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[BULK] Amazon and Kindle 3 Heavy Items Bulk!, New Bulk 15 Just Opened!Shipped in quick
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biscuitrice
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 Dec 17 2010, 12:42 PM
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Hello Havocx/All kindle 3 holders, I am interested  . Meanwhile, I have few more questions(sorry if it already answered in other pages, but I am still blur about it): 1. How do you purchase kindle books? Buy gift card way? or you own a US credit card? Any step by step guide 2. Why would you need to use calibre since kindle 3 supports pdf natively? 3. Can you provide the link to the see the Official Kindle Leather Covers? I need to select my cover too. Thanks a lot for your help. |
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biscuitrice
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Dec 17 2010, 06:44 PM
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» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE(havocx @ Dec 17 2010, 04:38 PM)
Thanks for asking your query here buddy, so here goes :
1. How do you purchase kindle books? Buy gift card way? or you own a US credit card? Any step by step guide
Using our normal Credit Card. It doesnt matter that you dont have a US billing address, as long as the billing address is valid.
Youre recommended to have a US based address though. Or you can do it like how some of the other forummers do it, using a Malaysian based Credit Card you purchase the Amazon
Gift Card. From there youre golden.
I do have my own US based Credit Card but because of the loopholes ill have to go to making payments to it, I would usually just use my Malaysian based Credit Card.
Step by Step ? Easy.
Register your Malaysian based Credit Card on Amazon.
Put your Malaysian based billing address.
Make sure you also have a US address.
Purchase your books!
2. Why would you need to use calibre since kindle 3 supports pdf natively?
I dont ?
Never mentioned I used Calibre. Dont actually know what youre speaking of ? Perhaps you were reading the guide for Kindle 2 ?
Kindle 2 does not natively support pdf hence the workaround. For Kindle 3 its just a copy and paste.
Never used or know of Calibre too.
3. Can you provide the link to the see the Official Kindle Leather Covers? I need to select my cover too.
Here's the link. Amazon Kindle Covers.
You get to choose your colours too from here. I really recommend the original covers simply because they fit the Kindle and I know the exact size they come in.
A little unfortunate lesson I learnt about Volumetric weight. In one of the orders, it looks like there is one Decal for the Kindle, its pretty light probably a few grams. Maybe less than 150grams in weight.
Amazon packaged it in such a way that it was packed big, as in wide. Measurements were 18" x 7 " x 7".
Divided by 305 which is the standard measurement DHL uses gets you 2.98KGs! Ouch !
So although its only 150grams in dead weight, for shipping its counted as 2kgs!
So in short, yes there are also Belkins, Roocases and a few others also competing on the Amazon market to be a Kindle Case.
They may seem cheaper by USD 7 - USD 13 but really how they are packaged makes it non worthwhile since they will be packed big unlike the Official Kindle Case.
If youre in the US they are cheaper but to ship them over, might as well go for the Original Kindle Case.
 Thank you for the clarifying! Very much appreciated! Step by Step ? Easy. Register your Malaysian based Credit Card on Amazon. Put your Malaysian based billing address. Make sure you also have a US address. ->> Why would I need the US address? since I can use Malaysia credit card? Purchase your books! However, I am still unclear about the purchasing kindle book. You brought up that we can use Malaysia credit card, I thought Amazon will not allow us to purchase if we using local CC instead US CC. A lot tutorial used VPN as well? Do you use it? Thanks again!!! |
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