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Old 09-07-2012, 15:16   #1
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Kindle eBook as a gift
I've tried looking at the Amazon website, but cannot find the answer. How do you send someone a Kindle eBook as a gift?
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Old 09-07-2012, 15:42   #2
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AFAIK you can't.

Though you could send them an Amazon gift card.
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Old 09-07-2012, 15:58   #3
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It's disappointing they don't do this. I usually send a gift card.
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Old 09-07-2012, 16:02   #4
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Thanks for the responses. The wife was asking me last night, I think she wanted to send a book to a friend as a gift.
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Old 09-07-2012, 16:16   #5
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I've tried looking at the Amazon website, but cannot find the answer. How do you send someone a Kindle eBook as a gift?
I think you can buy Kindle gift cards. Either paper ones to post or electronic email ones. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/gc/order..._09&type=Email
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Old 09-07-2012, 19:41   #6
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I've tried looking at the Amazon website, but cannot find the answer. How do you send someone a Kindle eBook as a gift?
Sadly not even though this has been a feature available to Amazon.com for years now.

It's poor show that Amazon haven't added this to other countries.
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Old 09-07-2012, 20:17   #7
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Could one put an ebook on a wishlist and somebody else buy it for them? That would be a way, but not really a surprise.

ETA: I am registered at amazon.com and there I have an option next to a book "Give as a gift". Then I have to log on and specify to which Amazon account/email address I want to send it.
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Old 09-07-2012, 20:31   #8
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Could one put an ebook on a wishlist and somebody else buy it for them? That would be a way, but not really a surprise.

ETA: I am registered at amazon.com and there I have an option next to a book "Give as a gift". Then I have to log on and specify to which Amazon account/email address I want to send it.
Books from .com wont work on a kindle linked to a UK account.
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Old 10-07-2012, 16:54   #9
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Books from .com wont work on a kindle linked to a UK account.
Seriously?? WTF?
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Old 10-07-2012, 20:03   #10
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Seriously?? WTF?
I think it's to do with rights to the meterial, the stuff sold in the US store is for US constomers only and so forth.
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Old 10-07-2012, 20:32   #11
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Books from .com wont work on a kindle linked to a UK account.
Yes they do. You can transfer your account seamlessly between countries depending on your whim as long as you have a valid local billing address. Bit of a stretch for a gift though.

Good News I've bought you an ebook! Bad News you have to change your billing address to Beverley Hills 90210 to get it
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Old 11-07-2012, 17:00   #12
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DRM needs to die. I can (and have) ordered books from Amazon USA, despite only having a UK billing address.

Digital books shouldn't be treated any differently.
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