(Amazon Kindle News) Amazon.com is refusing to sell the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX in Germany due to phone companies there wanting to charge too mcuh for wireless downloads. Part of the selling point of the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX is that readers can browse for and buy Kindle books wirelessly for free. Amazon contracts with various wireless services in order to offer the free wireless “lifetime” connection to users.

Amazon had been in talks with both T-Mobile and Vodafone in Germany in order to try to strike a deal allowing consumers to use the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX wireless features at no charge. However, Amazon ceased talks when both T-Mobile and Vodafone wouldn’t hit the price point Amazon wanted. As a result, Amazon is keeping the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX out of Germany, a place where the Sony Reader currently reigns after going on sale there three months ago.