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kejsarinna · 05-03-2011, 04:29 PM

Hi!
Newbie here

I am planning on getting a Kindle, hopefully through a friend who lives in the UK who'll bring it here on her next visit. I have decided on a Kindle even though, yes I might not be able to read any Swedish books but I rarely do that anyway so not a big problem. Buying it in the UK is cheper than from the US.

I do however wonder; is the Kindle in itself somehow connected to a region? Or will it be ok for me to just sign up for an amazon.com-account and download from there instead of an UK-one? It seems to me as if I, as a Swede, won't be able to neither order the Kindle itself nor download any books using an UK-account since my current account has a Swedish address. And I'd really rather just keep my UK-account with a correct address (to order movies and clothes) and then sign up for an American one to connect to the Kindle.

Would this work? I'd be really happy for some help here, and I'd rather buy a Kindle than some of the other ones available (which are still even more expensive or in the same price range as the Kindle anyway).

Thank you!

05-03-2011, 04:29 PM	#1
kejsarinna Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: none	Swede thinking about buying a Kindle Hi! Newbie here I am planning on getting a Kindle, hopefully through a friend who lives in the UK who'll bring it here on her next visit. I have decided on a Kindle even though, yes I might not be able to read any Swedish books but I rarely do that anyway so not a big problem. Buying it in the UK is cheper than from the US. I do however wonder; is the Kindle in itself somehow connected to a region? Or will it be ok for me to just sign up for an amazon.com-account and download from there instead of an UK-one? It seems to me as if I, as a Swede, won't be able to neither order the Kindle itself nor download any books using an UK-account since my current account has a Swedish address. And I'd really rather just keep my UK-account with a correct address (to order movies and clothes) and then sign up for an American one to connect to the Kindle. Would this work? I'd be really happy for some help here, and I'd rather buy a Kindle than some of the other ones available (which are still even more expensive or in the same price range as the Kindle anyway). Thank you!