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Originally Posted by murraypaul
It isn't as simple as that.
It isn't books bought outside the US, it is books bought in a country where Amazon doesn't have a network agreement in place.
There used to be a surcharge for buying books from the UK, before Amazon released the Kindle here, now there isn't.
It is probably close to being correct to say that if Amazon sell the 3G model in a particular country, then you wouldn't be charged for buying books from that country, but I don't know if it is 100% right.
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But if you bought the Kindle in the UK, surely you would be registered with the UK Amazon store? I'm not being defensive here, but I think I recall a whole thread a year or more ago, that dealt with price differences from the US store and the conclusion was that if you had an address outside the US with a free 3G Kindle registered prices where something like $1.25 to $2.50 higher. Amazon's network agreement is with AT&T and their roaming partners. Canadians received the same treatment despite being able to connect with AT&T in certain areas (I believe there is also a very favorable roaming agreement).
@Gazella20
The 3G
is free, you can surf (not a pleasant experience though) and visit Amazon's Kindle Store without any network charges, you pay through a higher price for books you purchase.