Re: [tlug] Japan to Tax E-Content

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

>> There has been one Kindle book I couldn't buy (from U.S. Amazon) as the
>> publisher hadn't enabled it for Japan. My Japanese address is tied to
>> the credit card I use, and my kindle is tied to my account, so it wasn't
>> even possible to "deliver it to a friend".

> pre-paid visa card from the US is your friend and will fix that issue.

How do these pre-paid "credit" cards work? Do I need to give my
residential address to get one? Do I need to give any proof I live at
that address, or will "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500"
be sufficient?
Do I need a U.S. bank account to pay for it?

Darren