This frustrated me so much I took the time to setup proper drm cracking.
So the answer is:
1) set up US proxy so you appear as US browser (ie openproxy or similar)
2) open up US-sepcific account using US address (any will do, you're not getting anything shipped, I used a postal service).
3) purchase gift voucher for amount covering the books you wish to purchase with 'regular' amazon account
4) use US account via proxy to make purchase, and use gift voucher to pay for them.
5) use Kindle cloud reader to download purchased ebooks to your local machine (you have no Kindle registered to this account, so you can't download to your kindle).
6) install calibre open source e-book management (this is a good tool for managing your ebook collection anyway)
7) google for amazon DRM book plug in for calibre
8) load purchased ebooks up, run drm cracking plugin
9) connect kindle and upload cracked books
10) open beer and laugh openly at futile attempts to use DRM to control industry
It sounds complicated but it's not really that hard. Amazing how you have to act like a criminal to do something that would seem logical to everyone but a publishing lawyer.
You can also use this tool to share ebooks between kindles, ie, yours and your partner - as you would with a book purchased from a store.
I use a service called MyUS.com - they've been good on a couple of occasions, so I'll give a qualified support to them. You pay some cash ($10 I think) and they give you a permanent US address to get stuff sent to.
So the answer is: 1) set up US proxy so you appear as US browser (ie openproxy or similar) 2) open up US-sepcific account using US address (any will do, you're not getting anything shipped, I used a postal service). 3) purchase gift voucher for amount covering the books you wish to purchase with 'regular' amazon account 4) use US account via proxy to make purchase, and use gift voucher to pay for them. 5) use Kindle cloud reader to download purchased ebooks to your local machine (you have no Kindle registered to this account, so you can't download to your kindle). 6) install calibre open source e-book management (this is a good tool for managing your ebook collection anyway) 7) google for amazon DRM book plug in for calibre 8) load purchased ebooks up, run drm cracking plugin 9) connect kindle and upload cracked books 10) open beer and laugh openly at futile attempts to use DRM to control industry
It sounds complicated but it's not really that hard. Amazing how you have to act like a criminal to do something that would seem logical to everyone but a publishing lawyer.
You can also use this tool to share ebooks between kindles, ie, yours and your partner - as you would with a book purchased from a store.