Classic Getting a Nook Wifi

elizabennet · 12-20-2010, 02:22 PM

I am new to the board. I live in Canada and my sister is getting me a Nook from US for Christmas. I read about problems registering the Nook in Canada. Should I get my sister to register the Nook using my BN account while in US?

Also I only plan to buy books from kobobooks or ereader. But can I download the free Nook books in Canada?

Thanks.

Care · 12-20-2010, 03:31 PM

HI elizabennet, welcome!

I have registered two Nooks here in Canada, but this was a month or two month ago. I registered my own while I was in the US because I wanted to download books while I was there. When I registered all three (as we all live in CA), I made sure all of our B&N accounts had US shipping and billing addresses before registering the Nooks. If you want to have your sister do it just to be safe, make sure you have your B&N account set up with US shipping and billing addresses before hand.

Because I have my addresses listed as being in the US I can buy any B&N book with my account. Whether they are free Nook books or ones that are only available in the US, I can still shop either with my Nook or online.

Good luck, and enjoy your Nook!

Doug Pardee · 12-20-2010, 05:19 PM

As you'll find, there are work-arounds to hide your Canadian-ness from B&N. If you don't try to pretend to be American, you'll still be able to register your NOOK via Wi-Fi (anybody can do that anywhere in the world), but the selection of B&N e-books available to you will be very limited.

As for the free e-books, about the only ones Canadians are able to download from B&N are some of those published by Samhain. Samhain's titles are predominately erotica, often with a tendency toward the kinky (BDSM, ménage, etc.). Here's a link to their free e-books at B&N: http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.....00&PN=Samhain -- at the moment, there are 3 free e-books available to Canadians.

Again, if you go to the trouble to masquerade as American, you won't have the limitations.

12-20-2010, 02:22 PM	#1
elizabennet Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook	Getting a Nook Wifi I am new to the board. I live in Canada and my sister is getting me a Nook from US for Christmas. I read about problems registering the Nook in Canada. Should I get my sister to register the Nook using my BN account while in US? Also I only plan to buy books from kobobooks or ereader. But can I download the free Nook books in Canada? Thanks.

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12-20-2010, 03:31 PM	#2
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	HI elizabennet, welcome! I have registered two Nooks here in Canada, but this was a month or two month ago. I registered my own while I was in the US because I wanted to download books while I was there. When I registered all three (as we all live in CA), I made sure all of our B&N accounts had US shipping and billing addresses before registering the Nooks. If you want to have your sister do it just to be safe, make sure you have your B&N account set up with US shipping and billing addresses before hand. Because I have my addresses listed as being in the US I can buy any B&N book with my account. Whether they are free Nook books or ones that are only available in the US, I can still shop either with my Nook or online. Good luck, and enjoy your Nook!

12-20-2010, 05:19 PM	#3
Doug Pardee Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 106318 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: B&N NOOK 3G	As you'll find, there are work-arounds to hide your Canadian-ness from B&N. If you don't try to pretend to be American, you'll still be able to register your NOOK via Wi-Fi (anybody can do that anywhere in the world), but the selection of B&N e-books available to you will be very limited. As for the free e-books, about the only ones Canadians are able to download from B&N are some of those published by Samhain. Samhain's titles are predominately erotica, often with a tendency toward the kinky (BDSM, ménage, etc.). Here's a link to their free e-books at B&N: http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.....00&PN=Samhain -- at the moment, there are 3 free e-books available to Canadians. Again, if you go to the trouble to masquerade as American, you won't have the limitations.

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