Hello all,
The waiting is almost over, october not so far away... But SonyStore is not accepting pre-order from non-US people.
Has anyone found a place yet to order it despite of that US only policy ?

no, but i'll follow this thread with interest to see what comes up.

Me too! :bigcry:

i don't have a u.s billing address credit card but i am willing to ship it to a friend who lives in the u.s and he will ship it to me overseas , will this work ?

i don't have a u.s billing address credit card but i am willing to ship it to a friend who lives in the u.s and he will ship it to me overseas , will this work ?
Not really unless your friend also pays for you. In most cases, your credit card payment will fail if you don't enter the correct billing address - and since the form only allows for the billing address to be in the US, there is no way you can properly finalize the payment. Have your friend pay and wire him the money overseas.

when can i expect to find the sony reader on amazon or tigerdirect ?

2nd question is the sony reader out now or will it be on oct 31 ?

I doubt you will see it on Amazon because they have a competing product... the Kindle e-ink reader that was leaked but not yet announced. And due to the tie-in to their own e-book content sales, they will probably want to stay exclusive.

Well, maybe not Amazon, but other stores will carry it. See this thread (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7269), for instance.

Well, maybe not Amazon, but other stores will carry it. See this thread (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7269), for instance.


If you go to the checkout you find out they will only ship inside the US. :(

2nd question is the sony reader out now or will it be on oct 31 ?The ship dates from the direct orders seem to all be 9/28....

The ship dates from the direct orders seem to all be 9/28....
Now let us all hope we don't have the iLiad shipping fiasco all over again! :smash:

I really hope ebay is not the only option here; I would hate to pay up extra to some clever bugger.

Now let us all hope we don't have the iLiad shipping fiasco all over again! :smash:
In this case, we'll know in a couple of days. :)

I just send an email to my friends in the US so fingers crossed.


http://www.cmbdg.com/blog/content/wp-content/i/fingerscrossed.gif

i've just contacted http://www.abtelectronics.com/scrip...roogle&id=25155 and they said that they will have them in stock in mid october

I'm willing to buy and ship readers to folks on this list who are outside the USA; I don't see how Sony can stop me (or other individuals) from doing this, on a small scale. Assuming Borders get them in, I can buy them there. I'll have to pay 9% sales tax, and obviously the overseas shipping costs. I would use this to finance the cost of my own reader, so I would want to make a small profit on each deal; say $30 (I'd have some packaging costs come out of that too). I'd also want to recover the 3% that PayPal will take. So that should make the cost about $420 plus shipping (or less if I can find a source cheaper than $350).

If you're interested send me a message.

I'm willing to buy and ship readers to folks on this list who are outside the USA; I don't see how Sony can stop me (or other individuals) from doing this, on a small scale. Assuming Borders get them in, I can buy them there. I'll have to pay 9% sales tax, and obviously the overseas shipping costs. I would use this to finance the cost of my own reader, so I would want to make a small profit on each deal; say $30 (I'd have some packaging costs come out of that too). I'd also want to recover the 3% that PayPal will take. So that should make the cost about $420 plus shipping (or less if I can find a source cheaper than $350).

If you're interested send me a message.

I think that is a very honest deal. First I will wait and see if my friends can help me and otherwise maybe I'm interested. :wink:

Damn damn damn. I have no friends in the US to help me out on this one. There are those US address shipping services for overseas people, but you have to pay for them....still might be worth it.

I was all excited when I got Sony's e-mail that it is finally here and then I found out they won't ship outside the US. Evil bastards.

/jumps up and down in frustration

/jumps up and down in frustration
Time to meditate (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=7662).

I don't get this whole "US only" stuff...seems a bit stupid to me, probably to do with differing copyright laws in the US and the EU, rest of the world.
However, books have been sold indifferently in botht he US and EU for many years now, so I guess the problems can't be too big on that front...

I think, Reader will be available soon in South (Latin) America.

