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banjobama · 07-31-2010, 08:23 AM

If all you want to read are bestsellers, you won't be able to download those from the Sony store outside the US and Canada, so unless you are willing to pirate them or download them illegally then you're pretty much at a dead end.

There are definitely other books to buy and read on the Sony, (I own one, and I haven't read a bestseller in months, besides two for a book club) but not bestsellers. Project Gutenberg features books with expired copyright; in general that means the book was published before 1920-something or the author has been dead for 70 years, and it doesn't sound like you are much interested in these classics.

Long story short, if you want to read bestsellers and you don't have an American or Canadian credit card, you are out of luck with the Sony store. Maybe you can try inkmesh.com to look up some books you want and see where you can get those, and IF you can even buy them from outside the US.

07-31-2010, 08:23 AM	#2
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	If all you want to read are bestsellers, you won't be able to download those from the Sony store outside the US and Canada, so unless you are willing to pirate them or download them illegally then you're pretty much at a dead end. There are definitely other books to buy and read on the Sony, (I own one, and I haven't read a bestseller in months, besides two for a book club) but not bestsellers. Project Gutenberg features books with expired copyright; in general that means the book was published before 1920-something or the author has been dead for 70 years, and it doesn't sound like you are much interested in these classics. Long story short, if you want to read bestsellers and you don't have an American or Canadian credit card, you are out of luck with the Sony store. Maybe you can try inkmesh.com to look up some books you want and see where you can get those, and IF you can even buy them from outside the US. Last edited by banjobama; 07-31-2010 at 08:25 AM.