When they replace it, they send you an email with the airway bill necessary to return your broken Kindle back to them at their cost! The second one gave me the same problem (white screen, hanging, with only a corner or so of a page legible) and I contacted them again – this time they replaced it without any additional cost. I’m on my 3ed Kindle with keybord & Wi-Fi – the first 2 both had screen issues, When the 1st screen went, I contacted and they sent me a new 1 for $64 (it was 2 months after my international warrentee had expired).
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Plus you won’t run the risk of damaging your screen just as you start enjoying your brand new Kindle! * check the delivery times – if they say 3-4 weeks, they are probably just drop-shipping the Paperwhite from America to SA – check to see whether the Kindle is actually in South Africa to avoid frustrating delivery timesįinally, it would recommend getting a cover for your Paperwhite at the same time as you get the Kindle – you can merge the shipping costs and save some cash.I’ve seen many sellers not stating this explicitly and charging higher prices even though its actually the cheaper, ad-supported version. * are you buying the ad-supported version or the “clean” version? Whilst the ads are extremely un-obtrusive and will hardly impact your reading experience, it is worth checking which one you’re buying as the ad supported Kindle is cheaper.* as it’s not officially supported by Amazon in South Africa, there might be some issues if the Kindle breaks and you try to exchange it – so check with the seller whether he offers a local return/exchange policy (not many do, but it’s worth paying a bit extra if this is offered).You can however get it from .za or bidorbuy, but please be aware of the following:
It is the latest, top of the range Kindle – the only downside is that it’s currently not available in South Africa. The option for you would be the Kindle Paperwhite 3G & WiFi.
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Full write up of how to use Kindle Fire in South Africa can be found here. Apart from that, the one is not necessarily better than the other and it boils down to user preference to a large degree.Īlso just to note that the Kindle Fire is essentially a tablet and thus offers a lot more functionality (read: is more complicated) than the plain Kindle readers. Overall, the Touch screen is slightly less intuitive initially, but is much more user friendly in the long term (flipping pages is slightly easier in my opinion than on the non-touch screen devices). The Kindle Keyboard is still an excellent eReader and if you can pick one up at the right price will make an excellent first Kindle. Price: With the new Kindle Paperwhite soon to be released, the price for older devices on the second-hand market will probably drop. will you mostly be buying books on you desktop and transferring to your Kindle or do you expect to use it extensively on travels or during long commutes, in which case the 3G version is better?) Consider how you expect to use the Kindle (i.e. The Kindle does not support physical storage expansion through microSD, so this is something that’s worth noting.Ĭonnectivity: Do you need WiFi or 3G? There are no extra charges for 3G (except for the slightly higher price for the device).
Storage: the newer Kindles have lower built in storage (i.e. Below are the 3 main things I would consider when selecting your first Kindle: Īll of the Kindle’s interfaces are extremely easy to navigate and if you can navigate a modern smartphone, this shouldn’t be an issue. These are the prices that Amazon currently charges for Kindles – including all import and shipping costs! The prices for Kindles in South Africa vary slightly day-to-day due to currency fluctuations. Want a Kindle Today? Then buy your Kindle in South Africa – I have compiled a list of where to get the cheapest Kindle in South Africa. So Amazon does ship to South Africa and it usually takes between 8-12 days for your brand-new Kindle to arrive at your doorstep! This is not the case and the misunderstanding was mainly due to bad reporting in the media. So unless you simply can’t wait 8-12 days for your Kindle, you should never buy from anyone else except Amazon.Ī while back there was some media attention regarding Amazon’s decision to no longer ship to South Africa. Amazon is the only seller of Kindles and can’t be beaten on price!īecause the Kindle is an official Amazon product and only directly sold via Amazon, grey-importers have to charge a premium in order to make a profit.
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