Accessing kindle content abroad

[madteaparty]

I am buying a kiddie kindle fire as a gift and it comes with one year amazon unlimited. I have no idea if giftee has an amazon account, but would rather not connect this to my account. Could they access that content overseas (where they live) with a simple amazon account (which would have a non US credit card attached presumably)? Is that content even available?

I gave my niece the same (same country) and she can access her content that I sometimes purchase but that is connected to my account. Ugh so complicated.

[TheReader]

Hmmm. When I bought my Kindle for use in Brazil, from my US account, I had it synced to our US account, with a US credit card, and I was able to get stuff no problem BUT that was with it linked to a US account. 

I would think if the recipient is linking it to their own account, it will be limited to whatever content is available in their country/version of Amazon. 

[Monica_in_Switzerland]

We live abroad, and we all have kindles (readers, not fire) connected to amazon.com.  I am unable to download kindle content from amazon.de (the one Swiss people are directed to by default), amazon.co.uk, etc, even though I have accounts at all those stores and routinely buy physical books from them.  So my impression is that a kindle device is linked to an amazon STORE, not to the device's physical location.  If you bought it in the US, I would guess she just needs to open an account at the .com version of amazon, and I doubt that they care where the credit card is registered (is one even needed to open an account?), but I can't guarantee that.  

On maybe two occasions, I have been unable to buy an ebook on amazon.com because I was located in Switzerland.  Both times, I think it was a super brand new release, and I was able to purchase it a week or so later, probably corresponding to the Swiss release date, even though I was purchasing from the .com store.  🤷‍♀️

 

One thing that does NOT work abroad is amazon prime.  I cannot have an amazon.com prime account, only amazon.de.  Video release seems to be very tightly tied to physical location of a device.  

[madteaparty]

58 minutes ago, Monica_in_Switzerland said:

We live abroad, and we all have kindles (readers, not fire) connected to amazon.com.  I am unable to download kindle content from amazon.de (the one Swiss people are directed to by default), amazon.co.uk, etc, even though I have accounts at all those stores and routinely buy physical books from them.  So my impression is that a kindle device is linked to an amazon STORE, not to the device's physical location.  If you bought it in the US, I would guess she just needs to open an account at the .com version of amazon, and I doubt that they care where the credit card is registered (is one even needed to open an account?), but I can't guarantee that.  

On maybe two occasions, I have been unable to buy an ebook on amazon.com because I was located in Switzerland.  Both times, I think it was a super brand new release, and I was able to purchase it a week or so later, probably corresponding to the Swiss release date, even though I was purchasing from the .com store.  🤷‍♀️

 

One thing that does NOT work abroad is amazon prime.  I cannot have an amazon.com prime account, only amazon.de.  Video release seems to be very tightly tied to physical location of a device.  

Thanks. I did a chat with amazon customer service and my idea of buying some content to hand the device loaded with (or like the year of freetime it comes with) is a no go. So I will hand the thing in the box and hope they’re able to download a movie or something. 
Yeah I use VPN to access stuff abroad. 

[JennyD]

I'm outside of the US now and have no problem buying books for Kindle with a US-based amazon account (with a US credit card).   Amazon Unlimited also works just fine.