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Originally Posted by anamardoll
Also, how does one "gift" a Kindle? I'd order it from Amazon, but I don't want it associated with MY account. What will she need to do to set it up?
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You can order a Kindle with the "this is a gift" option (little clicky box at the end when you scroll past the extra stuff under the Add to Cart button) which should make sure it doesn't auto-link to your Amazon account.
Your niece will need her own Amazon account, of course, and I think that once the Kindle ships, you'll probably get a confirmation receipt with the serial number which she can enter to register the Kindle to her own account. If not, then all she really has to do is enter her account details on the Kindle itself while connected via the Wi-Fi and the Amazon servers will do the rest.
In the meantime, she can register Kindle for PC/Mac from her own computer to pick up any freebies/deals she might want to read and transfer them over later once she's got the Kindle itself.
If you think she might have further difficulties loading non-Amazon books, once she's got it set up, you can also e-mail DRM-free books to her at the Kindle's @kindle.com address which are then supposed to auto-load when next she turns on the Wi-Fi.
Hope this helps.