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Old 10-24-2009, 09:42 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by Mike L View Post
I don't know why this is happening to you, GrumpyReader. So far, I have kept my original US-registered account, and have had no problems. I've been able to buy books that have the geographic restrictions, and without paying the extra wireless fee or VAT. And that's without trying to hide my IP address.

Have you tried changing your country on the Manage Your Kindle page?
I haven't had to change it as, once I'd input my US address into my payment options, it automatically set my country as the US. It acknowledges that I'm in the US in the your-book-is-geographically-restricted-in-your-country (United States) message. I'm stumped.

UPDATE:- Eureka! All of a sudden it's working! I've bought one US-only book and have pre-ordered another. The problem seemed to be, as Mike L suggested very cleverly, my country in Manage Your Kindle. Although on the face of it it said I was resident in the US, when I clicked on "edit" no address was given (although my US address was in the drop down menu). Once I'd chosen my US address and updated, I could then purchase US-only books. HOWEVER, I do have to keep adding my address each time I log in - for some reason it gets deleted each time I log out.

I didn't even have to hide my ISP.

Hurrah! Many thanks for everyone's assistance and fingers crossed it keeps working.

Last edited by Grumpyreader; 10-24-2009 at 12:14 PM.
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