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tallpaul8 · 04-20-2009, 07:56 PM

Just got a Kindle 2 only to discover the problems of trying to buy content from Amazon if you live outside the US. The best work-around I've heard is to pop over the border (I'm 15 minutes away) and buy myself a US gift credit card. Use this to register for 1-click payment at Amazon and give a US address for the account. Top up the account periodically with Amazon gift cards and Bob's your uncle. But has anyone actually tried this? Theory's one thing.....

Meanwhile finding all sorts of books I wouldn'thave otherwise bothered to read. Recently spent a month in Dominican Republic and burned through my half-suitcase of books in a week, thus the decision to buy a Kindle and take 1500 e-books with me next time (VERY hard to buy english books in DR).

If all else fails, I could ask my son who lives in NJ to do it all for me but this is obviously a last resort.

04-20-2009, 07:56 PM	#1
tallpaul8 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Hello Fellow Readers Just got a Kindle 2 only to discover the problems of trying to buy content from Amazon if you live outside the US. The best work-around I've heard is to pop over the border (I'm 15 minutes away) and buy myself a US gift credit card. Use this to register for 1-click payment at Amazon and give a US address for the account. Top up the account periodically with Amazon gift cards and Bob's your uncle. But has anyone actually tried this? Theory's one thing..... Meanwhile finding all sorts of books I wouldn'thave otherwise bothered to read. Recently spent a month in Dominican Republic and burned through my half-suitcase of books in a week, thus the decision to buy a Kindle and take 1500 e-books with me next time (VERY hard to buy english books in DR). If all else fails, I could ask my son who lives in NJ to do it all for me but this is obviously a last resort.