Have you noticed that some Kindle books aren't available on your local Amazon website but can be accessed through another region's Amazon site? Or maybe you've found that the same Kindle book is more expensive on your local site than elsewhere? Perhaps you just want to merge Kindle books purchased from another region into your current region for easier management. If any of this sounds familiar, here's a workaround: change your Kindle store country. This lets you save on eBook purchases and manage all your Kindle books more easily. Let’s explore how to do it.
1. Why do You Need to Change Kindle Store Country?
1. Copyright Issue.
Amazon is the largest global eCommerce markets in the world, and its Kindle store is available in many countries. It's worth pointing out, however, that you do not have the option to reach some eBooks on your country's site due to copyrights. For example, publishers from one country can’t sell their books in another country, and vice versa. And for those best selling or popular books, you can almost find them in the most obvious place of all Amazon’s sites. However, for some historical or old books, they are only available in limited Amazon sites.
This can be very frustrating when you can’t purchase the books on your country’s Amazon site because they can only be accessed from another country’s site. But luckily, you can change your Kindle store country setting in order to purchase the items you want.
2. Reduce Costs.
Another important factor is the price issue. The price of some books are way cheaper to get from another Amazon site. Thus switching Kindle store country is a great way to help you reduce costs.
3. Better Manage Your Kindle Books in One Place.
Changing your Kindle store country allows you to transfer and merge all previously purchased Kindle books into your current region, enabling you to manage your entire collection under one account more efficiently.
2. A Complete List of International Amazon Sites
With more and more countries have its own Amazon site, Amazon offers us a great opportunity to access to all kinds of wonderful products and services. If your country doesn’t have its own dedicated Amazon store, you can still use another country’s - the US one is the biggest - and see if this site has the products you want.
Here's the full list of global Amazon sites as well as which languages they operate in.
Country | Language(s) |
URL |
|---|---|---|
| United States | English, Spanish | amazon.com |
| United Kingdom | English |
amazon.co.uk |
| Australia | English | amazon.com.au |
| Japan | Japanese, English, Chinese | amazon.co.jp |
| France | French | amazon.fr |
| Canada | English, French | amazon.ca |
| Germany | German, English | amazon.de |
| Spain | Spanish | amazon.es |
| Italy | Italian | amazon.it |
| China | Standard Chinese | amazon.cn |
| Brazil | Portuguese | amazon.com.br |
| Mexico | Spanish | amazon.com.mx |
| Singapore | English | amazon.com.sg (prime only) |
| Netherlands | Dutch | amazon.nl |
| India | English | amazon.in |
3. How to Change Kindle Store Country?
If you are unable to access Kindle books you are looking for in your Amazon site, changing Kindle Store country may provide you with this access. Let us take transfer Amazon.com account to Amazon.de as an example, below guide provides step-by-step instructions to transfer your Amazon account from one Kindle Store to another.
Step 1Sign in to your local Amazon website and go to Your Content and Devices.
Step 2Click the Preferences tab >> click Change your country/region under Country Settings >> click Change.
Step 3Enter your address, and then click Update.
As long as you hit the update button, a message will pop up to tell you that your default Kindle Store is currently set to Amazon.de. You can now shop for digital contents directly from Amazon.de.
Note: It is not possible to transfer and Amazon.co.jp or Amazon.cn account to another Amazon site at this time.
Step 4If you are eligible to purchase digital content from another Amazon website, follow the onscreen prompts to learn more about what will happen if you transfer accounts.
Step 5When you're ready, select the option to transfer your account to complete the process. By clicking Transfer your Kindle store account to Amazon.de, all of your purchased Kindle books will be transferred to your Amazon.de site.
How to Back Up All Your Kindle Books After Merging Them into One Account?
It’s easy to back up your Kindle books using a DRM removal tool. For detailed instructions, you can refer to this step-by-step guide on removing DRM from purchased Kindle books and converting them to EPUB, DOCX, MOBI, or PDF formats.
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: Do you need to create a new Amazon account after changing Kindle store country?
A: No, you do not need to create a new Amazon account in this other country, otherwise your transferred Kindle books won’t be available on that new account.
Q: What will happen if you change your Kindle store country too often?
A: Amazon may contact you and check whether you have moved recently and whether you want to change your account permanently. Usually, you can simply tell them that you often need to spend months in another country due to the nature of your work and then sometimes switch your account accordingly.
Conclusion
It’s really wonderful that you can switch back and forth Kindle store between countries to get your desired kindle books or transfer former Kindle books purchased from another region into your current region for easier management. This not only helps you organize your collection better but also saves you money on eBooks. What a useful trick to get the most out of Amazon website!
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