If you type PRS-500 in a "model" window at this page:
http://esupport.sony.com/CA/perl/select-system.pl?region_id=3&session_id=44b18cabbec4a03f40c37eb4720f0383&DIRECTOR=DOCS&PRODTYPE=74

you will see:

Model Find
The model you have entered is only available in the following regions:

Latin America
United States

And here you can choose a model from a list...
http://esupport.sony.com/LA/perl/select-system.pl?region_id=2&session_id=44b18cabbec4a03f40c37eb4720f0383&DIRECTOR=DOCS&PRODTYPE=74
...and get manuals for Latin America region:

http://esupport.sony.com/LA/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=PRS500&region_id=2

Reader from Canada is not available... But it's ok from Latin America. Strange...

Even if we were able to get hold of one outside of USA, would we then be blocked from purchasing content from Connect?

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! My friend is going to order one today and if I understood him correctly he will be visiting Holland in a few weeks so he can bring it along. Just hope the reader will be delivered before then.

There is a god! :smitten:

I don't know what to do. Like Marian said, even if we use an American friend's credit card and address, will we be able to use our own credit card on the Sony Connect store site?

Should I wait for this to be more easily available? Should I just go for the Hanlin (I am in China)? Should I wait for Amazon? Aargh!

1. You can read your own files.
2. You can probably use the $50 launch credit even if you're not in U.S. Just register under a bogus address.
3. I bet Amazon will also sell ebooks only to U.S. people (just like they do now).

The problem is that the credit card has a foreign address attached. From what people have said, you can't even use a non-US credit card in the system.

I can't even get to the Sony Connect store since I get a message saying that it is not available in my area. I know how to beat this by proxys but the bank credit card is harder to fake. I have a few ideas but I get tired of having to out-think this kind of crap. I will never understand why companies limit their market.

I can buy books from Amazon USA and they will ship them no problem. I can use my eBookwise account even though I do not live in the States. Why is Sony being so anal about this?

The problem is that the credit card has a foreign address attached. From what people have said, you can't even use a non-US credit card in the system.

I can't even get to the Sony Connect store since I get a message saying that it is not available in my area. I know how to beat this by proxys but the bank credit card is harder to fake. I have a few ideas but I get tired of having to out-think this kind of crap. I will never understand why companies limit their market.

From what I gather, you don't need to enter your credit card info just to register. And once you register, you'll have your 50$ credit to spend. Either way, I can tell you once I get mine :)

I can buy books from Amazon USA and they will ship them no problem. I can use my eBookwise account even though I do not live in the States. Why is Sony being so anal about this?
Yes, you can buy dead-tree books from Amazon USA, but have you tried buying an e-book there? And the reason, I think, is simple: publishers give Amazon and Sony permission to sell books only in U.S., for other territories they need to make contracts with local publishers.

I will give the registration thing a try. Fake address and all.

I wonder why publishers restrict their market? Again, I can buy books from eBookwise so why can't I buy from the big sellers?

As I mentioned, I can purchase readers for non-USA people who are interested, so if you can't arrange any other way, message me if interested.

Some info on this:

Unfortunately, the way it is set up, you won't be able to buy content from the Connect Store if you don't have a U.S. Addressed credit card. :sad:

As igorsk pointed out, you can use open content from other sources.

I'm a bit amused by all the interest in Sony's content, after all the ranting that went on about the proprietary format & DRM! :laugh4: But that was other folks, of course.

Amazon just stopped selling e-books when they bought Mobi, so unless you can/want to crack the Mobi format, any e-books you buy from them won't be terribly useful to you. :(

As for limiting the market, I gathered that this was rather complicated. I'm guessing that there may be some pressure inside Sony not to sell the hardware outside the U.S. (like from Tokyo, which may not want an American reader to do better than the Japanese one did :huh: ).

That may also affect the content (if it's even the case), but I expect it is more likely on the publisher end on that part. Keep in mind that the pubs in the rest of the world have a stake in whether U.S. pubs can sell e-content to "their" customers. So it may not be the folks selling the content that are limiting the market, it might just be their competitors, which is a bit more understandable. :smile:

I'm guessing that there may be some pressure inside Sony not to sell the hardware outside the U.S. (like from Tokyo, which may not want an American reader to do better than the Japanese one did :huh: ).
I don't think this is one of the reasons. I doubt the american Reader will be of any popularity in Japan, since it doesn't have Japanese fonts or Japanese interface. Also, the Japanese prefer their own gadgets to foreign ones, probably the only exception being Apple.

