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kindle and buying books

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    #2
    Space Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Space Dog


    I have a similar question: I wanted to buy an e-book from amazon.de, but my account is linked to amazon.com (got it from Argos). When I tried to purchase the book, I was told that this e-book is not available for Ireland.
    However, this book is only available as hard cover and packerback from amazon.com.
    What gives??? Why is the kindle version available in one country, but not in another? Are there ways around this? Finding this so annoying...


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    nompere
    Registered Users Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭nompere


    jogdish wrote: »
    Hello,
    I am thinking about buying an amazon kindle, but my worry is about buying ebooks from amazon, i remember hearing before that you go onto amazon see the book you like, then it tells you its not for sale in your country - and this seemed to apply to loads of books i am interested in.

    Is that still an issue with a kindle? I dont want to have to set up new accounts and route money via different countires, i just want to be able to click and buy what i see on the kindle store from ireland.

    For example can i buy this book via kindle from ireland : ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Empress-Dowager-Cixi-Concubine-ebook/dp/B00EV5BJDM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1381703308&sr=1-1&keywords=empress+dowager+cixi
    )

    Any opinions?

    I clicked on the link - and I can buy the book if I want to. I'm in Ireland, and my account is with .co.uk.

    It's pretty easy to switch an account to the UK site from .com.

    I do notice, when browsing, that the UK site states beside a book that it's only available for UK customers, but when I click through to the book itself it's available to buy.


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    #4
    Dortilolma
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭Dortilolma


    As of yet Amazon has not created an Irish Kindle store and for countries without native Kindle stores Kindle customers are defaulted to the .com (US) store. Alas, because of international rights and distribution issues that have not yet come to terms with the digital age there will be books advertised in the .com (US) store that are not available in Ireland.

    A lucky few Irish Kindle customers will have accounts that link to the .co.uk store. I'm not sure if this is because of where the Kindle was bought or whether they have a UK address on their Amazon account. I think if you buy your Kindle in the UK or buy it online and have it sent to a UK address you will be linked to the .co.uk store and in all honesty I get the impression that is preferable to the default set up.


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    #5
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    All Irish users can now change their account from the .Com site to the .Co.Uk site.


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    Dortilolma
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭Dortilolma


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    All Irish users can now change their account from the .Com site to the .Co.Uk site.

    Oh awesome - when did that happen?

    Edit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201248840 Handy!


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    nompere
    Registered Users Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭nompere


    Dortilolma wrote: »
    Oh awesome - when did that happen?

    Edit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201248840 Handy!

    February or March this year. I bought my first .co.uk books in March.


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    jogdish
    Registered Users Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭jogdish


    So to sum up, I dont yet have a kindle but if i log onto amazon.CO.UK and see a book i want, I WILL be able to purchase, no issues?


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    #9
    Pretty.Odd.
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Pretty.Odd.


    jogdish wrote: »
    So to sum up, I dont yet have a kindle but if i log onto amazon.CO.UK and see a book i want, I WILL be able to purchase, no issues?

    you should be able to, yes! It's rare that a book is unavailable because of country, unless it's like a rare one, I have never had any problems!


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    #10
    maggiepip
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭maggiepip


    I have the Kindle App on my phone and the account with amazon.co.uk. Can get whatever book you like from the UK site.


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    #11
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,989 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    I got the switch over in March, or thereabouts, to the .co.uk site and the selection is now excellent. Even better is that I have a load of Amazon .co.uk vouchers so I can buys lots of books that I won't have time to read for years!


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    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭grizzly


    I've bought my mother a voucher on the .co.uk store, downloaded the Kindle app to her Nexus and created an Amazon account also on the co.uk store for her. But every book I search for has "not available in your country" beside it. Any ideas?


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    #13
    Skill Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭Skill Magill


    Just sent a free sample of the book to my kindle no probs
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Empress-Dowager-Cixi-Concubine-ebook/dp/B00EV5BJDM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1381703308&sr=1-1&keywords=empress+dowager+cixi


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    Miss.Mayhem
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭Miss.Mayhem


    You don't necessarily have to buy books from Amazon for your Kindle. If you download Calibre you can buy books in any format from any website and convert them to ".mobi" format so you can read them on your Kindle. All legal of course :)


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