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Originally Posted by RobbieClarken
Are international Kindlers getting charged the $1.99 fee for wireless transfer of ebook samples?
I assumed they came free since I hadn't seen fees for samples mentioned anywhere. Then I noticed the "How sampling works" link under the "Send Sample Now" button (only available on Amazon's PC site, not from the Kindle). Clicking this brings up the text:
This seems to contradict itself: first it mentions avoiding international fees on samples, then it says "you can receive book samples wirelessly for free", then it talks about fees on books. So are "books" the same as "book samples"?
I emailed Amazon customer service and got the reply "Yes you will be charged $1.99 for downloading the sample books outside the U.S."
I have wirelessly downloaded 10 samples over the last two days and haven't been charged the fee yet. I guess I'll find out soon enough if $20 appears on my credit card!
I'll be a little disappointed if samples do come with the fee as it'll mean I wont be able to justify using Whispernet. I can make a good case for sampling a book for free and then paying $2 extra for the convenience of buying the full book wirelessly but I don't want to be paying a 40% tariff that can be avoided if I transfer things via USB.
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I've downloaded 2 US-only samples from outside the US and nothing was deducted from my gift certificate balance.