I don't think this is one of the reasons. I doubt the american Reader will be of any popularity in Japan, since it doesn't have Japanese fonts or Japanese interface. Also, the Japanese prefer their own gadgets to foreign ones, probably the only exception being Apple.I didn't mean that they might not want the American device to sell better in Japan, I meant that it might sell better at all. Everyone knows that we barbaric Americans don't read, you see. :wink:

Well, I talked to my boss who has friends in the US and is happy to mediate for me so I'm thinking that over.

I know that you made an offer Geekraver and it's very nice of you, but I don't know you from Adam. No offence intended.

I'm still baffled by this whole US only thing though. It's the same with other content, movies and TV shows and such. I can't sign up for Microsoft's Urge or for Starz because of the regional licensing. You'd think companies understand that we live in 2006 and that I don't want to wait until TV shows or movies hit my region. Can't they see how small the world is these days? First everybody is pushing this 'global village' buzz & hype and when the world really is (pretty much) a global village they don't seem to understand what hit them. Tsk tsk tsk.

/listening to Pandora even though it's supposed to be US only.

I understand that there is an issue of trust, but I think that's easy for me to overcome for those who are interested (e.g. I can provide my full details, including home/work contact info, my eBay and Amazon Ids so people can see my feedback on those sites, etc). I just don't want to post all that publicly (I've already stretched things a bit with my slightly cryptic e-mail address above, which I plan to edit and remove from that posting in a couple of days). So I encourage anyone who might be interested to contact me and I'll try to address the trust issue.

@geekraver an @ms email address goes a long way towards establishing credentials.

Here's the deal, I think. Authors sell their rights to publishers. The publishers generally pay US rights and then, if the author does well, worldwide rights. The publishers also had to go to authors and negotiate the rights to the ebook publication because rights revert back to the author after a period of not being in print. With ebooks, you could technically argue that it is always in print and the rights would never revert.

So it may very well be that the authors haven't sold the ebook worldwide rights and therefore sony and the publisher cannot legally sell the book outside the US.

WE SEEM TO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR THE READER TO BE RELEASED AND NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THOSE OF US OUTSIDE THE US AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR HANDS ON ONE!!
I HOPE SOMEONE COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION.

I'VE JUST FOUND THE READER AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, AVAILABLE IN 1 - 2 WEEKS, BUT AGAIN THEY WILL ONLY SHIP WITHIN THE US!!

Thanks for the insight da_jane. You may be onto something there. :)

@sarahw2275: We appreciate and sympathise with your frustration, but please don't shout (all caps is considered shouting, just in case you don't know that). :)

Sony has never been bashful about saying they weren't planning to sell the Reader outside the U.S., we've all just been hoping it wouldn't be so.

If you look around a bit here, you'll see that folks are already setting up workarounds, both individually and some hatching group plans. And all that is before any secondary retailers have even gotten started!

I think you'll easily be able to find a way before very long. <fingers crossed>

Sorry NatCh, i'm new to the forum, i didn't mean to shout!!
I hope ur right and i find a way round this. I have contacted one of the forum members so maybe they can help!!

Welcome to the forum, sarahw2275.

You're definitely not the only one looking for a solution to ship the Reader to a non-US country. So good luck on your mission ;)

So it seems Borders don't know when they'll be in store; Amazon will take 1-2 weeks at least to ship, so ordering from Sony seems the fastest right now. Sony are offering free ground shipping until Thursday. Has anyone ordered this way, and did Sony ship already?

I have a couple of people on the list already; I'll probably place an order tomorrow (Thursday) to get the free domestic shipping, so if you want in, let me know soon.

Apparently the package is about two pounds, so Global Express Mail shipping should be approximately $30 excluding insurance (that's based on shipping to the UK; check http://ircalc.usps.gov/default.asp?Mode=Intl_Single&CID=10150 if you want to see other rates/destinations). So the total cost to get one through me, with insurance and express shipping, should run to about $450-$460.

Luckily I have Family in the USA, but what a fussss. I mean what if mine's gonna be dead on arrival or something wrong? I have to send it back to the USA and have my to trouble my fam there with the warranty issues and all.

