Comments on: Using Kindle outside US http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/ Michael Yung - Learn Something New, Every Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3794 Michael Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:30:35 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3794 Hi Khalid, Well, do you have an Amazon account ? If yes, you can register the Kindle to your Amazon account. For upgrade the software, you need to do it manually however, because you cannot use the Whispernet ... please refer to <a href="http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/book/2010/06/12/manually-upgrade-kindle-2-international-to-2-5-2-5-2/" rel="nofollow">this post about how to do it manually</a>, in essence, you need to upgrade version by version ... Hope this helps. Hi Khalid,

Well, do you have an Amazon account ? If yes, you can register the Kindle to your Amazon account. For upgrade the software, you need to do it manually however, because you cannot use the Whispernet … please refer to this post about how to do it manually, in essence, you need to upgrade version by version …

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Khalid http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3793 Khalid Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:53:48 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3793 Hello. I faced a problem which amazon's customer service failed to solve. I have Kindle DX 1st edition. I live outside of USA, thus don't need wireless service on it. One of these days i tried to upgrade DX software and followed all instructions from Amazon for that. But i fail to end upgrade because it asks em to register and i can not do that because of no wispernet coverage...How can i register my Kindle DX and end upgrade. Thank you, Khalid Hello. I faced a problem which amazon’s customer service failed to solve. I have Kindle DX 1st edition. I live outside of USA, thus don’t need wireless service on it. One of these days i tried to upgrade DX software and followed all instructions from Amazon for that. But i fail to end upgrade because it asks em to register and i can not do that because of no wispernet coverage…How can i register my Kindle DX and end upgrade.

Thank you,

Khalid

]]> By: Michael http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3729 Michael Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:12:20 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3729 Hi Synaesthesia, The same principle applies as iPad is only the channel / window of the ebook. I have no problem to read the ebooks, purchased with this method, in my iPad ... Hope it helps. Hi Synaesthesia,

The same principle applies as iPad is only the channel / window of the ebook. I have no problem to read the ebooks, purchased with this method, in my iPad …

Hope it helps.

]]> By: Synaesthesia http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3718 Synaesthesia Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:51:19 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3718 I have an IPad with Amazon Kindle Application installed. Wondering can I buy ebooks from Amazon US since I'm not living within their 'International' zones? As most of the books I like to purchase are from US site only. Thanks for your advices. I have an IPad with Amazon Kindle Application installed. Wondering can I buy ebooks from Amazon US since I’m not living within their ‘International’ zones? As most of the books I like to purchase are from US site only. Thanks for your advices.

]]> By: Michael http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3245 Michael Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:07:32 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3245 As in my blog post(s), I used an AMEX card as AMEX payment gateway did not check billing address ... Hope it helps. As in my blog post(s), I used an AMEX card as AMEX payment gateway did not check billing address …

Hope it helps.

]]> By: Egees http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3244 Egees Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:56:44 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3244 Hi Michael, Thanks for the quick reply. I do not have a credit card with a US address, is there any other workaround? Hi Michael,

Thanks for the quick reply.

I do not have a credit card with a US address, is there any other workaround?

]]> By: Michael http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3243 Michael Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:30:27 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3243 Hi, If you can get a proxy / VPN in US, then of course you have no problem to buy ebooks ... provided you also have credit card with US address. Hope it helps !! Hi,

If you can get a proxy / VPN in US, then of course you have no problem to buy ebooks … provided you also have credit card with US address.

Hope it helps !!

]]> By: Egees http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3242 Egees Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:55:44 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3242 Hi Michael, I am from Singapore and I am intending to purchase a Kindle via Vpost. However, even after reading your blog posts and the threads on mobilereader.com, I still cannot be sure whether I can download US kindle books when I am not located in the US. I read in one of your blog posts that amazon now checks the ip address, is it safe to say that if I can get a proxy/vpn in the US, I will be able to buy the US kindle books? This is very critical for me since most of the books I want to buy are only available on the US store. Thank you in advance. Hi Michael,

I am from Singapore and I am intending to purchase a Kindle via Vpost.

However, even after reading your blog posts and the threads on mobilereader.com, I still cannot be sure whether I can download US kindle books when I am not located in the US.

I read in one of your blog posts that amazon now checks the ip address, is it safe to say that if I can get a proxy/vpn in the US, I will be able to buy the US kindle books?

This is very critical for me since most of the books I want to buy are only available on the US store.

Thank you in advance.

]]> By: Michael http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3241 Michael Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:04:53 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3241 Hi Calvin, Yes Kindle is a good ereader device if you like to read a lot ... and since Kindle is not yet officially available in Singapore, it's not that easy to register the device and buy eBooks. The only way I know so far is to get the device and buy the eBooks like an US Citizen (but somehow it's used outside US). That's why I explored and blogged those approach - get the Kindle thru Onenow or VPost, use the US address to register the account, and use AMEX credit card to buy eBooks. Of course the device is now official available in HK, I don't need to use these approaches. However, I do hope those still works for you and enjoy !! Hi Calvin,

Yes Kindle is a good ereader device if you like to read a lot … and since Kindle is not yet officially available in Singapore, it’s not that easy to register the device and buy eBooks. The only way I know so far is to get the device and buy the eBooks like an US Citizen (but somehow it’s used outside US). That’s why I explored and blogged those approach – get the Kindle thru Onenow or VPost, use the US address to register the account, and use AMEX credit card to buy eBooks.

Of course the device is now official available in HK, I don’t need to use these approaches. However, I do hope those still works for you and enjoy !!

]]> By: Calvin http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/03/21/using-kindle-outside-us/comment-page-3/#comment-3239 Calvin Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:23:42 +0000 http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/?p=791#comment-3239 Hi Michael, I am fascinated by the Kindle, and quite keen to lay my hands on it though I already own an iPhone and iPad. I live in Singapore, and I have seen some forum replies that we cannot download books from the Kindle store. What's your advice on this issue? Looking at the Wireless Kindle $139 model.... Regards Hi Michael,
I am fascinated by the Kindle, and quite keen to lay my hands on it though I already own an iPhone and iPad. I live in Singapore, and I have seen some forum replies that we cannot download books from the Kindle store.
What’s your advice on this issue?
Looking at the Wireless Kindle $139 model….

Regards

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