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Originally Posted by jbcohen
To help you figure out the cost of curency conversion try xe.com. I would also advise Amazon UK since they are physically closer to your location.
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Amazon UK do not sell Kindles outside the UK - not even to other EU countries (I've no idea why).
Also, while xe.com is a good source for market rates in foreign exchange, it's got nothing to do with the actual rates a credit card provider or bank will charge. Whenever you buy anything that involves currency conversion, the banks will add a hefty slice of the cost.
Xlinc, the more I think about it, the more I think your best bet will be to buy from Amazon.com. Even if you know someone in the US who can buy it for you, it's unlikely they will be able to send it to for less than Amazon charge for delivery. And as I said before, you're going to have to pay the duty in any case.
I double if the duty and postage will really double the cost, as you suggested.