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sirbruce · 06-09-2009, 07:44 PM

I think there is some confusion here.

I have not personally tested the downloading of a MOBI file via feedbooks, mobileread, etc. directly to the Kindle recently.

However, I am 99% certain that Leep was talking about EMAILING the books to her friend's Kindle. And I think daffy4u misunderstood your precise question, desertgrandma.

As far as I know, Amazon ONLY charges for EMAILING OF BOOKS WIRELESSLY VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS. This is done whether or not the books are converted, and done based on the size of the initial file sent to Amazon, not the converted file sent to the Kindle. (Which is actually lame since the charge is supposed to be based on WhisperNet usage, but whatever.)

As far as I know, Amazon DOES NOT CHARGE for any other wireless transaction. This includes not only books bought from the Amazon store, but also web browsing, AND BOOKS DOWNLOADED VIA THE WEB. So no, I do NOT believe you get charged if you download a book *directly* via the Feedbooks or Mobileread catalogs. The charge only occurs when the email transaction is involved.

06-09-2009, 07:44 PM	#29
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	I think there is some confusion here. I have not personally tested the downloading of a MOBI file via feedbooks, mobileread, etc. directly to the Kindle recently. However, I am 99% certain that Leep was talking about EMAILING the books to her friend's Kindle. And I think daffy4u misunderstood your precise question, desertgrandma. As far as I know, Amazon ONLY charges for EMAILING OF BOOKS WIRELESSLY VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS. This is done whether or not the books are converted, and done based on the size of the initial file sent to Amazon, not the converted file sent to the Kindle. (Which is actually lame since the charge is supposed to be based on WhisperNet usage, but whatever.) As far as I know, Amazon DOES NOT CHARGE for any other wireless transaction. This includes not only books bought from the Amazon store, but also web browsing, AND BOOKS DOWNLOADED VIA THE WEB. So no, I do NOT believe you get charged if you download a book directly via the Feedbooks or Mobileread catalogs. The charge only occurs when the email transaction is involved.