Using Kindle outside US

Now, you have the Kindle by following the guide of buying Kindle 2 from outside US. There are couple of things you need to know on using Kindle in your homestead.

  1. Don’t charge your Kindle with your home power supply – unless at home you have the same voltage and US two-pronge plug. Instead, use the USB cable and charge it with your computer.
  2. Amazon use Whispernet to send the book to your Kindle, and it consumes lots of battery power of your Kindle as it needs to search / connect to Whispernet constantly. But since there is no Whispernet outside US, you shall switch off the Whispernet (from the Kindle menu) as soon as you get your hands on it.
  3. With your Kindle account, you need to set up a Kindle email address such as xxxx.xxxx@kindle.com. You can send files to that account and Amazon.com will convert the files for Kindle reading.
  4. On the other hand, Amazon will send the converted file to your Kindle directly via Whispernet. Since you don’t have Whispernet in your country. What you need to do is to send the files to a different address – xxxx.xxxx@free.kindle.com. Amazon will then convert the file and send you an email with a link to the converted file. You can then save the converted file and transfer to your Kindle.
  5. Kindle is beautiful, but make sure you buy a cover to protect it.
  6. Register to www.mobileread.com, it provides lots of support to mobile readers like us … outside Amazon.com.

Update : Since the screen saver picture also consumes power, therefore switch off your Kindle, instead of turning it to sleep mode before you go to bed. That will make your Kindle battery last for two, three weeks; instead of just a few days.

Update 2 : Kindle 3 is now available, great product !!

Update 3 : As you may aware, you can register your Kindle thru the “Manage your Kindle” in Amazon website, but not registering it using Whispernet … but here is a trick – create your own reginfo file and copy to your Kindle (for expert only … I warn you first).

Author: Michael Yung

Michael possessed over 30 years of experience in Information Technology with focuses on complex application development, database technologies and IT strategy. He also spent the last 20 years in Internet technology, eCommerce development / operations, web usability, computer security and Public Key Infrastructure technologies.

95 thoughts on “Using Kindle outside US”

  1. Hi, I just received my kindle 2 from DHL in Hong Kong. but when I slide the top button, the black bar simply slides 8/10 of the way across and then stops. Nothing happens after that, none of the HOME or MENU buttons respond. What do I do please? I have already registered my Kindle2 online at amazon.com but my PC won’t recognize it as yet.

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  2. William, sorry to hear that. But I am not sure I understand your “black bar” problem.

    I think what you can possibly do are:

    1. Reset / power off your Kindle 2 by slide the switch to right and hold 5 to 10 seconds. The screen should go blank.
    2. Connect the USB cable between your Kindle and PC. You shall see the charge light to orange and some text on screen.
    3. Check also whether by doing that, you can see a new drive in your PC (K drive).

    Charge it for an hour or two. Then safely reject the device from your PC. And see whether you can access the documents in your Kindle (e.g. the manual) and check the home / menu button is working again or not.

    Hope it helps.

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  3. I recieved the Kindle 2 in Afghanistan. I work here as NGO. I tried to register it through internet. Amazon asked me the kindle name which I gave anything I like and Serial number. But it says with geographical problem I cannot register it. What can I do? I asked my friend to buy it when she visit the US a few weeks ago.
    Can I buy and use the ebooks without registeration? How?

    Thank you very much.

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  4. Paul,

    If your Kindle 2 was a gift, your friend had to choose the gift option available in Amazon’s checkout process, the Kindle then would not be attached to your friend’s Amazon account. And you will be able to register the Kindle to your Amazon account directly from the device or from the Manage Your Kindle page found here: http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle.

    If your friend did not chose the gift option, she will need to “deregister” it first from Amazon. And you can then register the Kindle to your account, but I think you still need a US address to pass the geographic check.

    Once you get thru this web site registration, you can buy ebooks.

    Hope it helps.

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  5. – I am french (and live in france) and i bought a used kindle on Ebay yesterday. But what you said scares me a little!
    The seller sold it because he found it in a train and had no use of it. So does it mean that if the original owner hasn’t deregister the kindle, i won’t be able to register it and buy some kindle books? Or is there any hope?

    – I have no personal adress in the US: is it possible to register an aquaintance’s adress in the US? If it is simply an administrativ formility i think it’s ok, but does Amazon send some documents to the US address?

