Amazon US & UK accounts

SpeckledJim · 09-01-2010, 07:01 AM

I've noticed that my US and UK amazon accounts which shared the same email address but had different passwords now share one password. Is this Kindle related? It's not exactly a problem, I guess some people may find it convenient having one less password to remember but frankly I'd rather it was left up to me whether I wanted them that way.

HarryT · 09-01-2010, 08:17 AM

Mine has always been the same login on the two sites. In fact you can log in to ANY of the Amazon sites with the same credentials.

SpeckledJim · 09-01-2010, 08:27 AM

Curious. Did you create them that way? Or only ever explicitly create one account?

DMB · 09-01-2010, 08:30 AM

I've always found that being at one amazon site opens another to you and they all point to the same account and details. The differences lie in what can be ordered from the different sites.

HarryT · 09-01-2010, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SpeckledJim

Curious. Did you create them that way? Or only ever explicitly create one account?

I only ever created the account on amazon.co.uk, but I can log on to amazon.com, amazon.de, etc, with that same account.

bevdeforges · 09-01-2010, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeckledJim

I've noticed that my US and UK amazon accounts which shared the same email address but had different passwords now share one password. Is this Kindle related? It's not exactly a problem, I guess some people may find it convenient having one less password to remember but frankly I'd rather it was left up to me whether I wanted them that way.

Just out of curiosity, did your two amazon accounts also share the same credit card?

I only ask because a German friend of mine, who lives here in France, insists that amazon.co.uk won't ship English language books to her here in France because she uses her German based credit card for the account, and so she has to use amazon.de and have the books shipped to a family member living in Germany.

This seems weird, though it's possible they are tightening up their accounts due to the Kindle store in the UK now. But I've got a single account for amazon in the US, UK, France and Germany. I do have three different credit cards - one each from the US, UK and France - and when I go to check out, they normally have the credit card from the appropriate country as the default. But I've bought books from Amazon Germany (in German) and received them here in France, paying with my French credit card.

SpeckledJim · 09-01-2010, 11:23 AM

They do share the same card details.

Kumabjorn · 09-01-2010, 03:10 PM

So how would one go about registering a Kindle in the UK store, if you haven't bought it from Amazon.co.uk? There are going to be Kindles on sale at Target and Staples, some of those will be bought by unwitting tourists on a visit in the US, and they just might consider the UK store a better bargain. Do we now need a whole bunch of fake addresses in the UK? Can I claim to live at Buckingham Palace?

Oldpilot · 09-01-2010, 05:00 PM

I'm afraid that "Bucks" would not be an acceptable address unless you happen to know the phone number. The last time I rejiggered my home of record with Amazon, I had to produce the phone number as well as the street address.

bear4hunter · 09-01-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

... consider the UK store a better bargain ...

I checked, and was able to login to the UK store with my DE account (never did this before, so my credentials seem to be indeed globaly valid). But as far as Kindle Content is concerned, they won't sell me anything.
Here's what the front page of the UK Kindle Store tells me after logging in:

Quote:

The Kindle Store at Amazon.co.uk is for UK customers only.
You may shop for Kindle titles for Germany at the Amazon.com Kindle Store.
Have you moved recently? You may change your country on the Manage Your Kindle page.

Kumabjorn · 09-02-2010, 01:50 AM

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DMB · 09-02-2010, 07:10 AM

Even though I live in Switzerland I use a UK credit card and UK address with Amazon. But I have found that for non-books it can be really difficult if I want stuff delivered from one country to another. I try amazon.co.uk. amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.com and there are variations depending on the article.

Earlier this year I wanted a DVD of the French film Tous les Matins du Monde. I found it at amazon.fr but could only have it delivered to a French address. So in the end that is what I did. I still paid with the UK card.

bevdeforges · 09-02-2010, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DMB

Earlier this year I wanted a DVD of the French film Tous les Matins du Monde. I found it at amazon.fr but could only have it delivered to a French address. So in the end that is what I did. I still paid with the UK card.

That's interesting. I was looking for a DVD (from the US) I particularly wanted and found it available at amazon.com, .co.uk and .fr for three vastly different prices. Even adding in the shipping costs from the UK to France, it was cheaper than the asking price (without shipping) from either France or the US. Maybe they were having a fire sale or something, but it seems odd when the various Amazons compete with each other like that.

09-01-2010, 07:01 AM	#1
SpeckledJim Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: K3 WiFi	Amazon US & UK accounts I've noticed that my US and UK amazon accounts which shared the same email address but had different passwords now share one password. Is this Kindle related? It's not exactly a problem, I guess some people may find it convenient having one less password to remember but frankly I'd rather it was left up to me whether I wanted them that way.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Mine has always been the same login on the two sites. In fact you can log in to ANY of the Amazon sites with the same credentials.

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SpeckledJim Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: K3 WiFi	Curious. Did you create them that way? Or only ever explicitly create one account?

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DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	I've always found that being at one amazon site opens another to you and they all point to the same account and details. The differences lie in what can be ordered from the different sites.

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SpeckledJim Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: K3 WiFi	They do share the same card details.

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	So how would one go about registering a Kindle in the UK store, if you haven't bought it from Amazon.co.uk? There are going to be Kindles on sale at Target and Staples, some of those will be bought by unwitting tourists on a visit in the US, and they just might consider the UK store a better bargain. Do we now need a whole bunch of fake addresses in the UK? Can I claim to live at Buckingham Palace?

09-01-2010, 05:00 PM	#9
Oldpilot Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 2572 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I'm afraid that "Bucks" would not be an acceptable address unless you happen to know the phone number. The last time I rejiggered my home of record with Amazon, I had to produce the phone number as well as the street address.

09-02-2010, 01:50 AM	#11
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DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	Even though I live in Switzerland I use a UK credit card and UK address with Amazon. But I have found that for non-books it can be really difficult if I want stuff delivered from one country to another. I try amazon.co.uk. amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.com and there are variations depending on the article. Earlier this year I wanted a DVD of the French film Tous les Matins du Monde. I found it at amazon.fr but could only have it delivered to a French address. So in the end that is what I did. I still paid with the UK card.

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