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srid · 05-03-2010, 08:50 PM

Hi folks,

I am considering to buy Kindle 2 and have it shipped to Vancouver, BC. I hear that the total delivery time should be less than a week. Is that true?

Some questions:

1) Can I buy books from the Kindle (whispernet) itself without a computer/usb-cable?

2) If I can, then is there any "transaction/delivery" charge for buying books over whispernet? (I heard from another person that there is a $2 delivery charge per book)

3) Some Kindle books cannot be bought using the Canadian credit card. a) Are there actually a lot of them? b) Is there a way to workaround it without having a US address/credit-card, but still buy those books in my Amazon account?

4) Can I upload custom books (from feedbooks.com for instance) to the Kindle Amazon "cloud" -- so they get sync'ed to my other devices (iPhone, PC, Mac, etc..)?

5) Any other "catch" Canadian Kindle owners need to know, in relation to the US Kindle owners?

05-03-2010, 08:50 PM	#1
srid Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Vancouver, BC Device: Kindle 2	Kindle in Canada; some questions Hi folks, I am considering to buy Kindle 2 and have it shipped to Vancouver, BC. I hear that the total delivery time should be less than a week. Is that true? Some questions: 1) Can I buy books from the Kindle (whispernet) itself without a computer/usb-cable? 2) If I can, then is there any "transaction/delivery" charge for buying books over whispernet? (I heard from another person that there is a $2 delivery charge per book) 3) Some Kindle books cannot be bought using the Canadian credit card. a) Are there actually a lot of them? b) Is there a way to workaround it without having a US address/credit-card, but still buy those books in my Amazon account? 4) Can I upload custom books (from feedbooks.com for instance) to the Kindle Amazon "cloud" -- so they get sync'ed to my other devices (iPhone, PC, Mac, etc..)? 5) Any other "catch" Canadian Kindle owners need to know, in relation to the US Kindle owners? Last edited by srid; 05-03-2010 at 10:03 PM. Reason: use ordered list