Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 170,000 |
| Fiji | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Finland | No | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| France | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| French Guiana | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| French Polynesia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Gabon | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Georgia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Germany | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Ghana | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Gibraltar | No | No | $11.99 | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Greece | Yes! | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Greenland | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Grenada | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Guadeloupe | No | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Guam | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 130,000 | 290,000 |
| Guatemala | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Guernsey | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Guyana | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Haiti | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Holy See | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Honduras | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Hong Kong | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | Yes! | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Hungary | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 65,000 | 280,000 |
| Iceland | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| India | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 270,000 |
| Ireland | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Italy | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Jamaica | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Japan | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | Yes! | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Jersey | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Kenya | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Kiribati | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Latvia | No | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Lesotho | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Liberia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Liechtenstein | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Lithuania | No | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Luxembourg | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Macao | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Macedonia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Madagascar | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Malawi | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Malta | No | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Marshall Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 170,000 |
| Martinique | No | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Mauritius | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Mayotte | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Mexico | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | Yes! | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Moldova | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Monaco | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Mongolia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Montenegro | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Montserrat | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Mozambique | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Myanmar | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Namibia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Nauru | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Nepal | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Netherlands Antilles | No | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Netherlands | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| New Caledonia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Nicaragua | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Niue | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Norfolk Island | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 180,000 |
| Norway | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Palau | No | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 170,000 |
| Panama | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Paraguay | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Peru | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Philippines | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Poland | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Portugal | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Puerto Rico | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 180,000 |
| Reunion | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Romania | Yes! | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Russia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Rwanda | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Saint Lucia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Samoa | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| San Marino | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Serbia | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Seychelles | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Slovakia | Yes! | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Slovenia | Yes! | No | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Solomon Islands | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| South Africa | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Spain | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Sri Lanka | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Suriname | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Swaziland | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Sweden | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Switzerland | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Taiwan | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Tanzania | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Timor-Leste | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Togo | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Tonga | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 290,000 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Tuvalu | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Uganda | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Ukraine | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| United Kingdom | Yes! | Yes! | $11.99..$13.99 (incl. VAT) | No | 70,000 | 280,000 |
| Uruguay | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Vanuatu | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Venezuela | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 180,000 |
| Viet Nam | No | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Virgin Islands, British | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 100,000 | 280,000 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | Yes! | No | $11.99 | No | 45,000 | 180,000 |
| Wallis and Futuna | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Zambia | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
| Zimbabwe | No | No | $11.99 | No | 35,000 | 160,000 |
So wireless is available in 100 countries, however browser and blog subscription only work in these 3: Hong Kong, Japan and Mexico.
EU countries have slightly higher typical book price because it includes VAT.
If you read this page on Amazon.com there is little fine-print about international use of Kindle:
Kindle (U.S. & International Wireless) customers from the United States can travel internationally and still get books in less than 60 seconds. Customers have the option to wirelessly download books, periodicals and personal documents via Whispernet for a fee or transfer files from their computer for free.
- International Book Service: Download books from your Kindle’s Archived Items or the Kindle store via Whispernet for $1.99 per book.
- International Subscription Service: Receive all of your newspaper, magazine, and blog subscription content via Whispernet for a weekly fee of $4.99.
- International Current Issue Service: Download individual issues of newspapers and magazines from your Kindle’s Archived Items or the Kindle store via Whispernet for $1.99 per issue.
- International Personal Document Service: Transfer personal documents to your Kindle via Whispernet for $.99 per megabyte (rounded up to the next whole megabyte). For more information about transferring personal files to your Kindle, see the Transferring, Downloading, and Sending Files to Kindle Help page.
It took a lot of effort to put this table together so if you feel it’s a helpful and intereseting piece of information – spread the word and link to this post.
In the future I’ll post updates to the table above on a regular basis.
If you end up buying Kindle 2 from outside of US, please drop me a comment to share your experience.
Hi Caleb, I believe the beauty of the internet in terms of free marketing is that you can create a spark, just like lighting a match.
I’ve bookmarked this, you should receive a pingback shortly:) x-mini speakers
I would love to work with you if you don’t have your two people yet.