    Thanks a lot for your help (i know it sounds desperate…)

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  6. Hi Floriane,

    For your first question … The best case scenario will be someone just left a brand new Kindle in a train, and it’s a gift & therefore not yet registered to any Amazon account. Then you can register it to your account and start buying books (you still need to have US address tie to your account though, or you can use the Gift coupon approach – please check my other blog posts).

    The worst case scenario will be the Kindle was already registered and not de-registered by the owner. You will have a Kindle with whatever ebooks in it … and you cannot buy new ones. However, you still can use it to read unprotected Mobipocket books (.mobi, .prc) and text files (.txt) … provided you have the original Kindle USB cable.

    For your second question, yes I think an aquaintance’s address is fine as nothing will send to it – unless you later on use that Amazon account to buy other things and those will ship there.

    Hope it helps !!

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  7. Yes thanks!
    But i fear your first scenario is not the good one, because if someone brought his/her kindle in a train, it was to read, therefore the kindle must have been already registered to buy kindle books.
    But i wrote an email to Amazon explaining the situation and asking if they can contact the previous owner.
    I keep my fingers crossed!

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  8. Good luck then, Floriane. BTW, if the Kindle is not a brand new one (in a box), then you will need to buy the Kindle USB cable to transfer books …

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  9. I am based in Singapore and bought the Kindle 2 through VPOST a local service who bought on my behalf in the US. I bought the KIndle using my own Amazon account but I changed the address from my Singapore to US collection address of VPOST. When I was registering my KIndle , it kept on failing because there is no Whispernet in Singapore. So I switched of the whispernet function and connected it to the laptop with the USB cable. But I still could not register even though I have*******@kindle.com account. Can you help? Thanks.

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  11. Hi Michael,

    Thanks for the advice. I bought my kindle through One Now and it arrived in HK yesterday. I cannot buy books through Amazon as it will not let me progress without registering even though I have a US amazon account and have been topping it up with gift vouchers which I can download to my iphone. The only option I seem to have is downloading to iphone or registering. Any advice would be much appreciated.

    Laura

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  12. Hi Laura,

    Great you bought your Kindle, but sorry I am lost in your email … what do you mean by you have “… gift vouchers which I can download to my iphone …” ?

    Also, in the “Manage Your Kindle” page, did you find your Kindle registered ? And for you “US amazon account”, is it tied to an US address (the one you got from OneNow) ? Let me know and see how we can proceed from there …

    Sorry that I do not solve your problem immediately.

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  13. Hi Michael,

    Thanks for such a quite answer. I sent up an amazon account using the One Now address and I e-mail amazon gift vouchers to this account as I don’t have a US credit card. This has worked successfully with my iPhone Kindle. When I try to buy books using 1 click it will only allow me to buy books for my iphone or register my Kindle (which I can’t). My kindle says that it is unregistered but when I put the serial number into Amazon it says that it is already registered; I assume that this was done by One Now. Thanks for your help.

    Laura

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  14. Hi Laura,

    OneNow will not register the Kindle for you, instead I believe that new Amazon account you set up (the one with OneNow address) has registered your Kindle. Therefore, try login with this new account and check the “Manage Your Kindle” page again. And from that new account to buy Kindle books.

    Hope this helps.

    Cheers, Michael

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  15. Hi Michael,

    I’m was thinking of purchasing a kindle 2 when i heard this little device may not work outside U.S. I lived in Hong Kong, would there be any problems when I register it. How can i bypass the geographical problem?

    Your advice would be much appreciated.

    Susan

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  16. Hi Susan,

    In fact you can buy Kindle 2, and Kindle books with no problems. Many friends of mine in Hong Kong already got it. The major geographical issue is probably you cannot directly download the ebooks thru the wireless Amazon Whispernet, and you have to save the ebooks to your PC first, and then transfer to the Kindle 2. Another things you need to aware of is how to make use of a US address to buy the device and how to buy ebooks via AE credit cards or gift certificates.

    Please feel free to check other steps, tips and tricks in my blog posts for details. Give me a yell if you need more helps.

