Amazon And Kindle

[gennisis]

I ordered the Kindle on 14th...was shipped on the 15th...and arrived today 18th via DHL at 11am.

Plugged it it to charge the battery....noticed that it had already found a wireless signal. I am in Chiang Mai.

The packaging was very good and secure....quite excellent.

So now to download some recent books that I want.....but will still be relying on Gecko Books for the rest....so General you havnt lost a customer !!

[gmac]

Good to hear. Were there any customs or import taxes to be paid on arrival?

[gennisis]

Good to hear. Were there any customs or import taxes to be paid on arrival?

No...all paid for in the total cost.

[Old Croc]

Good to hear. Were there any customs or import taxes to be paid on arrival?

No...all paid for in the total cost.

Can I ask: what model and how much total?

[bonobo]

My Kindle bit the dust last week, and I leave for an extended business trip tomorrow.  I called up Amazon, and after a few connections, they had me hang up so they could call me back on their  dime.

My new Kindle arrived in three days.  Now I just have to ship back the old one.

Things go wrong,  It is a fact of life.  But I judge a company on what they do to fix a problem, and Amazon came through on this.

[gennisis]

Good to hear. Were there any customs or import taxes to be paid on arrival?

No...all paid for in the total cost.

Can I ask: what model and how much total?

It was the Wi Fi latest model $139. I paid for a leather case....a bit pricy at $34 I thought...but it will protect the thing and it does fit well. Transit and duties paid to Amazon were$58.

Thats my christmas present to myself!!

[Godolphin]

Well done gennisis.

I've got the older model but am still pretty happy with it. I've already got about 150 volumes on it, many of which cost nothing or next-to-nothing.

I agree that the leather case is a bit pricey but the one I've got is very well made and will last for years.

I hope you enjoy your kindle as much as I have enjoyed mine.

[gmac]

Good to hear. Were there any customs or import taxes to be paid on arrival?

No...all paid for in the total cost.

Thanks

[craigt3365]

Do you have to pay for the book downloads or are you getting them for free? For now, I'm just using my netbook and reading downloads off a variety of sources. I've considered a Kindle, but don't want to pay to read the books....cheap charlie!

[bigphil30uk]

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Suggest you try above link for free classics.

[Godolphin]

Do you have to pay for the book downloads or are you getting them for free? For now, I'm just using my netbook and reading downloads off a variety of sources. I've considered a Kindle, but don't want to pay to read the books....cheap charlie!

If you set up an account with Amazon you can get plenty of books for nothing or for a dollar or two. Other sites, as noted above, offer loads of free stuff.

I know that means actually paying for books but for me I have gotten some real classics which I would pay big bucks for in a bookshop for next to nothing.

Plus, as you have pointed out, you can download to your computer without having to buy a Kindle if you don't mind looking at a bright screen for hours at a time.