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Originally Posted by Serpentine
When it's not the case that you have different publishers/non fixed pricing, there's a standard price increase of $2 for International purchases. I still don't see how they can justify it since there is no sales tax(well... I guess if I wanted to declare it and pay I could, somewhat not worth the effort.) and it's not like I'm paying for 3g delivery.
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That surcharge only applies in countries where Amazon DOESN'T have a deal with the local telecoms operator, and it is indeed a charge for 3G delivery of the book - but "potential" rather than "actual" delivery.
That's really the only way to do it. Imagine if you had a WiFi Kindle and you bought 100 books with it. Then, a couple of years later, you bought a 3G Kindle and downloaded your 100 books over 3G. Would you be happy for Amazon to send you a bill for $200 at that point?
Up-front payment for the "right" to download via 3G is the only practical way to manage something like that.