    Cheers, Michael

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  17. living in Singapore and like Edward above, got my Kindle 2 sent to me via VPOST. Set up a separate US Amazon account just for my Kindle with no credit cards attached and used the US address given to me by VPOST as my own. Easily buy books from Amazon and then just download them from Amazon to my pc and upload them to my Kindle via the cable…only problem is register the Kindle itself which is not that big a deal, just means I can’t access the settings like how it sorts by home page but that’s not too major a thing…as for the clock…I figured out an easy way to set that to my correct timing…just wait till midnight and do a reset…the Kindle will keep all your stuff but reset the clock to midnight.

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  19. Hi Michael, thanks for sharing your knowledge on Kindle with us.

    I am currently working oversea in Taiwan, but I have a US credit card with valide US address.
    I plan to buy a Kindle 2 with that card to a relative, and have him registered for me, before he will send the device to me.
    Then, I intend to follow what you have written on your post:
    1. Purchase Kindle ebook at amazon.com using my NEW Kindle account
    2. Since the wireless transfer function won’t work outside of US, I will “ask amazon” to allow me to download the file to my pc (?)
    3. Save the file on my pc
    4. Upload contents to my Kindle 2, through “special” Kindle USB (?)

    Can you tell me if this plan is foul-proof?
    I don’t think i will have problem purchasing or registereing in the US…
    I’m MOST CONCERNED that I will have trouble downloading books to my pc, and then uploading to my Kindle 2

    Please help me.

    Thanks, Phil

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  20. Hi Phillip,

    Glad that you find the information useful. If I understand you correctly, you intended to create a new Amazon account with your US credit card and your relative’s address. And once your relative get the Kindle he will register the hardware and then ship it to you.

    I think that will work perfectly. And for your points:

    #1 – OK
    #2 – You don’t need to “ask Amazon” for that, as the download function is available as part of the option in the “Manage Your Kindle” page
    #3 – Yes, you can do it.
    #4 – Yes, you can transfer the contents to your Kindle 2 – the USB cable come with the package, so you don’t need to buy a special one.

    One thing you may want to know is the steps / plan are ok for books, but not newspaper and magazine subscriptions as it requires the Whispernet.

    Hope it helps and enjoy !!

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  21. Hi Micheal, I dont think your information is correct. I live in the Netherlands and I accidentaly deregisterd my Kindle. When I wanted to register it again it failed. I just hang up with cust. service from Amazon and they told me that in order to register the devica has to be in the US becouse it has to connect to wispernet. Since I cant do that, I asked her if I could continue buying Kindle 2 e-books. This was not possible, becouse you need to have a Kindle registerd. But she said I could order it (with a US credit Card) to my I-phone (which I dont have…). But I was wondering if I can read those on my Kindle aswell?

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  22. Hi Zor,

    We are talking about two things – One is register your Kindle within Amazon website, such that your Amazon account can buy books for it. The other is register the Kindle hardware, that have to go thru Whispernet in US – that helps you to buy books directly from your Kindle 2 (again via Whispernet).

    With your case, looks like once you deregistered from your Amazon account (?), you cannot re-register it again … but have you tried create a new Amazon account and register the Kindle again ? (Pretty much like you just got the Kindle as a gift from a friend)

    Hope it helps.

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  23. Hi Micheal,

    Thanx for your help. I tried to register it on an new amazon account, however it still doenst work. Somehow Amazon claims that the hardware has to go through the mobile network in the US in order to register. I’ll keep trying though. I” keep you updated. If you have any ideas let me know.

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  24. Thanks man. That’s a real confidence boost.

    Two more questions, if i may.

    1. So you mean that- the download function “Manage Your Kindle” is an option EVERY KINDLE USER has for his/her amazon account online?
    For the files download there, can they only be uploaded to a designated kindle? Or is there a limit how many times you can upload to a e-book reader? Is it viewable on regular computer, or just a file for kindle device?
    (Sorry this is like 5 questions in one)

    2. Say if one day, I return to the U.S., can I re-activate my Whispernet function? Or do I lose it already?

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  25. Hi Phillip,

    My answers below:

    1.(a) Yes the download function is available for all Kindle users (since not all users, even in US, is covered by Whispernet). For the screen shot, check out here … http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/book/2009/03/21/buy-kindle-books-from-outside-us/

    1.(b) I was told you can upload the file to Kindles registered to your account and up to 6 Kindles. But I have not tried it. I think it is for sharing a book within a family or close friends …

    1.(c) There is no limit on uploading your book to the reader.