What the hell is sony thinking anyway? The world is globalising, same goes for those tv shows in the US and the movies.

Finally they nowadays start hitting the Cinema the same day as the USA or even one day early, so those people finally saw what had to be done.

Now the other big companies should open their troubled eyes.. Because no one is going to stop me from getting one.

If I can't get books from the store of sony i'll just get mine in a less legal way.

THAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE.. SONY

*PISSED TOO

SonyStyle has free ground shipping most of the time. So, saying that it's "until Thursday" - just another cheap trick to make you buy now :)

Sorry NatCh, i'm new to the forum, i didn't mean to shout!!
I hope ur right and i find a way round this. I have contacted one of the forum members so maybe they can help!!No worries, sarahw2275, I figured you didn't know, that's the reason most folks do that. :)

I'm glad you're finding a way, and that you found your way to MobileRead. I've really enjoyed being part of the gang for the past 9 months and am happy when others find a place here too. :smile:

Luckily I have Family in the USA, but what a fussss. I mean what if mine's gonna be dead on arrival or something wrong? I have to send it back to the USA and have my to trouble my fam there with the warranty issues and all.

What the hell is sony thinking anyway? The world is globalising, same goes for those tv shows in the US and the movies.

Finally they nowadays start hitting the Cinema the same day as the USA or even one day early, so those people finally saw what had to be done.

Now the other big companies should open their troubled eyes.. Because no one is going to stop me from getting one.

If I can't get books from the store of sony i'll just get mine in a less legal way.

THAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE.. SONY

*PISSED TOO

Tip: let your family check it and even turn it on to see if all is ok. I know it's fun to be the first to open it but it can save you a lot of trouble. I asked the same to my friend. :wink:

i've just placed my order on amazon .
estimated shpping date 5-12 october (i am not optimistic , i don't think that they will have it in stock by that time , but i don't have any alternative choice ) .

and then used this service SHOP AND SHIP

http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/

they will provide u with an address in the u.s and then they will ship the items to the country where u live ( currently only switzerland , greece , turkey , cyprus and middle eastern countries )

I thought that Amazon was not going to sell it?!

Amazon are the online merchants for Borders so its not too surprising they have it.

Did anyone noticed that in the manual on page 71 they wrote "For customers in the USA and Canada" ?

No, I hadn't noticed that. Very interesting. I hope it means what I think it means, for yvanleterrible's sake. :sad:

more bad news :angry:

there was an update on amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Portable-Reader-System-PRS-500/dp/B000J2EU0K/sr=8-4/qid=1159469487/ref=sr_1_4/104-3035288-5217517?ie=UTF8&s=electronics)

Availability: This item has not yet been released. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

yesterday it was

Availability: Usually ships within 1 to 2 weeks. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

update

i received this letter from them :

Firstly, we are sorry for any inconvenience and frustration this may
have caused to you in this regard.

Please allow me to explain:

Our latest information indicates that "Sony Portable Reader System
PRS-500" has not yet been released and the expected release date is
not known. As soon as a release date has been determined for this
item, we will add that information to our web site.

While we are confident that copies will be made available, we cannot
provide more precise information about the fulfillment of the order.
In light of this uncertainty, we will understand if you would prefer
to cancel your order. As of yet we have made no changes.

I think that's a form letter, I've gotten more or less the same message for other things. Unfortuately, that doesn't help clarify what they mean. :(

It looks as though amazon have now withdrawn it from their site. I found it yesterday and have just set up a shipping address in the US to place my order and now it's disappeared.
Has anyone heard of any other secondary retailers selling it yet?

abtelectronics.com (http://www.abtelectronics.com/product/25155.html)
i've just contacted abtelectronics.com and they said that they don't have them in stock and they don't know when they will have them .

I have just contacted abtelectronics.com and they don't ship outside the US. If anyone finds a supplier who will ship to the UK, please let me know. I know there are lots of us desperate to find a supplier so i'll keep my fingers crossed!!

The Shop and Ship service looks interesting but they are doing what Sony and other companies do; restricting their market. They only offer their service to a few countries, which is stupid. Does anyone know of another service based in the States that offers international shipping and American online MasterCard credit card purchases?

