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Thanks for the tip about the rotten exchange rate.
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No worries, janeb - glad you avoided that criminal exchange rate.
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I don't suppose that you have any good ideas about the least expensive way to download books?
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I don't think Amazon take Paypal, do they? - with Strawberrynet I use Paypal and take the payment from my bank account, which avoids the 3% ANZ levy. As I mentioned earlier, Amazon treat me as UK-based, which means I just use my UK credit card on the UK site, so no currency-related expenses there.
To be honest, I think your best bet is to concentrate on (a) the strength of the Aussie dollar and (b) the horrible prices charged for books over here, and the combined effect will make your Amazon downloads seem very cheap by comparison, even with bank charges! Where in Australia could you buy a book for $10?!
I guess you know already that you can start stocking up with e-books so you're ready to roll as soon as your Kindle arrives? Happy shopping!
Alison