Thread: Trying to choose e-ink device (Canada)
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:51 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by ATDrake View Post
a VPN IP proxy is your friend. As for bookstore shopping and availability from Canada, I did a really long post in response to another Canadian who recently asked, and things haven't changed, so I'll just link it here instead of copypasting
Any idea how to set up a VPN IP proxy? A google search came up with some paid services, but it wouldn't be worth paying just to be able to use Google's ebook store. I have a Mac, if that makes any difference.

Great post you linked to!

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash View Post
If you have a US passport then you will be able to gain access to the US store easily enough. If you don't but you have a a US credit card, make sure you open an account using that credit cards address and you should be fine.
Gain access to Amazon you mean? Or to any ebook store? I do have a US passport (I was born in Seattle) but Google's store, at least, is blocking me because of my location.

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Originally Posted by wildstar View Post
Inkyness another option is the Kobo, which you can check out at any Chapters in Vancouver. It's $149 CA. It has the older screen, but it does have wi-fi which allows you to buy directly from the Kobo bookstore. It supports ePub, which allows you to easily borrow books from the VPL.
I did look at a Kobo in Chapters, actually. It was my first real experience with an e-ink screen and it was what made me interested in getting an ereader.

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Anyway, thanks SO much to everyone for all the great replies! Even after all of the other research I've done, I feel much more aware of my options after reading this thread.

At the moment I think I'm actually leaning toward the Kindle 3. It's one of the cheaper options, it has the pearl screen, and after doing a bunch of research yesterday I think it should be easy for me to convert epub files (from the library or from other ebook stores).

It's not perfect; I still really wish it used epub (because not all conversions seem to be formatted perfectly, and because of epub's support for embedded fonts - I love all the different fonts in my printed books)... but I think it may be the best option, since each of the other readers seem to have their own drawbacks for me.
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