Hello Everyone!
It will be my 75th birthday in March and I am thinking of asking my children to buy me an Amazon Kindle which I see is available on Ebay for around $450. My American friends are raving about them and as I am an avid book reader I really would like one to carry around with me. However, I wrote to Amazon.com and their response seemed to indicate that I could neither buy one nor use their 'whisper' software. Can anyone tell me whether, if I bought one on Ebay, if I would have any technical problems in using it and if I would still be able to purchase Amazon.com dowbnloads for it. I realise there are other websites from which I can download e-books but Amazon.com has the best e-book range. Here is the Amazon.com email.
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Hello from Amazon.com.
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> Thank you for writing to us about shipping Kindle to the United Kingdom.
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> At this time, we are unable to offer the Amazon Kindle and associated
> digital content from the Kindle Store to our international customers
> due to import/export laws and other restrictions. Also, Amazon
> Whispernet, which allows you to take advantage of Kindle's wireless
> features, is currently available only in the United States.
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> When you place your order for an Amazon Kindle, both the billing
> address for the payment method and the shipping address for the
> delivery must be recognized by our systems as valid U.S. addresses.
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> We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We value our
> international customers and hope to make content available in your
> location in the future. Please continue to check our website for
> additional information on supported locations.
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> Thank you for your interest in Amazon Kindle.
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