Goldbear Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Thanks for the photo. My Kindle voyage broke recently. 11900 baht to replace. That is nearly double what I paid for it in the USA, 18 months ago. I miss it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 There seem to be quite a few Kindles on Lazada. No 9" DX's though - I had a look in case my beloved DX gives up the ghost. I do have a spare (a bitza I made from 2 duff ones) but none have been made since 2009, so it's only a matter of time really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbear Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 5 hours ago, DefaultName said: There seem to be quite a few Kindles on Lazada. No 9" DX's though - I had a look in case my beloved DX gives up the ghost. I do have a spare (a bitza I made from 2 duff ones) but none have been made since 2009, so it's only a matter of time really. Wow, that is an old device. I'm surprised it's lasted this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 16 hours ago, Goldbear said: Thanks for the photo. My Kindle voyage broke recently. 11900 baht to replace. That is nearly double what I paid for it in the USA, 18 months ago. I miss it a lot. It's only money.... Reading is priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 18 hours ago, Goldbear said: Wow, that is an old device. I'm surprised it's lasted this long. Say that quietly, I don't want it to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I have a unused Kindle PaperWhite available 2 months old for only 3500 baht with a new Kindle cover. 3500 baht. I am in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklev Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That's a reasonable price! O just bought one from the USA so don't need it. Of it has special offers you can call or message Amazon that you are in Thailand and they will turn off the ads for free. Sent from my SM-J710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, ricklev said: That's a reasonable price! O just bought one from the USA so don't need it. Of it has special offers you can call or message Amazon that you are in Thailand and they will turn off the ads for free. Sent from my SM-J710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app You won't get any ads if you leave it in airplane mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 This is a useful link for Kindle readers How to convert anything to your Kindle.docx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I don't want a kindle or anything to read books on the move. I much prefer real books, but sometimes (quite often) I can't find a particular book that I want to read. I'm quite happy reading from my computer screen (especially as I can do it from my armchair). So what I want to know is what should I download on my computer to read everything in any format and what website has the best free books. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, roger101 said: I don't want a kindle or anything to read books on the move. I much prefer real books, but sometimes (quite often) I can't find a particular book that I want to read. I'm quite happy reading from my computer screen (especially as I can do it from my armchair). So what I want to know is what should I download on my computer to read everything in any format and what website has the best free books. Thanks in advance. you can convert to any format you wish using Calibre...sometimes folks will put their ebook collection on the internet for anyone to use, just need to search around a bit...gutenberg.org is good for most of the classics and you can download almost anything using a torrent search engine...useta be amazon wouldn't sell electronic material (books, films, music) to anyone with a SE Asia credit card billing address even if the card was issued by a western bank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleTouchyFingers Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Might have already been stated but: Order from the International Amazon site here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XDK92KS?country=TH and it will arrive to Thailand in about a week. They will hold some extra cash for import duties (if required) and if not they will credit it back to your card. Best way to handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, UncleTouchyFingers said: Might have already been stated but: Order from the International Amazon site here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XDK92KS?country=TH and it will arrive to Thailand in about a week. They will hold some extra cash for import duties (if required) and if not they will credit it back to your card. Best way to handle it. As I don't want a Kindle that's not very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 7/17/2017 at 5:27 PM, johna said: http://bangkok.craigslist.co.th/search/ela?query=kindle 6" High-Resolution Display (300 ppi) with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi - Includes Special OffersBrand new Kindle Paperwhite 4GB, Inside Sealed Box, Never Opened.Pickup in Rawai, Phuket or can Ship with EMS on Transfer to Thai account (Kasikorn Bank)* Higher resolution display (300 ppi) - with twice as many pixels* Built-in adjustable light - read day and night* No screen glare, even in bright sunlight, unlike tablets* A single battery charge lasts weeks, not hours* Massive selection, lowest prices - over a million titles $2.99 or less* Prime members read free with unlimited access to over a thousand titles Amazon used to advertise over 1,500.000 free books to download. I wonder if