Transferring your Kindle account from .com to .de

sandaleen · 05-27-2011, 07:37 AM

Hi all

I would like to purchase some german books from amazon.de - my kindle is registered in the US (we're in Switzerland).

What are the repercussions of moving my account? Will I only have access to limited English content now? Can I move back?

Thanks for the help!
sd

cvkemp · 05-27-2011, 08:12 AM

I do not know if it can help you but I have changed my credit card serveral times and also my email address but not my account for say. Just changed the cards and email address of the account. I am sure it is not the same as you are needing to do.

Mike L · 05-27-2011, 08:49 AM

You don't need to "move" your account. In fact, in this context, accounts can't be "moved".

What you need to do is to unregister your Kindle at .com, and then register it at .de. You will then be able to buy of the Kindle books (German or English) listed at .de.

You can reverse the process any time you like.

sandaleen · 05-27-2011, 08:55 AM

Thanks Mike - good to know it can be reversed!

Gizmor · 05-30-2011, 02:08 AM

In fact, it is possible to move your account between ".com" and ".de".

On ".de" go to "Mein Kindle" -> "Ihr Land". There you can enter an adress in the U.S. and it will transfer you account back to ".com".

Verres · 05-30-2011, 03:12 AM

The information about account switching and experiences with the Amazon DE store in the german language subforum of mobileread might also be of use to you.

05-27-2011, 07:37 AM	#1
sandaleen Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi 3G, Kindle Paperwhite	Transferring your Kindle account from .com to .de Hi all I would like to purchase some german books from amazon.de - my kindle is registered in the US (we're in Switzerland). What are the repercussions of moving my account? Will I only have access to limited English content now? Can I move back? Thanks for the help! sd

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05-27-2011, 08:12 AM	#2
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I do not know if it can help you but I have changed my credit card serveral times and also my email address but not my account for say. Just changed the cards and email address of the account. I am sure it is not the same as you are needing to do.

05-27-2011, 08:49 AM	#3
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	You don't need to "move" your account. In fact, in this context, accounts can't be "moved". What you need to do is to unregister your Kindle at .com, and then register it at .de. You will then be able to buy of the Kindle books (German or English) listed at .de. You can reverse the process any time you like.

05-27-2011, 08:55 AM	#4
sandaleen Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi 3G, Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks Mike - good to know it can be reversed!

05-30-2011, 02:08 AM	#5
Gizmor Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3	In fact, it is possible to move your account between ".com" and ".de". On ".de" go to "Mein Kindle" -> "Ihr Land". There you can enter an adress in the U.S. and it will transfer you account back to ".com".

05-30-2011, 03:12 AM	#6
Verres Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 5496 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Trier Device: none	The information about account switching and experiences with the Amazon DE store in the german language subforum of mobileread might also be of use to you.

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