We want to purchase an e-reader for daughter living in Australia ... - Page 2

Marcy · 11-23-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I am not certain that someone in Australia can access the Philadelphia Library

They can indeed. And the library is very accomodating about helping them sign up.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=philadelphia

It is perhaps the best $15 I've ever spent. I also joined the Fairfax library for $27, although they don't have as good a selection as Philly does.

-Marcy

Luke King · 11-24-2010, 09:38 PM

I'm not so sure about a Sony or a Kobo, but I know when I bought my Kindle 2 I had to make sure I was buying the "right" international version. The kindle you buy for Australia isn't able to browse any site other than the kindle store and it comes with a lead that recharges from a USB slot. You can buy an additional recharger for a wall socket, but it's not really necessary.

ypocaramel · 11-24-2010, 10:37 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if it worked inside China, they're not so concerned with censoring English sites unless it's obvious and well-known (CNN.com, South China Morning Post, FB etc...). If you read English there's probably a lot of ways to get news, a lot of foreign firms have VPNs that let you do anything from reading NYTimes to watching Hulu... what's important is controlling the national dialog, what's on the average person's mind, workarounds don't worry them too much unless they threaten to become big or popular.

Kudos to Free Library Of Philadelphia though, good commercial sense + spreading the love at the same time.

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11-24-2010, 09:38 PM	#17
Luke King Member Retired Posts: 173 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle 2	I'm not so sure about a Sony or a Kobo, but I know when I bought my Kindle 2 I had to make sure I was buying the "right" international version. The kindle you buy for Australia isn't able to browse any site other than the kindle store and it comes with a lead that recharges from a USB slot. You can buy an additional recharger for a wall socket, but it's not really necessary.

11-24-2010, 10:37 PM	#18
ypocaramel Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hong Kong Device: Sony Reader PRS-700, Barnes and Noble NOOKcolor)	Wouldn't be surprised if it worked inside China, they're not so concerned with censoring English sites unless it's obvious and well-known (CNN.com, South China Morning Post, FB etc...). If you read English there's probably a lot of ways to get news, a lot of foreign firms have VPNs that let you do anything from reading NYTimes to watching Hulu... what's important is controlling the national dialog, what's on the average person's mind, workarounds don't worry them too much unless they threaten to become big or popular. Kudos to Free Library Of Philadelphia though, good commercial sense + spreading the love at the same time.

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