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The
Kindle e-reader is available to buy online in Ireland from Amazon.com
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Irish residents who want to buy a Kindle Reader have to buy it from
Amazon.com - the US site. It is not possible to get one delivered
to Ireland from Amazon UK.
A new Kindle was launched on September 28th 2011 - with a lower price
of $109 dollars
With taxes and shipping to Ireland added it comes to about €120
Euro (Actual euro price will depend on exchange rates when you
buy)
The 3G version of the Kindle with a keyboard is priced at $189 Dollars
- which after tax and shipping fees to Ireland works out at about
€195 Euro
Take a look and find out more
about the Kindle at Amazon Here
Viking Direct
are also selling the Kindle in Ireland - and the prices are
slightly lower than Amazon. View the Kindles available on Viking
Direct Here .
The prices shown on Viking are excluding VAT - but VAT is added at
checkout. Delivery is free anywhere in Ireland. This option might
be easier if you are buying the Kindle as a present for someone else.
The 3G enabled Kindle can acess the internet for free
via Vodafone Ireland's 3G signal. It can also be used to access the
internet in over 100 countries around the world - so you can download
new books on the move almost anywhere in the country . There is no
charge other than the amount you pay to Amazon for the e-book.
There is even a basic browser built in to the Kindle - so you
can also check web based email such as Gmail and browse many
websites for FREE in over 100 countries ! It might not work too well
with image heavy sites - but fine for browsing news sites / forums
etc.
The Kindle lets you read for up to one month on a single charge
versus a few hours on an Ipad or smart phone.
The new Kindle Touch and the Kindle Fire were launched in the USA
also on September 28th 2011. These new Kindles are not available in
Ireland or the UK - and it could be a while before they are. |
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Ireland and other UK Residents should buy their Kindles
here at the Amazon
UK Kindle Page |
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For
Irish residents - the eBooks
on Amazon also have to be purchased on Amazon.com - but prices
are generally similar and there are many FREE ebooks available.
Amazon.com has 470,000 English-language books to choose from; plus
U.S. and international newspapers and magazines .
If you already have an account with Amazon.co.uk - it will be recognised
by Amazon.com
- no need to set up a new one.
Review of the Kindle in PC Magazine: "Simply put, it's
the best dedicated ebook reader you can buy… Amazon has managed to
increase the contrast on the Kindle in a way that sets it above the
Nook, Sony Readers, or any other dedicated ebook reader we've tested
"...
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How
to Buy e-books from Amazon UK in Ireland
Some Irish Kindle users have found that some Kindle books are not
available on Amazon.com or are more expensive than the UK site.
It is possible for Irish residents to buy Kindle books on the Kindle
UK Store - BUT only if your billing address is in the
UK. You will also need to amend your country settings to UK in the
"Manage Your Kindle" area.
IP addresses are not checked by Amazon to determine which Kindle store
you should be using.
Some Irish people are setting up 2 Amazon UK accounts - their main
one for delivery of "real" products to their Irish address
- and a second account with a UK address (maybe a relative or friend)
that is used just for buying ebooks for Kindle. An Irish credit card
can be used on both accounts. It is probably a bit over the top just
to save a few Euro. |
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