07-26-2011, 10:58 PM | #1 |
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Buy from Amazon UK when in Australia
There is a book I wish to buy that is not available in the US, only from Amazon UK. I am based in Australia and I can buy from the US with a VPN, Gift card and US email address.
Is anybody using this or a similar method to buy from the UK? One of these days the book companies will catch up with technology and abandon geographical limitations, and I hope it's soon. It encourages piracy. |
07-27-2011, 04:13 AM | #2 |
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There's no reason to expect it to work any differently - although the VPN is overkill I think (I certainly don't use one and have bought from US, UK & German stores with no issues - otherwise those travelling outside their countries would be unable to buy on the move right?)
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07-27-2011, 04:18 AM | #3 | |
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07-27-2011, 04:26 AM | #4 |
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Amazon UK won't sell me any Kindle books at all. It just directs to the US. And Amazon US often tells me the book is not available in my geographical area. I need the VPN and a US email address to be able to buy these books.
AFAIK my account has to be registered in Australia because they can tell that's where I'm located. |
07-27-2011, 04:41 AM | #5 | |
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I was loading the books into K4PC and am wondering if perhaps the K4PC software reported back to them that it was installed on an Aussie machine? Anyhow its all too much work and I wish they'd wake up and realise its a global ecconomy now, and Yes I know its not totally Amazons fault. |
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07-27-2011, 08:55 AM | #7 |
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I think K4PC was probably what did you in. Also - did you do all 7 books in a short amount of time? I've seen people report they are okay as long as they keep it to 1 or 2 books at a time, but when they start mass buying like that it seems to trigger some sort of IP check or something.
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Likewise if you move to France (permanently) and change your location to "France" then you will buy from whatever is on offer to the territory "France" - when you go to the UK (temporarily/on holiday) you will still be in "France" as far as Amazon is concerned. |
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I hope the Australian ebook supply situation improves for you soon. I used to fiddle with getting around geographic restrictions, but it's just too much hassle now that the UK ebook supply has improved so much. There are still US books I'd like, but there are so many other good books I try not to worry about them. Last edited by pdurrant; 07-27-2011 at 09:28 AM. |
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07-27-2011, 09:29 AM | #10 |
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That's right - and that's because, as you say, it's where I'm registered. If the OP's account, though, is NOT registered in the UK, Amazon won't let them buy eBooks from "amazon.co.uk" at all, just as I can't buy from "amazon.com".
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07-28-2011, 02:16 AM | #11 |
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I'm trying to find a free VPN for the UK. I tried Expatshield, which seems to be the UK version of Hotspotshield. It allows me access to BBC Iplayer OK, but can't access Amazon UK, it keeps timing out.
Does anyone have any thoughts please? |
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