01-22-2011, 08:09 AM | #271 |
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Depends on how you mean worth it? I had my folks pick me up one on their last trip down. Simple enough. Its the Best (imo) e-reader based on supported formats and such. So it was worth the "hassle" for me. I cant say if it will be worth the hassle for you.
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01-23-2011, 11:36 PM | #272 | |
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01-24-2011, 10:38 AM | #273 | |
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I can still buy books from B&N, get freebies via wifi (not in store stuff as you have to be near a B&N), and do anything in Canada I could do while in the US with my wifi Nook. |
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01-25-2011, 06:01 AM | #274 |
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Ah, you were after classic Nook, sorry, my bad. But the previous poster pretty much summed up the cons, and there isn't too many of those.
It seems I'm becoming tempted to buy classic Nook in addition of the NC.. |
01-28-2011, 08:36 AM | #275 | |
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Also I just picked up a Nook Color to add to my collection, eagerly awaiting it's arrival. The Nook Classic may be up for sale depending on how much I like the color's LCD screen, I read often on my commute and in the winter months it is dark both going to and coming from work and sometimes the little overhead lights on the bus don't function and it annoys me that I need a separate light. I know, not much of an excuse to buy a color but that's my story and I am sticking to it. Really I just wanted a "cheap" tablet to play with, the reading is a bonus, haha. Kevin |
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03-15-2011, 10:53 PM | #276 | |
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I have stumbled onto a website that claims that they will send the Nook to any country. The price is in US dollars. Here it is. Shop e-Readers.com Regards elvee |
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04-07-2011, 01:40 PM | #277 |
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Hi all-
like Care and ould, I have a nookcolor in Canada. I've ordered and delivered it through a US shipping address, and have also ordered ebooks as well without issue. My Visa with a Canadian bank has a Canadian billing address, but I've assigned a US SHIPPING ADDRESS to my card through my bank. As long as B&N have that verified shipping address in your account, I think that seems to satisfy their requirements. Any bank should allow you to attach a verified alternate shipping address to a credit card account- I have two in the US, one in the UK and one in Japan even. There are plenty of Mailboxes Etc.-type locations around the world who offer package receiving and forwarding services for a monthly rate or per-package fee. Google is your friend. Yes, it will cost you a few dollars more upfront for the additional transshipping and GST/PST/HST/VAT to your country, but the savings on 'consumables' vs. other stores especially on periodicals and the additional capabilities of a 'nooted' nc are well worth it. The other option of course is to buy in person at a B&N store in the US, but then purchasing ebooks and magazines down the road you will still encounter the same rights/licensing issue, even with a nooted device. If you are encountering an issue being restricted from downloads - again, Google is your friend. Cheap and/or free IP proxies have been available for years and are very popular for accessing other US or UK-only services such as Netflix, Hulu, ComedyCentral or the BBC's streaming services. Mine has been rooted after registration to allow access to the Android Market, and of course one of the first apps I downloaded was the Amazon Kindle reader for Androids.. Last edited by ryusoma; 04-07-2011 at 01:52 PM. |
05-25-2011, 02:47 AM | #278 |
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Did anyone use this site: http://www.nybox.com/
I am thinking ordering a nook, sending it there, and they will send it to my country... Thanks! |
05-25-2011, 02:41 PM | #279 | |
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Well known sites for us mail forwarding are: www.borderlinx.com (I use this one) www.usunlocked.com |
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06-12-2011, 04:25 AM | #280 |
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Hi,
I just want to ask a few question so that I am very sure on what I am doing, since I have tried this and my sister locked her credit card to a malaysian billing address for the Nook Library. I am intending to on getting a Nook Touch but before that my sister wants to get several ebooks to read on her laptop using the Nook App and later on the Nook Touch. She registered her account and tried to purchase a book with her cc but used the cc Malaysian billing address. I still have my cc so I will reattempt the process again with a new account. I would like to know the precise procedure for getting this to work and for future syncing with the Nook Touch and other devices with the Nook App. As far as I can tell I should: 1. Register my B&N account with a US IP. 2. Pay with any CC as long as I use a US address as the billing address (B&N does not check the CC real billing address no matter which country the cc is from). 3. Sync/update the my Library to see the bought ebook but US IP is needed to do this. 4. Register my Nook Touch with a US IP. 5. Update the Touch Library but US IP is not needed to do this. 6. Make sure all ebook purchases is done with US IP. Am I correct? |
06-12-2011, 03:53 PM | #281 | |
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You can also register and sync your library anywhere in the world. So you only need a US IP-address for 6 (buying books). |
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06-16-2011, 02:06 PM | #282 |
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I am from EU and I want Nook Simple Touch reader. Where to buy it from?
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06-16-2011, 03:51 PM | #283 | |
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Get a US mail forwarding address from Borderlinx or USunlocked. Register you B&N account using that address as shipping and billing address, and with your own credit card. The billing address is not checked with your credit card company, so this will work fine. Install a VPN on your PC like Hotspot Shield (free) or alwaysVPN ($8.50). Start the VPN, than buy your Nook from B&N. It is a good idea to also buy a cover, because e-ink screens are very fragile. |
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06-16-2011, 04:26 PM | #284 | |
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06-16-2011, 07:37 PM | #285 |
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My father is going on holidays to US and I was thinking of asking him to bring me back (Argentina) the new Nook touch (buying it from a B&N store).
I don't care about warranty and for what I understand, I could buy ebooks from B&N through a VPN or something that hides my IP and pay it with my local credit card. Even if I couldn't do that, there are plenty of sources for epub books so I can copy them to the SD card and get the Nook to read them from there (I thinks it's called side-loading). My question is, can I register the Nook at all from Argentina? I read on this forum that you'd need to get an IP address and a fisical US address... how can I get that? I mean, even if I could get behind a proxy or something to get a US IP, where do I get the shipping/billing address? I know it sounds dumb, but honestly I got no idea. I read someone suggested usunlock, but that's for buying and shipping, I just would need to register it. Any clues? Thanks in advanced EDIT: Or should I get a Kobo Touch instead? Is it somehow good as the Nook? Last edited by lucasdt; 06-17-2011 at 03:20 PM. |
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