Kindle Touch – India

sillypoint · 05-03-2012, 02:45 AM

Hi!

I'm planning to tell a relative in the US to buy a Kindle Touch for me using his credit card to save considerably on customs.

My concern is—will I be able to buy books from Amazon by opening a separate account? I mean, is it necessary to 'own' a Kindle (i.e. buy it through my personal credit card) to buy a Kindle edition of a book from Amazon?

Thanks.

JoHunt · 05-03-2012, 04:04 AM

You don't have to actually own a Kindle to buy ebooks from Amazon (they can be read on computers, tablets, phones etc.)

Have your relative purchase the Kindle as a gift, so it will not be pre-registered. Then once you receive it, simply register it to your Amazon account.

Enjoy your KT

hellraiser06 · 05-03-2012, 09:21 PM

Yepp....... You don't have to use the same credit card....when you receive your kindle just register it to your Amazon account. Now get online and buy ebooks from Amazon using this account...... They will be delivered to your kindle and/our to all your kindles/kindle apps registered with the same account.

I know this a I have kindle touch and kindle Kb and I am from India......

manishbhatia · 06-19-2012, 02:12 AM

Hi there....i see you have kindle touch. Did you got the one which says "with special offers" or the one without it. price difference between two is $40.

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Originally Posted by hellraiser06

Yepp....... You don't have to use the same credit card....when you receive your kindle just register it to your Amazon account. Now get online and buy ebooks from Amazon using this account...... They will be delivered to your kindle and/our to all your kindles/kindle apps registered with the same account.

I know this a I have kindle touch and kindle Kb and I am from India......

hellraiser06 · 06-19-2012, 10:30 PM

With special offers...... It's not worth it to pay 40 dollars extra as the ads are not intrusive.... They are only there on the screensavers and on the main screen and NEVER on the screen when you read..

manishbhatia · 06-20-2012, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hellraiser06

With special offers...... It's not worth it to pay 40 dollars extra as the ads are not intrusive.... They are only there on the screensavers and on the main screen and NEVER on the screen when you read..

Reason I asked this is because i read somewhere that the one with special offers doesnt works in India. So I guess thats not the problem.

ProfCrash · 06-20-2012, 12:38 PM

It will work in India but you cannot partake in any of the offers.

05-03-2012, 02:45 AM	#1
sillypoint Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	Kindle Touch – India Hi! I'm planning to tell a relative in the US to buy a Kindle Touch for me using his credit card to save considerably on customs. My concern is—will I be able to buy books from Amazon by opening a separate account? I mean, is it necessary to 'own' a Kindle (i.e. buy it through my personal credit card) to buy a Kindle edition of a book from Amazon? Thanks. Last edited by sillypoint; 05-03-2012 at 02:47 AM.

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05-03-2012, 04:04 AM	#2
JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	You don't have to actually own a Kindle to buy ebooks from Amazon (they can be read on computers, tablets, phones etc.) Have your relative purchase the Kindle as a gift, so it will not be pre-registered. Then once you receive it, simply register it to your Amazon account. Enjoy your KT

05-03-2012, 09:21 PM	#3
hellraiser06 Yaabbaa dabba doo Posts: 76 Karma: 5348 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: India Device: Kindle Touch wifi, Kindle 3 Wifi, Asus Transformer TF101	Yepp....... You don't have to use the same credit card....when you receive your kindle just register it to your Amazon account. Now get online and buy ebooks from Amazon using this account...... They will be delivered to your kindle and/our to all your kindles/kindle apps registered with the same account. I know this a I have kindle touch and kindle Kb and I am from India......

06-19-2012, 10:30 PM	#5
hellraiser06 Yaabbaa dabba doo Posts: 76 Karma: 5348 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: India Device: Kindle Touch wifi, Kindle 3 Wifi, Asus Transformer TF101	With special offers...... It's not worth it to pay 40 dollars extra as the ads are not intrusive.... They are only there on the screensavers and on the main screen and NEVER on the screen when you read..

06-20-2012, 12:38 PM	#7
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	It will work in India but you cannot partake in any of the offers.

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