that's still valid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleTouchyFingers Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, roger101 said: As I don't want a Kindle that's not very helpful. Well maybe this isn't the best thread for you, isn't it. But to answer your off topic question: There arent any websites that offer "free books" that are any good. You can probably download most anything you want from the pirate bay, but alot of the time the formatting is a pain in the ass and theres alot of misspellings because they are pirated. But as another poster said you can download Calibre and upload any books in any format and read from there but there is a HUGE learning curve. If you have a UK or US credit card, the best and most fluid way is to simply buy books from amazon and download the kindle app to your computer. There just isnt any real easy way to read free books in a fluid manner in a simple way unless you buy them and use the proprietary native software to read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleTouchyFingers Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, watcharacters said: Amazon used to advertise over 1,500.000 free books to download. I wonder if that's still valid? Dunno about the number but they do have freebies and low cost options https://www.amazon.com/b?node=2245146011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbear Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 8:03 PM, UncleTouchyFingers said: Might have already been stated but: Order from the International Amazon site here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XDK92KS?country=TH and it will arrive to Thailand in about a week. They will hold some extra cash for import duties (if required) and if not they will credit it back to your card. Best way to handle it. Thanks for that post. I was not aware that they would ship internationally. I ordered a Paperwhite and a case. They arrived today. It only took about 4 days and came via DHL. The overall cost, including the case, was about eight hundred baht less then it would have cost me to buy the Paperwhite in the store without a case. It was worth it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 13 hours ago, Goldbear said: Thanks for that post. I was not aware that they would ship internationally. I ordered a Paperwhite and a case. They arrived today. It only took about 4 days and came via DHL. The overall cost, including the case, was about eight hundred baht less then it would have cost me to buy the Paperwhite in the store without a case. It was worth it. Thanks. Since it was DHL, what was the Customs duty ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbear Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Langsuan Man said: Since it was DHL, what was the Customs duty ? This was the breakdown on my Amazon order. $232.35 on my credit card. Order Summary Items: $154.98 Shipping & Handling: $32.18 Total Before Tax: $187.16 Estimated Tax Collected: $0.00 Import Fees Deposit $45.19 Order Total: $232.35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 20 hours ago, Goldbear said: Thanks for that post. I was not aware that they would ship internationally. I ordered a Paperwhite and a case. They arrived today. It only took about 4 days and came via DHL. The overall cost, including the case, was about eight hundred baht less then it would have cost me to buy the Paperwhite in the store without a case. It was worth it. Thanks. is your credit card billing address in Thailand or elsewhere? I've never been able to order any electronic merchandise from amazon with my western bank credit card because of my thai billing address... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbear Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 1 hour ago, tutsiwarrior said: is your credit card billing address in Thailand or elsewhere? I've never been able to order any electronic merchandise from amazon with my western bank credit card because of my thai billing address... Billing address in the USA. We're you trying Amazon International, specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 3/25/18 I will have a Kindle PaperWhite available for sale April 2nd. 2018. Price 5500 baht includes original Kindle cover. All duty and shipping costs paid. Please message me if you want it I will not have it very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Goldbear said: Billing address in the USA. We're you trying Amazon International, specifically? I used the amazon facility that was available at the time (a few years ago)...not sure if it was 'international' or not...will havta investigate as a pal brought me a new paperwhite from the US recently on a visit to Thailand when I thought that any other means of obtaining one wasn't possible... I bought my first kindle with the buttons in 2010 from a website in Vietnam...and I marveled at the technology...'no more bookstores or associated bullshit! I can read anything I want in the remotest part of the planet!!!' (tutsi arrives at the airport customs in an unfriendly place: 'whaddaye gonna do wid dem books, pardner?' 'read them, I suppose' ...and then his eyes narrow and his breath stinks and etc...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 22 hours ago, cmrichsw said: 3/25/18 I will have a Kindle PaperWhite available for sale April 2nd. 2018. Price 5500 baht includes original Kindle cover. All duty and shipping costs paid. Please message me if you want it I will not have it very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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