I don’t want to buy physical books because of the huge delivery cost, but when I try to buy an online book (see for that example : [https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E7%B4%B0%E7%94%B0-%E5%AE%88/dp/4046312483?crid=1CZXGNLK5F5YY&keywords=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA&qid=1652360433&sprefix=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA,aps,258&sr=8-3&linkCode=sl1&tag=dokushoclub-22&linkId=267591893efe82ace036a34cf5f4aef7&language=en\_US&ref\_=as\_li\_ss\_tl](https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E7%B4%B0%E7%94%B0-%E5%AE%88/dp/4046312483?crid=1CZXGNLK5F5YY&keywords=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA&qid=1652360433&sprefix=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA,aps,258&sr=8-3&linkCode=sl1&tag=dokushoclub-22&linkId=267591893efe82ace036a34cf5f4aef7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl)) I can’t get the possibility to buy it, there’s a kind of error and I think it’s because amazon knows I’m outside of Japan
Any ideas on how to buy kindle books to practice reading ? Btw I’m not only interested in the book I’ve linked, so if you have recommandations for novels that contain furigana for N3 level that’d be cool.
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I think when you first make an account on amazon jp you have to have a vpn active, although its been a while so im not too sure anymore
Try opening amazon.co.jp in your browser with a Japanese address selected as your shipping address. Make sure that on the [manage your content and devices page](https://www.amazon.co.jp/hz/mycd/myx#/home/settings) your country/region is set to Japan. Then buy your ebook from the desktop site. If that doesn’t work, use a Japanese VPN and try the above again. After purchase, you should be able to log into the amazon.co.jp account on your kindle and it will sync your purchase to it.
Do not have your email used for your local amazon site and amazon.co.jp be the same. It can cause problems and confuse the kindle on which store it’s logging in to.
I use a VPN on my phone to make the purchases. I set up my account from the US years ago, and I have two addresses on file. One is my US address, and the other is my former JP address. Usually, I just need to activate the VPN before signing in and making my purchase. Once the transaction’s complete, that’s that. I don’t need the VPN until the next purchase.