Kindle in Spain

Ekdog · 12-16-2010, 04:04 AM

Hi. Newbie here from Spain. I've had a Kindle sent to a friend in the States and he'll be bringing it over in a few days when he comes to visit for Christmas.

Can't wait!

I've noticed that Amazon has me registered as living in the U.S. and I wonder if that is an advantage or a disadvantage. Will I get a better deal on books as a resident of Spain or the United States?

Thanks for any advice you might be able to offer.

ProfCrash · 12-16-2010, 07:26 AM

You will have more access to books registered to the US then Spain. I do not know how this affects the availablity of books in Spanish. Many people create accounts with a fake US address in order to get access to the US ebook market, which is larger then many other countries ebook market. My guess is that it is a good thing.

Ekdog · 12-16-2010, 08:02 AM

Thanks, Prof. That's good to know.

At the risk of going off topic in my own thread, I'd like to ask about your signature. Could you please recommend some of those other book stores where one can buy Non DRMed Mobi books for the Kindle (or perhaps direct me to another thread)?

ProfCrash · 12-16-2010, 11:08 AM

Free Ebooks (not necessarily Kindle):
http://www.anova.org/
http://www.baen.com/library/ (Science fiction)
http://www.bartleby.com/
http://darrylslibrary.wordpress.com/free-ebooks/
http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/ebooks.php (Books in French)
http://feedbooks.com/books/top?order=week
http://finding-free-ebooks.blogspot....l/.mobi%20.prc
http://freekindlebooks.org/
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.kindleclassics.org/
http://manybooks.net//
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php?forumid=128
and for an annual fee http://www.worldlibrary.net
http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/kindle/

Not Necessarily Free Ebooks
Bristlecone Pine Press: http://www.bcpinepress.com/
Digital Book Index: http://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htm
EBooks Just Published: www.ebooksjustpublished.com PDF Format, sometimes free
Elisco Publishing: http://eliscopublishing.com
Fictionwise: www.fictionwise.com (select multi-format books for Kindle)
Horror-Mall: http://www.horror-mall.com/Digital-E...p-1-c-370.html more info Tor Books: www.tor.com (register, and they give away free books from time to time; also free short stories fairly often)
http://onedollarorbit.com/
Webscription (part of Baen) http://www.webscription.net

Foreign Language Websites (Non-English )
http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/ebooks.php Free! (French)

rfog · 12-16-2010, 11:30 AM

One advice: if you purchase ebooks from the USA Store being in Spain and having the Kindle registered in USA, you have a lot of "stock options" to receive the letter from Amazon asking you demonstrate you are a valid USA citizen for example sending them a copy of your USA Passport.

However, if you always purchase them via one PC, you'll never will be asked to. At least until now.

Ekdog · 12-16-2010, 04:00 PM

Cheers, ProfCash!

Ekdog · 12-16-2010, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfog

One advice: if you purchase ebooks from the USA Store being in Spain and having the Kindle registered in USA, you have a lot of "stock options" to receive the letter from Amazon asking you demonstrate you are a valid USA citizen for example sending them a copy of your USA Passport.

However, if you always purchase them via one PC, you'll never will be asked to. At least until now.

No problem. I'm an American citizen, although I've been over here for twenty years. I'll gladly send them a copy of my passport if that's what they want.

Ekdog · 12-16-2010, 04:05 PM

Thanks, Phillip. My first impression is that the folks here are top-notch.

12-16-2010, 04:04 AM	#1
Ekdog Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 2742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seville, Spain Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle in Spain Hi. Newbie here from Spain. I've had a Kindle sent to a friend in the States and he'll be bringing it over in a few days when he comes to visit for Christmas. Can't wait! I've noticed that Amazon has me registered as living in the U.S. and I wonder if that is an advantage or a disadvantage. Will I get a better deal on books as a resident of Spain or the United States? Thanks for any advice you might be able to offer.

12-16-2010, 08:02 AM	#3
Ekdog Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 2742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seville, Spain Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks, Prof. That's good to know. At the risk of going off topic in my own thread, I'd like to ask about your signature. Could you please recommend some of those other book stores where one can buy Non DRMed Mobi books for the Kindle (or perhaps direct me to another thread)? Last edited by Ekdog; 12-16-2010 at 03:59 PM.

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12-16-2010, 07:26 AM	#2
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	You will have more access to books registered to the US then Spain. I do not know how this affects the availablity of books in Spanish. Many people create accounts with a fake US address in order to get access to the US ebook market, which is larger then many other countries ebook market. My guess is that it is a good thing.

12-16-2010, 11:08 AM	#4
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Free Ebooks (not necessarily Kindle): http://www.anova.org/ http://www.baen.com/library/ (Science fiction) http://www.bartleby.com/ http://darrylslibrary.wordpress.com/free-ebooks/ http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/ebooks.php (Books in French) http://feedbooks.com/books/top?order=week http://finding-free-ebooks.blogspot....l/.mobi%20.prc http://freekindlebooks.org/ http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.kindleclassics.org/ http://manybooks.net// https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php?forumid=128 and for an annual fee http://www.worldlibrary.net http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/kindle/ Not Necessarily Free Ebooks Bristlecone Pine Press: http://www.bcpinepress.com/ Digital Book Index: http://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htm EBooks Just Published: www.ebooksjustpublished.com PDF Format, sometimes free Elisco Publishing: http://eliscopublishing.com Fictionwise: www.fictionwise.com (select multi-format books for Kindle) Horror-Mall: http://www.horror-mall.com/Digital-E...p-1-c-370.html more info Tor Books: www.tor.com (register, and they give away free books from time to time; also free short stories fairly often) http://onedollarorbit.com/ Webscription (part of Baen) http://www.webscription.net Foreign Language Websites (Non-English ) http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/ebooks.php Free! (French)

12-16-2010, 11:30 AM	#5
rfog Guru Posts: 696 Karma: 2383012 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Schiedam (The Netherlands) Device: Lots of eInk devices and iOS stuff	One advice: if you purchase ebooks from the USA Store being in Spain and having the Kindle registered in USA, you have a lot of "stock options" to receive the letter from Amazon asking you demonstrate you are a valid USA citizen for example sending them a copy of your USA Passport. However, if you always purchase them via one PC, you'll never will be asked to. At least until now.

12-16-2010, 04:00 PM	#6
Ekdog Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 2742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seville, Spain Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Cheers, ProfCash!

12-16-2010, 04:05 PM	#8
Ekdog Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 2742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seville, Spain Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks, Phillip. My first impression is that the folks here are top-notch.

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