It takes a series of get around to get kindle book on your ipod touch/iphone without jailbreaking.
Firstly, you need a US itunes account.. That’s another long story that i will not cover here.
1. Install Kindle for Iphone/Ipod by just adding the app (it is free) [Prerequiste, you are accessing the US Itunes store)
2. Buy a gift card on amazon using your singapore credit card with any amazon account (Note foreign currency charge: Master/Visa charge 0.8%, Amex a whopping 2%)
3. Open another account (ACCOUNT 2) and top using the gift card (i suppose u can use the same account, i did not try)
4. Setup a US VPN (this is to make Amazon believe you are in America) .. You can use the demo account from here (It last only 7 minutes)… i paid US1.49 for a day use, it is much faster.
IP: vpn1 to vpn9.usaip.eu (use vpn4.usaip.eu for america)
Username: demo
Password: demo
Setup Guides
5. The first purchase they will ask for address, put VPOST Oregon address
6. Viola! your first book has been purchased
7. Open you kindle2 app on iphone/ipod, login (ACCOUNT 2), it will auto-download the books you bought!
If you own an apple, the most expensive thing that can happen to you is when your it fails, and you are out of warranty… The diagnostic not including parts will cost you $70-80 sgd. A fail hdd, cost you $400 … Thus it is always good to get a 3-year warranty with it.
The cheapest applecare you can get if usually during promo period when they offer you free applecare, otherwise if you are an educator or student, you can get a special price. The next best alternative…will be my beloved ebay!
Price on AppleStore vs Ebay:
- Macbook Pro $629 $278
- Macbook $446 $202
- Mac Pro $446 $135
- iMac $303 $129
- Mac Mini $252 $98
- iPod/iTouch $110 $39
- iPod Shuffle $69 $26
No every ebay seller, is trustworthy… Look for people that meet the follow criteria.
- Power Seller
- Good rating above 95%
- Paypal protection for high-value purchases
I previous have purchased 5 applecare from memorymate on ebay.
Generally US Seller tends to sell software cheaper than Singapore. While you will find local electronics cheaper than US.
Enjoy ebaying!
I have been sourcing my sister’s bday gift.. A digital frame, at whopping 50% discount on amazon. I source for 2 books at more than 50% discount, and at vision direct, a whopping 66% off what i would spend in singapore. Toric lenses cost me $360 a year.. off the store $120, cheaper than even JB which usually cost me $180, and the last time they gave me lenses that was 10 times less than my correct degree!
This services are only great because of the recent competition between Singapore banks in providing competitive conslidating shipping. Between Citibank, OCBC, DBS, UOB and VPost. I must say at the moment OCBC is the cheapest! While Vpost is busy lauching to different countries, they are facing a tough fight by the price slashing tactics of OCBC and Citibank!
This week i’ve been hunting for some books. And came across many online bookstore, namely Amazon.com, opentrolley.com.sg and acmamall.com. However none can be compared to BetterWorld.com. it is a place like Amazon, you can find new books and old books. However the shipping price differs greatly. For the entire shipment from amazon, you pay USD4.99, then another USD4.99 per item. However betterworld, is only USD2.97 per item flat fee. And all the 2nd hand items, are available for international shipping, something I had always wished Amazon do a better job. What’s good about supporting BetterWorld, is that they are also a social enterprise supporting literarcy.
“Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than two million new and used titles in stock, we’re a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that creates social, economic and environmental value for all our stakeholders.”
And after comparing price on opentrollery, and amcamall, both Singapore Services, betterworld offers me one of the best prices. I saved over SGD$50 on 8 books on betterworld. Of course if you just want to buy one book and cannot wait, go for opentrollery, they are not too bad.
Here’s a whopping 15% discount, that you can use in one order (any number of books): BWBLiteracy (one-time usage only)
Anyway, this is bargain 3 for the week, since getting the nike shoes, and airport express.
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