    1.(d) The file is in .azw format, so is only viewable in your Kindle device.

    1.(e) What’s the fifth question ? 😎

    2. Yes, you can “re-activate” your Whispernet function. I brought my Kindle in an US trip and activate the hardware, bought a book from within Kindle itself, sync a book with Kindle for iPhone … all without problem.

    Hope it helps.

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  26. Hi Zor,

    Sorry to hear that, but it is strange … as you just mimicing you received a Kindle as a gift from a friend and try to register it. May be Amazon changed that rule ?

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  27. Hi. There is a lot of great information here. Thank you. My mom lives on a boat and sails all over the world. I am going to visit her and was hoping to give her a kindle as a gift since there is not much room on a boat for a lot of books. I wanted to buy 20 or so books for her to already have on it before I gave it to her. It seems I need to register it to my account to put those books on it, but then she would need to re-register the kindle with her account when she gets it. Do you forsee any problem? Would she lose the books I put on when she re-registered it? Do I need to blow the secret so that I can download some books with her account before I go? Thanks.

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  28. Hi Wendy,

    Thanks for visiting the site and for your question, to play safe, I think there are couple of possible ways to do it:

    1. Assuming your mom doesn’t has an Amazon account, then you can create an account for your mom, buy a Kindle, and some books to store into the Kindle with your credit card. Then pass the Kindle and Amazon account information to your mom; and change the credit card information.

    2. Or same as the above, but you use gift certificate to buy books for the Kindle, then you don’t need to change the credit card information at all.

    3. If your mom already have an Amazon account, then you shall buy the Kindle as a gift, such that your mom can register it. I suggest to buy the books with gift certificates after the re-registration.

    4. Last option is if you also have a Kindle already, then you can register your mom’s new Kindle under your account; buy the books and share it with the new Kindle. This option, you can read those 20 books as well.

    Hope it helps.

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  29. Hi,
    I live in Saudi Arabia and I have US adress via delivering company but I don’t have US c/card can I still download Kindle store books to the Kindle by cable?

    Regds,

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  31. Hi Michael

    Got my Kindle 2 at last. After one connection, my computer could not recognize the Kindle, and therefore could not charge it. Your advice will be greatly appreciated.

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  32. Hi Toddy,

    Was your connection directly to the PC, or to an USB hub. May I suggest you to try the followings:

    1. If your PC can recognize a new device, but not a Kindle – first properly eject the device first, i.e. not just unplug the Kindle 2
    2. Total shut down the Kindle – push the top button to right for a few seconds until the screen go blank.
    3. Plug the Kindle to the PC USB port with the cable, but not thru any USB hub.
    4. See if your PC can recognize the Kindle or not. If not, you probably need try it on another PC.

    Let me know if you have other problems. Hope it helps.

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  35. Hi!!
    I live in the Dominican Republic and my mom just gave me a kindle as a gift, and i get that i cant deregister it on the actual kindle until I reach the us, but i cant read any books. I downloaded to free books in the format permited and they show on the computer that they are stored inside the Kindle but i cant access them!!
    Please help!!

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  36. Hi Marcelle,

    Not sure I can answer your questions … you wrote your mom gave you a Kindle as a gift, but did she buy it in Amazon and specify as a gift ? If yes, you should be able to register the Kindle with your Amazon account (can be done anywhere in the world via Internet). Otherwise, your mom or whoever bought that Kindle, need to deregister it first.

    And the only “registration” that needs to be done in US is the registration of the Kindle hardware, since that requires your Kindle to connect to the WhisperNet. But even without that, you shall be able to buy and download eBooks to your Kindle to read (just like what we are doing, outside US).

    For the free books you downloaded, are those in .azw format and stored in the “document” folder ? And can you see those books in the home menu ?

    Hope it helps.

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  37. thanx man for your tip’s but i have a real big problem and i need to fix it … i ordered kindle for my friend and i didnt use the gift option so what happend is that the kindle was rigesterd with my name and i needed to change it to his name so what happend is that i tried to change but it ( diregister it ) did not accept cause am out side U.S so i found that there is an option in the kindle menu and it was ( restore to the factory default ) and i did it .. guss what ? the kindle now is not rigesterd to me any more but the problem is i cant rigester it to any account because am out side U.S ( in the middle east ) and now i dont know what to do ?? if at least there is a way to get the books it will be enough .

