Amazon to ship Kindle to the Philippines

i own the kindle 2 and until now i haven’t registered the kindle yet since i am outside the sprint service area. i really dont care about wireless delivery of content, i could always connect via USB to transfer ebooks and RSS feeds but the free unlimited browsing via Philippine networks would be nice, kahit GPRS speeds ayos lang.

pero without the experimental browser, will I still be able to access the Amazon store on my kindle? one thing i find missing in the Kindle is the library doesn’t offer previews/summaries for ebooks. sometimes i download ebooks from amazon randomly just because they’re free or below 9,99, without reading previews so it would really be cool if the Kindle store is accessible here in the Philippines via Globe, Sun or Smart.

Good thing EDGE/GPRS is widely available in the country, with 3G also available in major cities.

13k for an ebook reader. still not that affordable. :(

This could be of great help to students who have their backs burdened by the dozens of books they carry. Nursing and law students will be happy if the content arrives as well.

For now I’ll pass. I’m still in love with the smell of old pages. And i’m never happy when one of my books suddenly get stolen from me.

I am now wondering if somebody in this country comes up with an e-booksale store :)

I’ve put together a table with international Kindle details that lists every country in which Kindle is available along with number of books, their pricing, wireless availability etc

@bob

Thanks for the info :). Quite expensive for an ebook. With that price, I can just get iPod Touch. Or have the most affordable iPod Touch and take a quick vacation :)

I’m not a big fan of kindle neither e-books, I prefer the printed books kasi.

But if you want to ship something from the US, why not use Johnny Air Cargo.
I lot of peepz use them for their shipment from the US. And I think hindi na to dadaan sa mga “oily’ hands ng customs people.

You just have to inform their people that you wanted to puchase something from Amazon or B&N etc. They would give you their office address in NY. And from their NY office,i-ship nila dito sa PH.

An basta, just visit their website, it’s one of their services. Hope that helps.

Hey Bob, that’s a pricey deal. I wonder if you can get order the Kindle International version and use third-party forwarding services (Johnny Air, MyUPs, etc). That will be cheaper, right?

I still prefer Amazon to open their MP3 store.. hehe.. wala pang iTunes store sa manila and Fliptunes is not that good since it uses DRM security..

I wish Sony Readers will follow suit.

I just bought my Kindle last month. I didn’t know about the international Kindle then, but wouldn’t buy it anyway, since I have US bank accounts and credit cards. I just had it shipped (for free since I have Prime membership) to my dad and he sent it to me via Fedex. Although it took a week in customs, (more if I didn’t get mad and went to the fedex facility in Paranaque myself) and paid P5800 for tax/duty.

It may have cost me more:
$299 for the Kindle
$29.99 for the cover
$65 for the extended warranty (which is only available to US customers)
$19.99 for Mighty Bright LED light (I highly recommend this product.)
$129 for FedEx

But what I will save on the long term is considerably higher. The books available for international customers are slightly higher than the US price. NY Times bestsellers and new releases are 11.99 for non-US customers and 9.99 for US customers. Transfer of personal documents via Whispernet is $.99 per MB.

I’m happy transferring the Kindle books from my Kindle 1 to the K2 via the USB. No additional charges.

The custom deposit for a Kindle shipment to the Philippines is $36.00. But they will automatically charge your card if the custom tax is higher. The shipping fee is $20.98. The total will be $335.98.

I have a Kindle for iPhone and Stanza too and no matter how much I like reading on my iPhone and iPod Touch, I couldn’t last very long. First, the battery on a full charge can only give you about 3/4 hours of reading time, and it strains the eye even if you’re using the night theme. No eye strains on the Kindle.

And more than half of my library got submerged in the recent flooding, and a lot of the soaked books cannot be salvaged. Thanks to Amazon and Jeff Bezos I saved the 800+ books on my Kindle. And because I travel a lot, there’s no more books to add to the weight and bulk of my luggages. So I’m pretty happy with the Kindle. Not that I don’t like the smell of new books and cracking the spine for the first time. But the benefits of the Kindle for me far outweighs it.

So this gadget is definitely a good investment for the bookworm who is also a world traveller. Bye-bye to all the wasted hours waiting at the airport for your flight!

I wonder if it’s possible to get import/customs duties and taxes exemption for this.

Books are supposed to be exempt from duties. Since the kindle is by and large practically a compilation of books then shouldn’t it be tax and duties exempt as well???

Wired says the international version won’t allow you to access the internet (just the web browser). Can anyone who ordered confirm this?

sauce: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/international-kindle-crippled-at-launch-no-web-access-outside-us/

@iko
“i own the kindle 2 and until now i haven’t registered the kindle yet since i am outside the sprint service area.”

How could you not have registered the Kindle yet? You can do that at Amazon.com Manage Your Kindle. I didn’t register my new K2 via the device since I’m in the Philippines now, but I did through Amazon.com.

And without registering, you wouldn’t be able to download or buy books from Amazon’s Kindle store.

kunyari i bought something from amzon. and 50$ iyon magkano po ang patong ng tax?

got my kindle 2 for valentines. it’s great. i can download a book in 1 minute via 3G. it connects to all the networks, you can also manually select the carrier. although, the browser does not seem to work there’s a message, “due to local restrictions, web browsing is not available for all countries”

Whats the real date of delivery for a kindle? any feedbacks? because the estimate is march 24, but I want to know the real number after customs and all that red tape. Thanks guys.

a friend of a friend is selling me kindle2 for Php9K but without warranty,charger or USB cord..should i buy it?i mean, is it easy to just download ebooks to my laptop and transfer to kindle?help!

@ cherry how it works wirelessly? please elaborate coz im planning to buy, ty

i want this one so much.

I really want a KINDLE!!! I badly needed it. I want to buy here at pinas but dont know where to buy one. I dont want to buy it online. Can someone help me? maybe someone can tell me a store that is selling it other than info maxx.

If I bought at www.amazon.com can I still use it even it was not registered in U.S.?

I have watched a morning show (Unang hirit/ Umagang KAy Ganda not sure which one) discussing all ebook reader. I wasn’t able to get the contact number of the person or his store ad. maybe someone know him or have also watched the show. please i really need a help. =D

does it have a USB port? I’ve got loads of E-books so will it be possible to just put a USB on it and be able to read it there?
where can I buy it better.. CANADA or Philippines?
with a-not-so pricey-price… but I’ll use it in the philippines..

Hi! My kindle was bought and registered in the states under my sister’s account. Anyone there who knows how i can register it here in my name and pay for the ebooks myself? tnx!

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pde po ba sya lagyan ng books na download lng gling sa computer ? yung para ka lng naglalagay ng mp3 songs sa cellphone .