If they release it to Canada, that would be fine as I have a Canadian credit card but the whole thing still bugs me.

This company in Russia is (apparently) taking orders for the Sony Reader, but look at the price - and no word on availability....

http://www.utility.ru/product_info.php/products_id/155

They also sell the Hanlin V8 as well.

I'm trying to set up a shipping address in the US so that i can get hold of the Sony Reader, but I'm pretty new to this. Does anyone know of the company US Global Mail? They say they'll set up an address for me, but as i've never heard of them I'm alittle unsure. Alternativly can anyone reccommend a company that will set an address up for me and deliver to the UK?
I'd appreciate some advice.

Well if you guys really really really wanna buy Sony.... :rolleyes5

just kidding....

Right now I think the best choice is MyUS (http://www.myus.com/)
Rates are not that bad and they ship worldwide.
bad news is there is a monthly fee.

I you want to avoid the fee try USA2ME (http://www.usa2me.com/site/default.aspx) ;-)

They even pay for your reader charging only $10.(that is for MyUS).
For USA2Me it's 10%...still worth it

I think it's great.

Check it out and let us know mkay?

sony reader is availble for preorder J&R.com (expected november 2006)

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=4137136&JRSource=googlebase.datafeed.SON+PRS500U2

sony reader is availble for preorder J&R.com (expected november 2006)

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=4137136&JRSource=googlebase.datafeed.SON+PRS500U2
Hmm, let's see...
At the present time, we only ship to the Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, Puerto Rico, and Canada. J&R proudly ships to our Armed Forces APO/FPO customers.
Well, I guess some Canadians can find this useful but not the rest of us.

http://www.usa2me.com/site/default.aspx offers this good service .
i found it in faq on their site

question : Some merchants require a credit card with a US billing address. I don’t have one, what can I do?

answer : Use our Personal Shopper services. Send us the information on what to buy and where. We will buy it for you and charge your credit card for the cost of the item plus a nominal service fee.

But they want $35 one time setup fee. $15 a month or $130 a year and $10 for their personal shopper service.

So $60 minimum not including P&P and import duty. Add to that they want photo ID and all sorts of forms filled in so you can't start getting stuff straight away.

If you do a ton of shopping in the states it's probably worth it but for a one time deal it's kinda expensive.

You'd be better off finding someone to buy and send you one.

Hey guys,
I would be willing to buy some Sony Ebook readers and ship it overseas as long as you cover the cost. Nearby SonyStyle store has 4-5 in stock, so if anybody is interested, let me know (otherwise they are gonna be gone soon, I might get a few and post it on Ebay). I am Ebay 100% positive (check my feedback under vaio-freak as my username) and can accept PayPal. I have helped a lot of buyers in Europe before by ordering Sony parts for them, so it is not new for me. Feel free to email me at stanmed2001 at yahoo dot com

I have reserved 4 Sony Ebook readers. I am going to pick them up today as well. It is a little bit of a longer drive than I thought (about 4 hours). I will try to respond to those who email me when I catch a WiFi connection on my way, so bare with me. I have currently 2 people interested in getting the reader.
I will update the thread if I no longer have them for sale. Thanks!
Stan
__________________________________________________ _______

I have sold out of the ones I had. I will update the link once I get more Readers.

I ordered one online but I bought another one in Sony Style store before I received the shipment from California. I have one extra and I am selling it on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170035988138

I have about six readers to sell; see the Flea Market forum for details. Should be able to ship them on Thursday of Friday.

Hey guys,
I got a few more in. First come first serve. My email is listed above. Thanks!
Stan

--------------------------------------------------

Got 2 left! stanmed2001 at yahoo dot com

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p59f60acb53f786b0b3708dc2cf2bf579/ecaa3739.jpg

____________________________________________
All sold out for now, guys! I might get more later this week. Thanks!

I have one left too - the original sale didn't happen as the non-USPS shipping cost was too high for the buyer to stomach, and he didn't want to uses USPS to India.

So any news?

Where can I by it (exept on ebay for $500) so the seller will ship it to Europe?

:D

Yeah, when was Amazon going to sell it?

I've got a friend going to the USA soon but with it being so difficult to get hold of the Reader I am hesitant to ask her and send her on a wild goose chase...

