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The Kindle Voyage isn’t Sold in Canada for a Good Reason

July 15, 2015 by Nathan

Kindle-Voyage

Ever since the Kindle Voyage was released back in October 2014, Canadians have been wondering when they would be able to purchase Amazon’s premium ebook reader.

Then when the Kindle Paperwhite 3 was released last month and it’s been available in Canada since the get-go, people are wondering what’s the deal? Is the Voyage ever going to be released in Canada?

There have been lots of questions and conspiracy theories posted about it online.

Most people are pointing the finger (sometimes the middle one) directly at Amazon, saying they are the reason behind the big Kindle Voyage snub.

But that’s not the case. It’s actually the Canadian government that’s blocking the release of the Kindle Voyage in Canada.

As it stands currently, the reason the Kindle Voyage isn’t being sold in Canada is because the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has not approved the patent for the Voyage’s use of haptic feedback.

The Kindle Voyage is the first and only Kindle to use haptic feedback, which gives off a slight vibration when you activate the page button senors, one of the main features that separates the Voyage from other devices.

The interesting thing is that Amazon has had this idea under development for a long time. The original filing date for the haptic feedback patent dates back to 2010. Amazon then issued an examination request the first of January 2015, but Canada has yet to approve it.

That’s why the Kindle Voyage can’t be sold in Canada. There are still unresolved patent issues. Until Canada approves the haptic feedback patent, the Voyage won’t be crossing the northern border. Simple as that.

Patent 2750759 Summary

Filed Under: Amazon Kindle, eBook Readers Tagged With: canada, kindle voyage

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  1. Nathan says

    July 15, 2015 at 7:51 am

    $50 says the Canada-based Bad-eReader website steals this article without giving credit, just like they always do.

    • 1 says

      July 15, 2015 at 9:20 am

      You mean the one where the guy said he was giving up on ebooks?

      • Nathan says

        July 15, 2015 at 12:24 pm

        I don’t know about that. I don’t regularly follow any of my competitors websites but sometimes their headlines popup in my Google news feed.

    • Nathan says

      July 16, 2015 at 8:49 am

      Wow, I can’t believe it. As expected, a remake of this article showed up today in my Google news feed but they actually linked to this article. That’s a first. I guess that means I owe them $50? Now I don’t know what to expect. Are Kindles going to start supporting ePub now? 🙂

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