UK Warriors: Publishing To The Kindle???

14 years ago

Someone once took my free ebook and was selling it as their own on the Kindle site for 99 cents. It took me a while to get through to Amazon and complain. The UK support line told me they did not support the Kindle books. The US support line was hopeless and they did not seem to know what the Kindle was.

In the end by chance I came across a forum where Amazon respond to issues. Eventually they removed my book, although I am unsure if any action was ever taken against the seller.

I recently read that the Kindle was to be sold in the UK so hopefully they will allow ebooks to be sold soon.

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Alexa Smith

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JayXtreme

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Jay, the Kindle is already on sale in the UK, as far as I know. I know someone who bought one a couple of weeks ago (she thinks she was one of the first people in the UK to have one, but she bought it from Amazon UK, didn't have it sent from the US or anything), so it has officially been released, I think?

Yeah...I'm fairly certain it is selling here...

But the publishing issues still remain... or at least I thought so...

A kind warrior did just PM me a little info and is going to feed me some more as they dig deeper

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imon32red

14 years ago

This question is asked almost daily on the Amazon forum Amazon DTP Support : Support Home. To date I am not aware of anyone country outside of the U.S. being able to publish for the Kindle yet. There are a couple companies in the U.S. that will sell your book for you, but I am not sure what they charge. If you are interested I could search the forum to try to find them.

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blackjack

14 years ago

Jay

I have trying to find the solution too.

Here is one of the reply

Dear Publisher,

Thanks for your interest in publishing for kindle.

Please note that at present, only publishers with US billing address and bank account are able to setup account on Amazon DTP. We are working towards enabling non US publishers to setup accounts on DTP, however, I am unable to comment on when exactly it will be extended to our international publishers, I would suggest you to check our website regularly for any update on this.

Thanks again for your interest in Amazon DTP.

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Tony Dean

14 years ago

Originally Posted by blackjack

Jay

I have trying to find the solution too.

Here is one of the reply

Dear Publisher,

Thanks for your interest in publishing for kindle.

Please note that at present, only publishers with US billing address and bank account are able to setup account on Amazon DTP. We are working towards enabling non US publishers to setup accounts on DTP, however, I am unable to comment on when exactly it will be extended to our international publishers, I would suggest you to check our website regularly for any update on this.

Thanks again for your interest in Amazon DTP.

I asked some weeks ago when they announced the 'international Kindle' for most countries - and I am still awaiting any response!

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Peeps66

14 years ago

Originally Posted by blackjack

Jay

I have trying to find the solution too.

Here is one of the reply

Dear Publisher,

Thanks for your interest in publishing for kindle.

Please note that at present, only publishers with US billing address and bank account are able to setup account on Amazon DTP. We are working towards enabling non US publishers to setup accounts on DTP, however, I am unable to comment on when exactly it will be extended to our international publishers, I would suggest you to check our website regularly for any update on this.

Thanks again for your interest in Amazon DTP.

The fact that you currently need a US billing address and bank account has knocked my plans a bit. I was going to try and get a few ebooks listed

Peeps

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CliveG

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Jay, the Kindle is already on sale in the UK, as far as I know. I know someone who bought one a couple of weeks ago (she thinks she was one of the first people in the UK to have one, but she bought it from Amazon UK, didn't have it sent from the US or anything), so it has officially been released, I think?

I think that the one currently on sale in the UK is actually the US version underneath. I don't think that a real UK version has been produced yet, but the situation does not seem particularly clear.

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JayXtreme

14 years ago

Thanks for the replies.

I'm currently in talks with someone at Amazon about resolving this issue. It seems they're not all as stupid as the ones who answer the phone

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Jay

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Bev Clement

14 years ago

You also need a SSN in the States to publish on Kindle.

There are some backdoor ways in but they break the TOS of Amazon.

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Peeps66 14 years ago

Can you give us an insight into these backdoor ways
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- JayXtreme 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Peeps66
  
  Can you give us an insight into these backdoor ways
  
  I don't think that would be very wise on a public forum
  
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sande 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Bev Clement

You also need a SSN in the States to publish on Kindle.

There are some backdoor ways in but they break the TOS of Amazon.

Oh no I stay in the US and my visa does not allow me to work it is dependant visa(on my husbands) so I cannot get a SSN. This means I cannot publish in kindle. I got to get thinking about JV here.
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Bev Clement

14 years ago

If you think I'm going to do that you are nuts

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Midas3 Consulting

14 years ago

Jay

If you can't resolve the situation, I would simply partner with somebody in the US you can trust in a JV fashion, piggyback their US based address, SSN and bank account.

I have a JV with a guy in the states now on similar terms, I found getting a US Merchant account a pain in the ass as they didn't favour my UK company bank account, now I partner succesfully with a US colleague.

Always an option.

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Bev Clement

14 years ago

Originally Posted by SimonHarrison

Jay

If you can't resolve the situation, I would simply partner with somebody in the US you can trust in a JV fashion, piggyback their US based address, SSN and bank account.

