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Kindle

  • 26-11-2011 1:11pm
    #1
    rtsibbel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Is there any way I can download books from amazon.co.uk from outside the UK? I bought a kindle in the UK but I live in Ireland. Thank you for any suggestions


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  • #2
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    rtsibbel wrote: »
    Is there any way I can download books from amazon.co.uk from outside the UK? I bought a kindle in the UK but I live in Ireland. Thank you for any suggestions
    yes, you just need to change your address in your amazon account to a UK address. :)

    obviously better to use an address of someone you know, but as long as you never use it as a shipping address you should be fine.

    a word of caution though, i have heard rumours of amazon suspending accounts of people who have changed their address multiple times back and forth, so don't do it too often. :)


  • #3
    rtsibbel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭rtsibbel


    Thank you


  • #4
    Arbour T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Arbour T


    I changed my address to a UK address even though I live in Ireland (and bought my kindle in Dublin aiport) to be able to buy from .co.uk. It worked fine for about a month or so but then I got an email from Amazon asking for proof of my UK address. I ignored this and continued to buy from .co.uk. This worked for another couple of weeks but then all of a sudden when I tried to buy from .co.uk it wouldn't work and I got messgae telling me to contact customer services if I had moved country.
    So now I've had to change my address back to my Irish one and buy from .com which is really annoying.

    If anyone knows anyway I could go back to .co.uk I'd love to hear it!


  • #5
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    i'm guessing they will just need a scanned or faxed copy of something showing your UK address which is silly really as I have no doubt that could easily be *faked with some image manipulation software, even something as basic as MS Paint.

    *not that i would be advocating you do that, just that it would be very easy to do and hard for them to check. :)


  • #6
    Ettna
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭Ettna


    I bought mine in Dublin Airport and I tried the Uk website but I think they use the billing address for your credit card to decide where you are.


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  • #7
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    Ettna wrote: »
    I bought mine in Dublin Airport and I tried the Uk website but I think they use the billing address for your credit card to decide where you are.
    that's exactly what they do. :)


  • #8
    gerrycorrigan
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭gerrycorrigan


    Have just got a kindle as a present. Did I hear a rumour that you get some free books downloaded when you first buy it - if so, how do I get these books?


  • #9
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    there's about 4500 (last time i looked) free books on amazon. just log in with your account and buy the free ones and they'll be sent to your kindle when it's connected to wifi or 3g.

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_tc_sc_2_0?rh=n:154606011,p_74:0-0&pf_rd_r=A90A66E42F5E4216AA3E&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_i=free&pf_rd_p=1278455102&pf_rd_s=structured-results-2&qid=1323641111&sr=1-2-tc


  • #10
    budwider
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭budwider


    Does anyone know how to transfer downloaded books directly from my pc to kindle 4.0 without having to go through the amazon site???


  • #11
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    budwider wrote: »
    Does anyone know how to transfer downloaded books directly from my pc to kindle 4.0 without having to go through the amazon site???
    yup. :)

    http://calibre-ebook.com

    tbh, if you have any kind of kindle or other ebook reader and don't have calibre, you're missing out. ;)


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