MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Buying on American's Kindle Store from abroad

tsuk · 09-16-2010, 01:16 PM

thanks for the responses guys

as I said, I could use the American Kindle Store for over a month, even in Brazil. I bought like 7-10 books and countless samples before it stopped working for me.

1) The US address I used not only is valid (since its my relative's), but is also on my Address Book (I've already bought a few paperback books from Amazon and sent them there).

2) I think the problem for me is all about my physical location. When I try to buy a book on the American Kindle Store, it says:

"XXX, please contact us or change your country to complete your purchase.

You attempted to purchase an item while in a different country than listed on your Amazon account.

Are you traveling outside your country?
Please contact customer service in order to continue purchasing Kindle items.

Did you recently move to a new country?
You can easily update your country for your Amazon account."

You see? I don't think buying gift cards would solve anything either, since the problem seems to be where I'm buying the books from.

I might try to proxy thing, I'm just worried about its security. Does anyone know if it's safe using one?

Thanks!

09-16-2010, 01:16 PM	#9
tsuk Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	thanks for the responses guys as I said, I could use the American Kindle Store for over a month, even in Brazil. I bought like 7-10 books and countless samples before it stopped working for me. 1) The US address I used not only is valid (since its my relative's), but is also on my Address Book (I've already bought a few paperback books from Amazon and sent them there). 2) I think the problem for me is all about my physical location. When I try to buy a book on the American Kindle Store, it says: "XXX, please contact us or change your country to complete your purchase. You attempted to purchase an item while in a different country than listed on your Amazon account. Are you traveling outside your country? Please contact customer service in order to continue purchasing Kindle items. Did you recently move to a new country? You can easily update your country for your Amazon account." You see? I don't think buying gift cards would solve anything either, since the problem seems to be where I'm buying the books from. I might try to proxy thing, I'm just worried about its security. Does anyone know if it's safe using one? Thanks!