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Old 10-01-2010, 08:37 AM   #4
Dallista
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Originally Posted by amurricanabroad View Post
Thanks, Zerodime!

I'm thinking it will be cheaper for me to buy a U.S. Kindle 3 and have it shipped to my U.S. address and just bring it back with me. When I entered everything on the international page just to see, the total was over $200, which included around $25 in international shipping fees and nearly $35 in import deposit fees. If I have it shipped to my U.S. address, where I'll be next month, I'll pay just $139 (assuming I go with Free Super Saver Shipping). I think the U.S. one is the cheapest, I just don't want to be screwed over and not be able to access certain books from over here.
I'm in kind of the same situation as you are, not a US citizen, but Dutch, living in the Netherlands, and currently on holidays in the States. What I did was pre-order a Kindle 3 from amazon.com and have it shipped to my US address. When I return home to Holland, I'll avoid the high international shipping fees and the import deposit fees (I'll definitely stay below the 300-something euros limit on importing stuff).

As far as I know, the answer to your questions:

1. just buy a US version. The international one probably cannot be shipped within the States, anyway.
2. free books via wifi should be free.
3. yes, it has both.
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