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Originally Posted by jangell2
Quick question. Are Kindle UK books available to US customers? I.E. can I use these UK freebies on my Kindle (when it arrives)?
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Hi
As I understand it you can have a UK Amazon account and a US one at the same time (I certainly do). Some books are geo locked so if I try to download from the US site with my UK account it says no.
The Kindle like a Nook is attached to an account.
If you wanted UK books, you would need a UK account, which involves giving a UK address. The book would download to your UK account so you would need to load it to a computer first to sideload to your Kindle.
Not sure on the DRM aspects whether you would need to unswindle them first and of course it goes without saying I am not sure if you are allowed to remove the DRM in the first place!
If you only wanted UK books you could reregister your Kindle to the UK account. Bear in mind that UK ebooks currently carry tax at 17.5% so you may not find it cheaper than the US once you have converted your dollars.