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maddz · 04-18-2013, 04:25 AM

There is a book I want to purchase and read which only appears to be available to non-US customers on iTunes or Amazon. I can't purchase via iTunes because I don't own an iOS device apart from my Mac and an old iPod. I tried purchasing via Amazon but ran foul of the Kindle DRM requiring a Kindle or Kindle App.

Basically, I want to be able to read the book either on my Aluratek Libre (USB connection) or via FBReader on my Nexus 7. This means being able to get at the file to manage it via Calibre and (more importantly) store it in Dropbox which syncs between multiple devices and locations.

According to the instructions on the book, I just need to select download to PC - BUT when I actually purchased the book after installing Kindle for Mac I couldn't do that... Cue a very frustrating phone call from Amazon who insisted I had to use the Kindle app to read and manage the file. I ended up getting a refund and deleting Kindle for Mac.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get hold of this book without getting friends in the US to get it via B&N or Sony and sending me the physical file?

04-18-2013, 04:25 AM	#1
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,405 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Reading Kindle books on other devices There is a book I want to purchase and read which only appears to be available to non-US customers on iTunes or Amazon. I can't purchase via iTunes because I don't own an iOS device apart from my Mac and an old iPod. I tried purchasing via Amazon but ran foul of the Kindle DRM requiring a Kindle or Kindle App. Basically, I want to be able to read the book either on my Aluratek Libre (USB connection) or via FBReader on my Nexus 7. This means being able to get at the file to manage it via Calibre and (more importantly) store it in Dropbox which syncs between multiple devices and locations. According to the instructions on the book, I just need to select download to PC - BUT when I actually purchased the book after installing Kindle for Mac I couldn't do that... Cue a very frustrating phone call from Amazon who insisted I had to use the Kindle app to read and manage the file. I ended up getting a refund and deleting Kindle for Mac. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get hold of this book without getting friends in the US to get it via B&N or Sony and sending me the physical file?