Thread: Amazon Kindle goes international
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Old 10-07-2009, 06:07 AM   #67
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Originally Posted by sforce View Post
From the Amazon Kindle order page:

"Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise. When traveling abroad, you can download books wirelessly from the Kindle Store or your Archived Items for a fee of $1.99"

Wow, a full 20% international surcharge added to Amazon's $9.99 bestsellers seems outrageous, don't you think???
Well hang on a second, if I buy a Kindle and have it shipped to here in Australia where I live, I should according to that statement not pay a $1.99 surcharge to download the book as I am not travelling abroad, I am merely using the device in my country of residence. If I travel abroad to another country then yes, I agree that I should pay, but not when I am sitting at home and not travelling abroad. Perhaps they should state that OUTSIDE of the USA you pay $1.99 to download a book.
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