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Old 12-13-2010, 03:53 PM   #16
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The web page you can go to is based on your registration. If her Kindle is registered to her at her sons home address in the US she should be fine.
This has been my experience in the last week. I don't have a Kindle, but when I registered my Kindle4PC I gave my aunt's address in the US. I wasn't in the US when I registered. Someone from Amazon (it appeared to be an actual person, not an autobot) advised me that I'd tried to download from outside the US and could I provide ID to demonstrate that I was in fact a US resident. Unfortunately I deleted the email so I can't c&p it here.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:03 PM   #17
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Yup I have heard about that. Normally all you have to do is send in a copy of your passport and they clear any holds.

If her son buys the Kindle and has it registered to an account at his address and sends it to her in Mexico she should be fine.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:12 PM   #18
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The Barnes and Noble store now has ebooks in Spanish, if your mom likes to read in Spanish she might enjoy the Nook.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Libr...ish/379001126/

Just thought I'd mention that, seeing as your mom works in Mexico. I don't know if these books are geo-restricted, however.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:18 PM   #19
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I would agree with the Kindle choice but then I am a Kindle user and a tad biased It is very easy to use and very easy to read from. My eyesight is not the best either and I have no problems.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:25 PM   #20
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I agree with the Kindle 3 recommendations. If the Kindle store works in Mexico, you can't get much easier to use than a Kindle. She can purchase directly from the device, or she can purchase books from the Amazon.com website on her computer and the books will automatically be sent to her device. She can even send samples of books to her device and initiate a purchase from within the sample.
Agree!

And for the records, did not mention Nook because we're talking here about an international customer.
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If your mom needs a bigger screen then go for the KDXG instead of the K3.
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If your mom needs a bigger screen then go for the KDXG instead of the K3.
That's true, she can enlarge the font a lot and still have a lot of words on screen.
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That is why I got my Mom a KDXG

Make sure you get her the graphite one, it is the one with the Pearl Screen.
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This has been my experience in the last week. I don't have a Kindle, but when I registered my Kindle4PC I gave my aunt's address in the US. I wasn't in the US when I registered. Someone from Amazon (it appeared to be an actual person, not an autobot) advised me that I'd tried to download from outside the US and could I provide ID to demonstrate that I was in fact a US resident. Unfortunately I deleted the email so I can't c&p it here.
I used to be able to get US ebooks with my US amazon account (actually I have only ever has a US address listed as I only ever get things from Amazon shipped to my dads in NY), but now I can't. They haven't asked me for proof of residency though, which I would prefer since I have a US passport. My page just shows me the Canadian available ebooks and the others that are geo-restricted have -- next to the Kindle format where the price would be.
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I would call customer service and ask what happened. If you have a US passport you should be able to get US books.
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I would call customer service and ask what happened. If you have a US passport you should be able to get US books.
Yes, I should do that. I do live in Canada though, and I don't know if I want to lie in person. I do go to the US monthly so I guess I could say I still live there part time. I assume they started going by ip address instead of your shipping/billing address. But what if you are on holiday? Does it now restrict which books you can buy?
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I don't think you have to lie. I think as an American Citizen you should have access to the US store. I could be wrong.
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Yup I have heard about that. Normally all you have to do is send in a copy of your passport and they clear any holds.
Unfortunately that won't work for me - I don't have a US passport. @#$% geo-restrictions! Oh well, they were just some free books that looked interesting.

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If her son buys the Kindle and has it registered to an account at his address and sends it to her in Mexico she should be fine.
Did I miss something? The OP was a DianaQ, who lists Okinawa in Japan as her current address.
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Did I miss something? The OP was a DianaQ, who lists Okinawa in Japan as her current address.
Whoops, confused topics. It happens from time to time.

OK, As an American she should be able to set her account for the US store. I am assuming that she is visiting folks who live in the US when she comes to the US. She could choose one of those addresses as her address for her Amazon Account.
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Yup, she is an American and has all the proofs of it. She just happens to live in Mexico and work as a Professor at a university down there.
My brother's in Colorado, so I'll have the ereader sent to him so he can check it out and figure out the workings of it, so when my Mom travels to the US next spring, he can show her how to work it.

Thank you all for your help!
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