06-17-2009, 09:09 AM | #1 |
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Kindle in Europe
Hello everyone!!
Anyone knows if maybe those Kindle 2 or DX would arrive in Europe through Amazon.de or Amazon.co.uk? So at least it would cut a bit down the douane duties to Europe countries I think.... I'm from Italy and I'm a bit interested to Kindle DX... that's why I'm asking... :-) Ciao, Luigi |
06-17-2009, 12:57 PM | #3 |
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Hi Luigino, you can buy the kindle exclusively from amazon.com (the USA store). I live in Italy too, and I bought a kindle 1 from the States a year ago.
You'll have to add about 25-30% to the final price to account for VAT, import duties, etc. So I don't know how much it is convenient to do that. |
06-17-2009, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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They probably have to get an equivalent of Whispernet in Europe first, before Kindle could catch on.
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06-17-2009, 03:53 PM | #6 |
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They would also have to have a large enough catalog of books to sell. Electronic distribution rights aren't always global. Amazon isn't legally allowed to sell all it's ebooks outside the US.
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06-17-2009, 04:09 PM | #7 |
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Yes you can, but you'll have to use the gift certificate workaround and a service like myus.com.
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