I'm hoping that, now that the Kindle will be available outside the US, the Kindle iPhone App will become available in the UK App Store (it's currently only available in the US App Store).
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Originally Posted by Damien
I want one.
One problem though is the cost of delivery adds £30 onto the cost and it comes with the US plug! Really how lazy is it not to include regional power supplies.
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At least it charges over USB though, so I don't think that's too much of a problem. Plug it into your computer with the included cable, or maybe slap a UK plug adaptor on the US plug (the power adaptor supports 100-240V).
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Originally Posted by SB_07
Last time i ordered stuff from Amazon.com i got charged fees from the postman too.
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If you import something from a non-EU country you may be liable to Customs Duty, plus if the item costs over £18 you will also have to pay Import VAT (calculated on the total cost of item + shipping).
$279 = £174.71
Priority Courier Shipping to Europe of "Kindle or Kindle Accessories" = $14.99 = £9.39
Total = £184.10
Then add Import VAT @ 15% ... £27.62 (rising to £32.22 when VAT goes back up to 17.5%).
For some countries, Amazon has an "Import Fees Deposit" service, where you can pay the relevant fees in advance via Amazon when you pay for the actual order itself (Amazon takes your money for the estimated fees, & passes it on to the shipping people to pay the relevant import fees on your behalf when it gets to this end).
If you don't pay it in advance, then you have the situation like you have had before, where the delivery company pay the fees for you and hold onto the item until you reimburse them... often plus an admin fee of some sort (I've been stung for fees before when ordering some things from the US, and had to pay Import VAT plus a separate handling fee when picking the item up from the Royal Mail depot).
[Although, speaking of Amazon & Royal Mail... Amazon.co.uk has ditched Royal Mail for parcels over 500g...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oc...postal-strikes ]