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Reading on a Kindle

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  • #102
    Pontificatus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭Pontificatus


    sombaht wrote: »
    You need to purchase the kindle and books from the .com address so you are charged US prices. There are workarounds that allow you to order books from the .co.uk site. To be honest I have not found a huge difference in terms of price to implement the workaround.
    As for the spelling, I actually haven't noticed yet, must check when I get home! :)

    Cheers,
    sombaht

    Thanks :D

    Does anyone know if you buy the amazon vouchers, can they then be used to purchse books for the kindle?


  • #103
    Lazy Bhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭Lazy Bhoy


    Im thinking of getting one of these too.
    My books take up far too much space and this looks like a good solution.

    But Amazon are having a big sale on 22 November called "Black Friday" sale.
    It might be a good idea to wait and see if they drop the price of the Kindle for that day :D


  • #104
    aileenhealy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭aileenhealy


    From the posts I have read it seems one can only buy the Kindle from Amazon.com. I have 2 questions -
    1. Do customs charge duty seeing as it is coming from the US.
    2. Can I use an Irish Credit Card which obviously has an Irish address.:confused:
    Thanks


  • #105
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    The credit card is fine as Amazon say that you need to order from Amazon.com if you want it shipped to an Irish address.

    When you get to the checkout page, you will see that you pay them a deposit for the import fees. This is explained in more detail here.


  • #106
    BobPresto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭BobPresto


    Whats the best case for these?

    Why cant I purchase books from the UK store?

    Is there any benefits from purchasing books from the US store?


  • #107
    chicken fingers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 645 ✭✭✭chicken fingers


    At the end of the day. The actual content of the book is what matters.
    If you have to travel, this is a no-brainer.
    Sitting in an airport, you might have 2+ kilos of books in your bags. You might finish one book and realise that you don´t want to read anything else you have. You´d rather read the next installment of what you just consumed. No problem, in less than 2 minutes on the 3g you can download what you need, load your reader up and read away on the plane.

    I put an 8gig micro SD into my nook, and its usually more than half full. I walk around with thousands of books in my bag, all hand picked by myself (ie not the entire proj. gutenberg library).

    And it is actually easier to read with one hand. >_>
    I mean, if I´m lying sideways in a hammock or smoking or something, the device can change pages easily using the same hand you hold it with.
    I´ve been using the nook in a wide variety of situations, and its a fantastic device.
    Mine has already visited 14 countries in the 4 months I´ve had it.
    With physical books, I´ve often had to give them away because I didn´t have enough space in luggage to bring them home. I own perhaps only 10% of the physical books now that I bought in my life.


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