And anyone you partner with will have to pay taxes based on your sales, not theirs. Why do you think Amazon need the SSN? They report all sales to the government.

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Midas3 Consulting

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Bev Clement

And anyone you partner with will have to pay taxes based on your sales, not theirs. Why do you think Amazon need the SSN? They report all sales to the government.

Yes they have to pay taxes, and I'm fully aware of how a SSN works as that's how I do business with my partner. Suffice to say , the problem exists in my set up as well and it's really rather easy to resolve if you think about it, I'll happily explain via PM if the lightbulb hasn't come on , much like your backdoor discussion, I'm not prone to discussing taxation issues in the same vein on a public forum.

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Peeps66

14 years ago

Hi Simon

I was going to send you a PM about boosting my flickering lightbulb before it blows, but I can't seem to send one. Not enough messages or something.

So would it be possible for you to PM me?

Peeps

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Midas3 Consulting

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Peeps66

Hi Simon

I was going to send you a PM about boosting my flickering lightbulb before it blows, but I can't seem to send one. Not enough messages or something.

So would it be possible for you to PM me?

Peeps

Morning Peeps66,

PM sent with the solution..

All the best.

Simon

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Peeps66 14 years ago

Originally Posted by SimonHarrison

Morning Peeps66,

PM sent with the solution..

All the best.

Simon

Thanks Simon

Peeps
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JayXtreme

14 years ago

Originally Posted by SimonHarrison

Jay

If you can't resolve the situation, I would simply partner with somebody in the US you can trust in a JV fashion, piggyback their US based address, SSN and bank account.

I have a JV with a guy in the states now on similar terms, I found getting a US Merchant account a pain in the ass as they didn't favour my UK company bank account, now I partner succesfully with a US colleague.

Always an option.

Hey Simon..

Great idea, although I had already considered it and found it to be a no-go (all my people in the U.S. are Kindle publishing already).. I think I have found a way in

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Jay

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Peeps66 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Bev Clement

If you think I'm going to do that you are nuts

Point taken.

You're probably right about me being nuts though!

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Adam Carn

14 years ago

Does the Kindle have a black and white display? Whyyyyyyyy?

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seasoned

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Adam Carn

Does the Kindle have a black and white display? Whyyyyyyyy?

Adam

YES, it DOES have only a Black and White display! According to what I heard, COLOR displays DON'T EXIST yet! Their display is "electronic paper". It is about where the average LCD was in the 1980s!

Even the new NOOK is ONLY B&W! They ADVERTISE color, but read the fine print. It is only a little display used only for navigating.

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Adam Carn

14 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

YES, it DOES have only a Black and White display! According to what I heard, COLOR displays DON'T EXIST yet! Their display is "electronic paper". It is about where the average LCD was in the 1980s!

Even the new NOOK is ONLY B&W! They ADVERTISE color, but read the fine print. It is only a little display used only for navigating.

Steve

It's stupid in my opinion, in this day and age everything is colour, even newspapers.

Adam

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CliveG

14 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

YES, it DOES have only a Black and White display! According to what I heard, COLOR displays DON'T EXIST yet! Their display is "electronic paper". It is about where the average LCD was in the 1980s!

Even the new NOOK is ONLY B&W! They ADVERTISE color, but read the fine print. It is only a little display used only for navigating.

Steve

Power consumption is a bit different from 1980s LCDs though.

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seasoned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by CliveG

Power consumption is a bit different from 1980s LCDs though.

Yeah. Even Color LCDs probably use more power than B&W LCDs.

LCDS work by using current to deform crystals. Once you take away the power, they go back! The electronic paper works like an etch a sketch, and engraves the picture into the display. It doesn't need power to maintain it. That means slower and less capable, but it generally requires less power.

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- CliveG 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by seasoned
  
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  The electronic paper works like an etch a sketch ...........
  
  WOW! we are back to 70s technology now (perhaps earlier).
  
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  Originally Posted by CliveG
  
  WOW! we are back to 70s technology now (perhaps earlier).
  
  Yeah! The Etch A Sketch toy was invented in the late 1950s by French electrician André Cassagnes.[2] !
  
  Then again, the first CPU was relegated to be used as a CALCULATOR! A SIMPLE one!
  
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Sylvia Meier

14 years ago

International members can publish to Kindle using a go between such as mobi-pocket. I wrote a walk-through/ how to e-book about it last year.

Shoot me your email addy Jay and I will see if I can locate it on my hard-drive.

Sylvia

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Peeps66

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe

International members can publish to Kindle using a go between such as mobi-pocket. I wrote a walk-through/ how to e-book about it last year.

Shoot me your email addy Jay and I will see if I can locate it on my hard-drive.

Sylvia

Hi Sylvia

Would you mind send me a copy

peter@DynamicEbooks.com

Regards

Peeps

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sande

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe

International members can publish to Kindle using a go between such as mobi-pocket. I wrote a walk-through/ how to e-book about it last year.

Shoot me your email addy Jay and I will see if I can locate it on my hard-drive.

Sylvia

Hi Sylvia can I also get it. I am not able to send you a PM with my email here due to my posts.

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