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  38. Hi Ahmed,

    I think there is a misunderstanding, or I misunderstood your problem. Seems to me you deregister your Kindle and restore to factory default, all from your Kindle device itself (i.e. the Kindle menu) …

    But when we talked about the registration / deregistration was actually a step in managing your device within the Amazon account. Therefore, I think there is still a chance that you can deregister your Kindle after logged into Amazon account (the Manage Your Kindle page). Then ask your lucky friend to register this device with his / her Amazon account.

    You / your friend shall able to get the book, but cannot register the Kindle hardware (which indeed requires you be in USA with the Whispernet).

    Hope it helps and if it still does not solve your problem, I am afraid you need to make a call to Amazon.

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  39. Hi Michael,

    I’m living in HK and plan to follow onenow’s way to purchase Kindle DX.
    As I know from amazon’s web that DX is PDF native supporting, can I get the DX and transfer my own pdf files at my PC through USB cable to DX for reading?

    Thanks for ur kindly advice.

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    1. Hi Kenneth,

      Yes you can transfer your own pdf files from your PC to your DX for viewing. One thing I am not so sure is how good is the PDF native support, may be it works on all complex PDF, or may be just simple PDF with pictures and graphs. Anyway, please note that, with Kindle’s B&W screen, the colorful PDF may not as good looking as you view it in PC screen.

      Hope it helps.

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    1. Hi Nik,

      Sorry to learn that. But in my case, the Kindle works normally – i.e. the Kindle screen shows the correct screen, and the Mac shows the Kindle icon in desktop, and the charging light of the Kindle gets turned on. May be you can try turn off your Kindle first, and then connect again to try ?

      Hope it helps.

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  41. Hello Michael,
    Thanks for your very informative advices. I live in India and my friend just got me a Kindle from the US. Should I register it in my name or in my friend’s name? Most probably my friend will also buy books for me. Or is it necessary for me to create an account in my name.? How do I go about it? I do not have an active amazon account. Please suggest!
    VT

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    1. Hi VT,

      Glad you found the information useful. So, is it an International version, or an US version ? If your friend is going to buy books for you, then there is no harm to let your friend register the Kindle. But each time, your friend will need to download the book to his / her computer, then mail it to you and you transfer the book to your Kindle via USB cable.

      If you have credit card, or if you can buy Amazon gift card easily, then it is better to have your own Amazon account and register the Kindle with that account. And you may want to check my other posts on how to get US books (lower priced) to an International version Kindle.

      Hope it helps.

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  42. Thanks Michael,
    Yes, it is an international version. One more question: Can my friend register it in his name in the US and buy books for me but I download it here in India on my kindle? Is this possible?

    Thanks also for the other posts on how to get US books to international version.
    VT

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    1. Hi VT,

      This is possible only if he share his Amazon login account with you. Another approach you may consider is you create your own Amazon account, with your friend’s address as mailing / delivery address. And you register the Kindle under your account, and you use Gift coupon to buy books (so you don’t need your friend’s help as well). Then you can buy and download books easily.

      Hope it helps.

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  43. Hi Michael

    [[On the other hand, Amazon will send the converted file to your Kindle directly via Whispernet. Since you don’t have Whispernet in your country. What you need to do is to send the files to a different address – xxxx.xxxx@free.kindle.com. Amazon will then convert the file and send you an email with a link to the converted file. You can then save the converted file and transfer to your Kindle.]]]

    Just want to check – I’ve to create 2 accounts with free.kindle.com? I’m going to get Kindle using a Borderlinx US address (similar concept to VPost) – which Kindle should I get?

    Thanks for your help

    Mabel

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    1. Hi Mable,

      Since now Amazon ships the Kindle outside US with the International version, so first you don’t need to select “which” Kindle to get – there is only one Kindle. Secondly, you don’t need to get the US address for the Kindle (even though you can always ask Amazon to ship to the US address first, then ask Borderlinx send to you). You can use the US address for two purposes now – 1) if there are other products from Amazon or other US online shop that will not ship to your country; 2) you want to use the US address to consolidate your shipments and save some delivery charges.

