![]() ![]() Instead, buy yourself giftcards and use the Amazon gift cards to fund your Kindle Account. You don’t have to have a credit card associated with your account. Under Manage Your Kindle, look for “Country Settings” (Screenshot while I pretend to be from Sweden)īut, again, what is the point of having a wifi device if you can’t use it? The next easiest thing to do appears to be to change your Country Settings. Many books include the VAT and free international wireless delivery. Select “Transfer via computer” before clicking on the “Send to device” command. In some cases, like for those $.99 books, that tax is 200% the price of the book.īut the best way to incur no additional charges is to turn your wifi off and download and install your books via the USB. Your short answer is not to use WhisperSync which is obviously ridiculous because Amazon should not be selling a device with wifi that makes virtually all downloads have a $2.00 tax. For cheaper e-books or novellas that in the US cost 0.99$, we end up paying more than three times as much (the e-book VAT is also higher in Europe).ĭo you have any suggestions for us international e-book lovers? Should we abandon the kindle? Can Amazon be made to see reason? 2$ may not seem like a lot per book, but it really accumulates, and I find it annoying to think that it all goes straight into Amazon’s pocket, with no money for the authors. Even people using the kindle apps for PC etc have to pay these fees. Supposedly it’s for their costs of 3G outside the US, but I have a WiFi only kindle, so that makes no sense. ![]() However, as my e-book purchases become more and more, I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with the additional fees Amazon imposes on all international customers. I love it! And no little thanks to the great info you’ve been putting up on e-books and e-readers over the years. I first bought my Kindle to use when I travel, but now I find myself using it all the time. If you have a question, send it to jane at dearauthor dot com. JDear Jane: Is there any way around the whispersync charges on Amazon?ĭear Jane is a column wherein you write in questions about ebooks and I try to find an answer. ![]()
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