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Applecart · 04-25-2009, 01:46 PM

I am intrigued how you managed to get a US account with Amazon.com and a US$ gift card.

I just spoke to Amazon.com customer service. They are absolutely firm that you must have a US$ credit card issued by a US bank AND a US address in order to buy and download books for the Kindle. They also said that they will not accept a gift card purchased on Amazon.ca for a US purchase. In any event, even if you want to use a gift card, they say you still must have a US$ credit card with a US address. They claim that they can't sell the Kindle or the books outside of the US because of copyright and other publishing issues. Of course, they cannot explain how e-Reader and Sony e-reader can be sold all over the world and people can buy e- books even though they don't have a US address!

04-25-2009, 01:46 PM	#13
Applecart Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle	I am intrigued how you managed to get a US account with Amazon.com and a US$ gift card. I just spoke to Amazon.com customer service. They are absolutely firm that you must have a US$ credit card issued by a US bank AND a US address in order to buy and download books for the Kindle. They also said that they will not accept a gift card purchased on Amazon.ca for a US purchase. In any event, even if you want to use a gift card, they say you still must have a US$ credit card with a US address. They claim that they can't sell the Kindle or the books outside of the US because of copyright and other publishing issues. Of course, they cannot explain how e-Reader and Sony e-reader can be sold all over the world and people can buy e- books even though they don't have a US address!