      Hope it helps.

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  44. I want to buy my brother in Afghanistan a Kindle for Christmas. However, it does not look like it will be easy to get it registered and working from there. He does have a computer with internet. Do you know of anyone or is there a way to purchase one and get it registered so it will work for him over there. If it is too much hassle I won’t get this as a gift. Please let me know if you know of anyone over there that has one that works. Thank you

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    1. Hi Jody,

      Certainly you can get the Kindle as a gift to your brother. One way is you register an Amazon account for your brother, then get a Kindle to him. You may want to instruct Amazon to ship the product to you first, then you can register it in US (via Whispernet). Then you ship the Kindle to your brother with the Amazon account information. Then your brother can buy books via the Amazon account.

      Hope it helps.

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  45. Hi Michael!

    I am currently living in US but will be returning home to Singapore in a few months time. I am considering in buying Kindle before my return since it is not made available in Singapore. However, after reading your helpful tips and asnwering some of my concerns about using in my home country. I will also like to know does this means that the 3G wireless in Kindle will not function in Singapore? I wont be able to surf the internet on the Kindle? Thanks very much for your advice!

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    1. Hi Jane,

      Right, not until Kindle 2 is available in Singapore, you won’t be able to access the net thru the Kindle (be it 3G or GPRS). On the other hand, I personally don’t see the wireless access is a must for two reasons – first, the Kindle 2 browser is mediocre, really not a good surfing experience; second, I can always buy Amazon ebooks thru my PC, instead of the Kindle store (which you can access from your own Kindle).

      Not until one day you subscribe to some newspaper / magazine and you want Amazon to download to your Kindle every morning, I really don’t see the need, yet.

      So basically, I turn off the wireless function most of the time. Hope it helps.

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  46. Hi Michael!

    Thanks very much for your prompt reply! I think i will take the opportunity to buy a Kindle soon! You’ve been most helpful!

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  47. Hi Michael,

    I’m in the UK now planning to move to Singapore. I can get a Kindle in UK but wonder if I can continue to buy books and subscribe to magazines after the move. I think you said we could do so in Singapore via amazon.com and sycronize via the PC. But I use a MacBook, would there be any problems?

    Thanks!

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    1. Hi Ivy,

      Yes, you can still buy books in Singapore by various methods I mentioned in my blog posts. Once you bought the ebooks, you can download to your Mac and then copy to the Kindle (I tried myself). However, I don’t think the magazine subscription will work, because there is no wireless transfer in Singapore yet. However, you still can buy / download the “current issue” of magazine, as in this blog post http://www.michaelyung.com/blog/services-and-products/2009/08/20/newspaper-and-magazines-for-kindle-outside-us/. Hope it helps.

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  49. Hi Michael,

    I finally received my Kindle here in US. Reading it on some website and forum (i may have misunderstood) Is Kindle for the international market different from a Kindle in bought and meant for US users? I wasnt aware there was one till i just got mine. Also, I came across the Nook from Barnes and Noble which allows users to have Wi-Fi that Kindle does not have. What is your take on that.

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    1. Hi Jane,

      Glad that you got your Kindle finally. Your US version (?) shall work perfectly and just like any other International version Kindles. The only difference is when you download ebooks to your Kindle outside US, you need to pay the transfer charge (I guess it’s US$ 2.00).

      And for Nook, I think with Wi-Fi is a good thing if you can find Wi-Fi hotspots easily and there is a good browser with the Nook (I am not so sure about that). Otherwise, to me using phone network that I can connect to Whispernet all the time is better. In Asia, 3G (and later on 4G) cellular network is very popular.

      Hope it helps.

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  50. Hello again Michael,

    Sounds good to me! So far most reviews have said Nook could be the next Kindle Killer, it still cant beat Kindle yet. If i understand you correctly there isnt really any difference between the international version kindle to the one sold in US? I currently bought the US version and wonder if there is a need for me to exchange it to a International version for i will eventually move back home to Singapore. Thanks very much for the advice!

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    1. If that’s the case, then exchange it to an International version sounds better. You may also want to check with them by when that version will support the Telcos (and therefore book download wirelessly) in Singapore.

      About Nook, I personally don’t think it will be the Kindle killer, but the next Apple tablet will be. 😎

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