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iPad Kindle Singapore

July 29, 2010

There were two main reasons why I went to get myself a iPad:

1) Kindle. I am running out of space at home for my books. Having ebooks will enable me to read without worrying finding space to put my books.

2) Watching video without sitting in front of my PC. With iPad I can now watch video anywhere.

And after playing around with my iPad for the past few days, I can safely say the iPad fulfilled both and more.

It was not that straight forward to purchase books off Amazon for Kindle on iPad. However upon successfully purchasing ebooks, the ebooks were pushed down to the Kindle on iPad. Reading on Kindle was a wonderful experience, with a flick of my finger, it displayed the next page. While I believe it is easier for the eyes to get tired reading on a iPad than a Kindle, at least the iPad is sold officially in Singapore, while we are still waiting for the Kindle to be here after so long.

To purchase ebooks on Amazon, follow the steps given in Jeff’s Blog. As to the VPN, I tried a few free ones, and most of them were slow and unreliable.  In the end I am quite pleased with VPNReactor, a free VPN service with servers located in US. It has been quite reliable so far, and the speed is fast enough for me.

A word of caution, you have to use a VPN service with servers located in US. The first time that I did not, I receive an email from Amazon asking me to verify that I was in US.

 

[Updated 25 Dec 2011] TunnelBear is a pretty good VPN to use. However, there is a need to install their application to use it. 

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  • wenjie

    October 7, 2010 at 11:31 pm Reply

    I am guessing your account created in iTunes has a country, say Singapore where Kindle is not available.

    What you need to do is to create another iTunes account, this time with country US. Once you sign in with this new account, iTunes will automatically bring you to the USA iTunes site. You can then get Kindle from there.

  • Ana

    December 20, 2010 at 7:03 pm Reply

    Uhm, do you need a US registered bank to match credit card details to the new US ITunes account? Cos I tried it with my existing card & registration wouldn’t process precisely for this reason =P

  • SK

    January 7, 2011 at 1:23 am Reply

    Hi can I ask if I create another iTunes account from us, will the iPad wipe out my other apps from the previous account? Wat happens when I sync?

    Thanks a lot

  • wenjie

    January 7, 2011 at 7:50 am Reply

    No it won’t. If you have some apps from SG iTunes account and some apps from US iTunes account for eg, during sync they won’t be wipe out. I am having both SG iTunes and US iTunes apps on my iPad and they sync fine.

  • Stephennie

    January 17, 2011 at 10:42 pm Reply

    Help!! I got my ipad.Successfully synch the Kindle App to my ipad. Created an acct in VPN reactor logged in. Able to get a few free sample books. But now i received this error.

    I need help in solving the below error & how do i purchase book, understand i have to buy gift card but still do not quite get it 🙁

    “Tan Stephennie, please contact us or change your country to complete your purchase.
    You attempted to purchase an item while in a different country than listed on your Amazon account.
    Are you traveling outside your country?
    Please contact customer service in order to continue purchasing Kindle items.
    Did you recently move to a new country?
    You can easily update your country for your Amazon account”

  • Stephennie

    January 18, 2011 at 10:06 pm Reply

    It is already, currently is set as below…

    * Stephennie
    * 100 Pine Blvd
    * Anytown, NY 12345
    * NEW YORK, NEW YORK 12345
    * United States
    * Phone: 6000000

  • wenjie

    January 19, 2011 at 8:49 pm Reply

    1. Connect to VPNReactor. Make sure you choose the USA server. To confirm, go to this site:

    http://whatismyipaddress.com/

    It should say you are somewhere in USA. If not, check VPNReactor website on how to connect correctly.

    2. Go to Manage your Kindle at the Kindle product page in Amazon.

    3. Go to ‘your country’ and edit your country if it’s not the US. Use any US address.

    4. Go to your account, ‘manage payment options’, and erase your credit card info if you have any credit cards associated with Amazon.com .

    5. Turn off 1-Click ordering for your Amazon account.

    6. Buy a gift card, say USD100 and send the gift card to your email address. When you receive it in the email, apply the gift amount to your Amazon account.

    7. Go to your account, ‘manage payment options’, and erase your credit card info. Do this step everytime you use your credit card.

    8. Now you can go ahead and buy any ebook to have it deliver to the Kindle on your iPad.

  • mickey

    March 1, 2011 at 6:18 pm Reply

    Already looking forward to buying an iPad 2 when it comes out 🙂 the Kindle App is already available on my default store (Philippines). Couple of questions —

    1) do I have to do the same jumping through hoops in order to purchase Kindle eBooks?

    2) how do I load them into the iPad? Is it the same as the Kindle where it has to be via USB? Or can I download them through wifi?

    Thanks!

  • Hanny

    January 3, 2012 at 10:54 am Reply

    Hi Wenjie
    I installed the kindle on my ipad and bought a book from Amazon without using the VPN. I received an email from Amazon for verification too. What should I do from here? Did I need to reply Amazon?
    Looking forward to your reply. Thank you.

    • wenjie

      January 3, 2012 at 9:13 pm Reply

      I too received the email from Amazon before. I ignored the email. So far, Amazon has not done anything to my account yet. Though I strongly suggest you start using a VPN for eBook purchases now.

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