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Have any UK folks here had their Kindle pre-order status' changed yet? I ordered mine on Aug 1st (am), but it still saying "Not yet dispatched : We'll notify you via e-mail when we have an estimated delivery date for this item. It will be dispatched separately. You can cancel at any time."My cover has the status "Not yet dispatched: Delivery Estimate: 27 Aug 2010"I've gone for Expedited delivery using a free Amazon Prime trial. I had a package arrive last week on Expedited, and it came next day via City Link Couriers. |
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2010, 01:04:02 AM » |
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Nope, nothing.
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2010, 01:08:05 AM » |
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My cover, which says it's delivery date is 27th has changed to 'dispatching soon / order can't be changed', but the K3 order remains unchanged. No charges for either pending on my c/card yet.
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K3 was ordered 29th July and cover 30th July both with Amazon Prime expedited delivery.
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2010, 02:06:05 AM » |
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Oh, hang on, it says my cover is "dispatching soon" and delivery is estimated Aug 31. But the Kindle itself still says "not yet dispatched". I ordered July 30th.
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2010, 02:07:23 AM » |
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My K3 was ordered on the 9th August so I expect I wont get mine till the end of September at the earliest. Still this gives me time to download a good selection of free/public domain books and convert them to Kindle format, plus samples of other books I am interested in.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2010, 02:54:11 AM » |
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Nothing here. Though I didn't order in the first batch as I have a K2 and felt it was no rush to order. By the time I put my order in, it said it "will be delivered by Sept 4th" on the item page. So I'm guessing mine will be a few days behind anyway...
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2010, 02:55:07 AM » |
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Mine was ordered July 31st, about 3 in the afternoon.
No change yet. Still says "We need a little more time...".
I'm wondering if, despite having our own UK Kindle, we're second place behind those who order from Amazon.com. After all, Apple did it.
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2010, 02:57:48 AM » |
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I ordered mine on 30th July.
The Kindle itself is still listed as 'Not yet dispatched...'.
The cover (lighted) is listed as Dispatching Soon with a delivery estimate of 27 Aug 2010.
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2010, 03:00:45 AM » |
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I ordered mine on 30th July.
The Kindle itself is still listed as 'Not yet dispatched...'.
The cover (lighted) is listed as Dispatching Soon with a delivery estimate of 27 Aug 2010.
I want to know how they think you're going to power the lighted cover without having the Kindle...  |
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2010, 05:04:52 AM » |
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I ordered mine on 30th July.
The Kindle itself is still listed as 'Not yet dispatched...'.
The cover (lighted) is listed as Dispatching Soon with a delivery estimate of 27 Aug 2010.
Well, that's annoying, my cover is lighted too and we ordered on the same date - why is mine due to arrive 4 days later than yours? What shipping did you select? Of course I'm more concerned about the Kindle itself but if the cover is anything to go by... I'm wondering if, despite having our own UK Kindle, we're second place behind those who order from Amazon.com. After all, Apple did it. I think Apple specifically put out different release dates for different nations, didn't they? Amazon specifically advertised the same release day for both nations and I see no reason why the UK release would be bumped. Unlike in the past, the stock is not the same - in the past, they simply made US Kindles available for international customers to import. They are not doing that this time. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2010, 05:31:09 AM » |
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I think Apple specifically put out different release dates for different nations, didn't they? Amazon specifically advertised the same release day for both nations and I see no reason why the UK release would be bumped. It's a little off-topic but in the January Keynote speech, Steve Jobs specifically said that the iPad would be available worldwide in 60 days. That then became three months, and then got pushed back again to give US customers (who were already able to buy them) additional priority. I kind of went off the iPad after that - knowing that I'd always be considered unimportant by Apple. Anyway back on-topic, over on the Amazon.co.uk Kindle forum, some people who ordered on 28th/29th July have reported "dispatching soon" statuses. I think they're UK customers (and they seem to be people who ordered WiFi-only models). Needless to say, I'm frequently F5-ing my Amazon page. No change yet. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2010, 05:39:02 AM » |
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Well, that's annoying, my cover is lighted too and we ordered on the same date - why is mine due to arrive 4 days later than yours? What shipping did you select? Of course I'm more concerned about the Kindle itself but if the cover is anything to go by...
