darty Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Which sites could anyone recommend for free kindle books (apart from the classics)?Have been rumbled by Amazon UK...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Just googling 'Free books for kindle' brings up lots of links....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 RH, you are a sophisticate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darty Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Yes, but they can "see" from my ip (i presume) that I am in France, and when I click through free becomes anything but, apart from all the golden oldies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Perhaps it would work with a proxy server ? Sorry I am not techie enough to know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSKS Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Darty - it is possible to order from Amazon.co.uk using a VPN (a program on your computer that gives it a UK IP address). You can then order from .co.uk via the computer and then next time you turn the wifi on on the Kindle the ordered books will download - Amazon only seems to 'look' at the position of the ordering device (in this case the computer) rather than the receiving device (the Kindle). Be aware, though, that you would then be acting in breach of Amazon's Ts and Cs.PM me if you need more precise info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 The Guardian does free downloadable books from time to time, but I don't know what format they are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markradland Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 You could look on e-bay. Large numbers of very cheap books. I am sure many are within copyright even although they claim to be legal. I bought a disc with 5000+ books for a few quid. I was pleased with the selection although some of the scanned books are difficult to read due to poor scanning technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wils Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I have just read your post regarding Kindle books. It is possible to get hundreds of books free through your kindle itself however it must be registred in The UK to go to Amazons UK site. This is not a problem, I did it in 5 minutes. You first go into 'Menu' and then 'settings'. From here under registration 'deregister' your kindle from its current address. You can then re-register it, using your normal (French) bank card then , when it asks for an address use ANY UK address It is not important and does not need to correspond in any way with your cards. In seconds you will be registered as a UK user then you will go to The co.uk site when you shop with your kindle where free books abound, in fact once you are on the 'shop at Kindle store' page click on 'Best sellers' and right at the very top right hand corner of the page you will see 'Kindle top 100 free', simply navigate to there and click and away you go. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The Kindle for Android App I have loaded onto my wifes tablet she got for Xmas .... Works fine . For those who want to see how its done . The guys accent is strong but he gets it accross .: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIBt9kVnBOg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I logged my kindle to one of the delivery addresses I use in the UK and because I normally pay for stuff with and english debit card there was no problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 [quote user="Mac"]I logged my kindle to one of the delivery addresses I use in the UK and because I normally pay for stuff with and english debit card there was no problem at all.[/quote]Yes, that's how I got round it too - useful to have friends and family in the UK who don't mind being used as a delivery service! And I do get Amazon stuff delivered there so it's quite above board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanb Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 There's at least one other option that might help: if your Kindle is registered to 'Amazon.fr' you can re-register it to 'Amazon.com' through the "Manage your Kindle" menu, without doing anything about your address; the website says quite openly that this is so that you can buy Kindle content from the US store even though you live in France.Your purchases will be priced in dollars, which may make them a bit more expensive if you have to pay from a non-dollar account (although if the price is zero the exchange rate doesn't matter). But you may have more choice of English-language books. If it doesn't work as you want, you can always change back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarice Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 this is really helps me too... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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