Why is the Kindle sold in Zimbabwe, East Timor but not New Zealand?

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lance Wiggs <lancew () gmail com>
> Date: February 1, 2010 4:39:36 PM EST
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Why is the Kindle sold in Zimbabwe, East Timor but not New  
> Zealand?

> Hi Dave
> The Kindle is a superb device to have while traveling, and us Kiwis  
> are some of the best travelers around.
>
> However while the Kindle is available in a list of 100 countries or  
> so it is still not available in New Zealand.
> The Kindle is sold in Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Russia - and locally in  
> Vanuwatu, Samoa and East Timor. But it is not available in New  
> Zealand - a country which topped Transparency International table of  
> corruption perception and is rated the 2nd easiest place to do  
> business by the World Bank's Doing Business group.
>
> Folks over here thought this was a temporary problem, to be solved  
> when the carriers and Amazon sorted out the finer details. However  
> it's now been months since the global launch and we've seen no  
> progress, nor any announcements.
>
> What is going on here? What can we do?
>
> Lance
> Wellington, New Zealand



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