There's a local Qoo10 seller selling 8000 ebooks and Kindle protective pouch at 20.
got to see the book list, and the file format. if it's open source books, then there are hundreds of thousands of them. even amazon sell free books, which is usually deemed unethical. if it's from NYT top charts, then hopefully they don't get into trouble. i'll say most who don't pay much for books already pirate them from somewhere.
anyway back to tis thread's topic.
i don't see why there are conflicting experiences to buying Amazon kindle books here, pretty sure if it is due to the different buying methods. if possible, we should have a FAQ pinned up here focusing only on buying Amazon kindle books.
there's the comprehensive (yet clear and simple) guide on Jeff's blog. in short, it is best to pay for books using Amazon gift cards, so check it out how to buy one. you "charge up" your Amazon.com gift balance from the purchased card, then pay for anything (ebooks) you want using your gift balance. Note that gift cards are no longer only in physical form, you can buy one from Amazon.com, pay with your bank credit/debit and opt for an virtual code.
if you have to, or prefer to pay by debit/credit card, i.e. not by deducting gift balance, then there
*will* be issues. Amazon adheres to publishing laws, so depending on your Amazon.com mailing address, your payment card billing address, or your IP address (accessing from your browser), it could mean the book has no check out option. This explains the many "tricks" said by many here.
IMO, Amazon can never have ALL Kindle ebooks be sold in all countries (Singapore), publishing agreements. e.g. check out this 2 books:
Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel - Kindle edition by Janet Evanovich. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. and
Amazon.com: Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum) eBook: Janet Evanovich: Kindle Store funny isn't it?
and a table (from 4 years back) of books officially sold in different countries:
http://blogkindle.com/2009/10/international-release-of-kindle-2/