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GibbinR · 09-02-2017, 04:18 PM

I read this thread a year or two ago, and assumed that the reverse was true, i.e. that amazon.co.uk users resident in UK could not purchase ebooks from amazon.com. However looking at "amazon.co.uk->my account->content and devices->settings->Click here to learn more about other Amazon sites you are eligible to shop on based on your country of residence" it appears to me that Amazon is offering me the option to buy **digital** content from amazon.com, but continue to purchase **physical** goods form amazon.co.uk.
So:
- have any other amazon.co.uk customers tried this, and if so have I understood the offer correctly and does it work?
- is it possible to do this and then later change one's mind and migrate back to amazon.co.uk for digital content without losing anything?
- are there any hidden drawbacks? I have been an Amazon customer for nearly 15 years now, and have bought 500-600 kindle books over that time. I know of maybe a dozen books, mostly SF, of which I would like to have kindle versions, and which are available from amazon.com but not from amazon.co.uk, but I wouldn't wish to lose access to my existing books just to add a small number of extra books.

09-02-2017, 04:18 PM	#27
GibbinR Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 6788226 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chester, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad mini 5, Kindle Oasis 3	amazon.co.uk user transferring digtal account to amazon.com? I read this thread a year or two ago, and assumed that the reverse was true, i.e. that amazon.co.uk users resident in UK could not purchase ebooks from amazon.com. However looking at "amazon.co.uk->my account->content and devices->settings->Click here to learn more about other Amazon sites you are eligible to shop on based on your country of residence" it appears to me that Amazon is offering me the option to buy digital content from amazon.com, but continue to purchase physical goods form amazon.co.uk. So: - have any other amazon.co.uk customers tried this, and if so have I understood the offer correctly and does it work? - is it possible to do this and then later change one's mind and migrate back to amazon.co.uk for digital content without losing anything? - are there any hidden drawbacks? I have been an Amazon customer for nearly 15 years now, and have bought 500-600 kindle books over that time. I know of maybe a dozen books, mostly SF, of which I would like to have kindle versions, and which are available from amazon.com but not from amazon.co.uk, but I wouldn't wish to lose access to my existing books just to add a small number of extra books.