Thread: Geographic restrictions - getting someone else to buy?
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Old 01-19-2011, 02:17 PM   #11
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New Zealand
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Originally Posted by Valhalla View Post
It doesn't reset my location. It lets me select a book but when I go to check out I get a message telling me that I am in a different country and it won't let me buy it. This happens even if I use a vpn.

Yes I am using an Oz credit card but I always have.
I've always used a NZ credit card. No problems. Do you have a US address registered with Amazon? And have that address set as your 1-click default?

One other thing, I never let the Kindle connect to the internet. Downloading is only to Kindle4PC, and from there through Calibre to the Kindle or the Kobo.
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