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I selected Expedited shipping as it was only 60p extra (I think) on my order for some reason (both case and Kindle). I have Opera refreshing the order page every 5 minutes in-case the Kindle status changes. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2010, 06:59:19 AM » |
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It's a little off-topic but in the January Keynote speech, Steve Jobs specifically said that the iPad would be available worldwide in 60 days. That then became three months, and then got pushed back again to give US customers (who were already able to buy them) additional priority. I kind of went off the iPad after that - knowing that I'd always be considered unimportant by Apple. Fair enough but I think they did make announcements every time it got pushed back - we're two days away from the release date, my feeling is that it's a bit late to make an announcement at this point. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2010, 07:26:49 AM » |
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My cover is now 'Dispatching Soon'. Kindle still stuck on 'Not yet dispatched'.
However, there are people on the Amazon.co.uk discussion boards who have had their Wifi-only Kindles dispatched, so there is hope!
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« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2010, 07:33:38 AM » |
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My cover has now been dispatched and is officially said to be arriving tomorrow. Shame there's no sign yet of me having K3 to put in it.....  |
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« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2010, 07:59:18 AM » |
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I'm in the same position as Linjeakel. Cover shipped and arriving tomorrow, but still no news on the actual Kindle.
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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2010, 08:01:43 AM » |
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In they read this forum they would call it Kindle crazy-frenzy instead, as we are going mad slowly... |
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« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2010, 08:11:26 AM » |
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« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2010, 08:31:39 AM » |
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I think I'll put a report up saying "Amazon confirm dispatching sooner than expected ... except for MY Kindle which seems to be lost in some darkened corner of the warehouse that no Amazon employee dare approach!" 'cos mine still hasn't changed! Grrr!!!  |
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« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2010, 09:56:57 AM » |
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I just checked my order, it still has no delivery estimate and say "Not Yet Despatched." I ordered on 31st July but i used Super Saver Delivery so i'm thinking mine will arrive later than other people's. I can be patient...   |
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« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2010, 09:58:21 AM » |
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My cover has just dispatched for delivery tomorrow, at least I will have something to look at before the Kindle arrives.
The Kindle is still listed as Not Yet Dispatched.
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« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2010, 10:08:01 AM » |
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I ordered wifi one on 31st July, the cover has shipped, Kindle still has nothing, both expedited.
3G ordered 3rd Aug, cover despatching soon, kindle nothing, kindle expedited, cover SSD........
People on the kindle amazon forum say that they change shipping method and the date changes to 27-31st Aug, even those that ordered 17th Aug!!!! Not sure I want to gamble my place in line like that and end up at the end of the list, Im pretty sure those dates can't be right.
Trying to stay calm and hope my wifi arrives on Fri-Sat and the 3G one next weekend.
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« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2010, 10:09:30 AM » |
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On the Amazon forum, someone's said that their Kindle has been posted and due for delivery tomorrow (26th). And they ordered theirs on 11th August.
I think I'm going to send Amazon a dictionary because clearly they don't understand the word "Expedited" for those of us who ordered in the first batch and paid extra for the service.
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« Reply #24 on: August 25, 2010, 10:11:42 AM » |
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On the Amazon forum, someone's said that their Kindle has been posted and due for delivery tomorrow (26th). And they ordered theirs on 11th August.
I think I'm going to send Amazon a dictionary because clearly they don't understand the word "Expedited" for those of us who ordered in the first batch and paid extra for the service.
Must admit, I found this a bit worrying too, my wifi is in the first batch and is expedited. I am thinking maybe the expedited ones may ship tomorrow for delivery Friday? |
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