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gelincek

Hi everybody, where I can get this reading books device (Kindle) in Tripoli? Any suggestions :-(

bungaraya

nope, not available in tripoli. best bet is to get a friend from the UK or US to buy one.

and first check if the books you want are available in kindle form, and do a google search on how to buy kindle books outside the US

officeboy

Also remember that Kindle books are like Ipods, materials purchased are copyright sensitive (if you buy a USA book, it will vanish when you next go online in UK (or visa versa). A lot of stuff vanished from our e-purchases when we last arrived back in Trip.
I would suggest the Sony E-Reader, Superb, Accepts every format out there, not wifi or 3G so no worries about it connecting to the internet and policing your purchases.
The wife has one and swears buy it.
Me, I prefer a real book.
OB

Vedder

For online purchases in Libya, Aramex provide a very good service. For 45 LYD (One-time charge) you'll be granted a virtual address in USA or UK, still linked to your address here in Libya (Or, by request, you get to collect your purchases from Aramex premises). The charges are as follows (Not very accurate I'm afraid):

Less than 1 kg: 20 LYD
Above 1 kg: 10 LYD for every extra 0.500 kg

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bungaraya

officeboy wrote:

Also remember that Kindle books are like Ipods, materials purchased are copyright sensitive (if you buy a USA book, it will vanish when you next go online in UK (or visa versa). A lot of stuff vanished from our e-purchases when we last arrived back in Trip.
OB


Really? Were the missing books still in your amazon account, or gone from that too?

I got a lot of books while in the US, I went online on the Kindle in Turkey and they were fine. Wonder if it's because I have the International version?

I haven't been online on Kindle in Libya, it has not been able to connect to my home wireless network. I have been 'buying' lots more free books since we got back to tripoli, though haven't downloaded them since I already got so many I haven't bothered to try connecting my cable to the computer to sideload them yet.

I ♥ my Kindle.

bungaraya

I have been doing some googling, and did not find anywhere that Amazon will delete content out of the US.

From the Kindle TOS:
"Upon your payment of the applicable fees set by Amazon, Amazon grants you the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times, solely on the Device or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your personal, non-commercial use."

gelincek

@officeboy
Where can i get this Sony in Tripoli>?

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