06-29-2007, 11:37 AM | #1 |
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Connect store and non-US residents
I've finally decided I was tired of waiting and bought a reader. It should be in my grubby mitts by the end of july when a friend comes back from his US-bound vacation.
I've been browsing on the Connect website and it mentions in multiple places that you need to be a US resident to buy books which, you know, sucks. I blatantly ignored the requirement and signed up, bypassing the credit card billing information - which I can't provide (not having a US credit card). Now my question is this: even if I can't provide valid billing information, will I still be able to use the 150$ of free credit I got through the reader deal and download ebooks? What do I do after that if I want to get more ebooks? Buy lit and break the DRM? What are other non-us residents doing about this? |
06-29-2007, 11:46 AM | #2 |
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There are people on the forum, such as "Leaping Gnome", who very kindly offer to buy Connect gift certificates for non-US forum members. These can be used by anybody.
Personally the Connect Store is irrevelent to me. Baen's DRM-free SF and Fantasy, together with out-of-copyright PG stuff provides me with several lifetimes worth of reading. |
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06-29-2007, 02:08 PM | #5 |
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Yup, the credit is independent of your credit card info -- you don't even have to put in to use the credit.
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