boris, did downloading apps actually work for you? I got the app no problem (put in your email address, doesn't have to be a phone's email address, and clicked the link on the email Amazon sent me to download). But, when I tried to download apps, I get "The Amazon Appstore for Android is not yet available in your region." I'm assuming that's what people outside the US are seeing?

I have hotspot shield for getting a US IP address on my laptop, but I don't know of a similar tool for Android, so I can't hide that I'm from Canada.