As an error i created a thread abut this theme...
Here is what i posted.

"Hi this is my second post, but as i've made the first a minute ago this can be the first post of mine you read, so hello to everybody...

I'm spanish, and i don't know anybody in the States that i can trust with the money to buy it and send it to me, so what could i do to buy the Reader outside the US?

I haven't really made a decission yet, but in case i decide to buy the reader i would like to know how to do it, becasue Sony Spain says that there are no plans to sell it here because the spanish ebook industry is "weak"...
Sorry i've just found a thread where this subject is being treated...

But after reading it i still don't know where to buy it. It seems there is no page, and i won't order to a person i don't know (no offense intended, i've had several problems and i'm not willing to do it anymore...)"

So, is there any way of buying it other than make other person buy it for you?

Thanks in advance.

Zonk/PJ

So, is there any way of buying it other than make other person buy it for you?Hi Zonk/PJ, at the moment there is no way to purchase these units outside of the US, partly because Sony, I believe, does not have rights to sell their book titles ouside of the US. The only options I can think of are having someone purchase one for you (which is what I did) or buying one off eBay.

eBay may be best for you, because there is some purchase protection there, however mild.

Hi Zonk/PJ, at the moment there is no way to purchase these units outside of the US, partly because Sony, I believe, does not have rights to sell their book titles ouside of the US. The only options I can think of are having someone purchase one for you (which is what I did) or buying one off eBay.

eBay may be best for you, because there is some purchase protection there, however mild.

Well, as i intend to purchase next month i think i will wait a little to see if there appears other way of buying it (mainly to see if some friend goes to the States) If not eBay will be... :angry:

Thanks for the answer...

I know here in the US we have a few places that specialize in importing gadgets not released in our market, like stuff from Japan. Do you guys in Europe know of any similar places. Dynamism, Lik-sang (now closed :( ), etc...

Only other option is like people said, buying on eBay/other person-to-person site. Now the Reader is a high-enough price item that you could probably get someone to accept an escrow service as long as you were willing to pay the fee. You pay the escrow service the money, they ship the item, you release the money once you receive it, escrow service pays the seller. Higher end goods like laptops are sometimes sold this way.

Usually if you just look at feedback ratings, you can get an idea, people with higher ratings are usually pretty trustworthy, especially if they often deal in big ticket items for hundreds of dollars apiece.

It seems www.bhphotovideo.com accepts international orders, or at least according to their website (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=helpcenter.jsp&A=getpage&Q=HelpCenter/InternationalCust.jsp) they do, and they have the Reader in their catalog. There is some hassle as you have to upload a scan of your credit card to their server, but It might be worth a try. I almost ordered one, but then I went for the Iliad instead.

Good luck!

It seems www.bhphotovideo.com accepts international orders, or at least according to their website (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=helpcenter.jsp&A=getpage&Q=HelpCenter/InternationalCust.jsp) they do, and they have the Reader in their catalog. There is some hassle as you have to upload a scan of your credit card to their server, but It might be worth a try. I almost ordered one, but then I went for the Iliad instead.

Good luck!

Yes they do accept!!!

This is a great option, certainly much better than getting one on E-bay.

I've ordered one along with a leather case. It will be arriving tomorrow according to the shipping info on UPS.

Yes they do accept!!!

This is a great option, certainly much better than getting one on E-bay.

I've ordered one along with a leather case. It will be arriving tomorrow according to the shipping info on UPS.


For the people that are in dought, be quick before Sony shuts them down. ;)

Sure with I'd known that before I bought mine :grin:.

Don't forget that, if you buy from the US, you'll probably have to pay a fair bit extra in import duties, VAT (if you're in Europe), etc. What generally happens is that the courier pays these on your behalf, and then bills you for it, plus a hefty "processing fee". I had to pay the equivalent of US$130 to the courier when my Reader arrived.

Another satisfied customer of www.bhphotovideo.com - received my reader in Sydney, Australia yesterday. Certainly makes it easy.

Received my reader today (rural NSW, Australia). I can't remember the last time I was this happy with a new gadget.

Hint: create your e-books as PDF, page size 90mm x 120mm with minimal page margins. I used size 10 Georgia for the text. It loads great and looks great.