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Originally Posted by inkyness
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.
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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If Amazon blocks you account you can contact them and send them a copy of your passport. They will then allow you to buy from them without using a blocker of any sort.
Remember that you have 30 days to try the Kindle. If you find you are not happy with it, you can return it to Amazon for a full refund. That should at least give you some peace of mind.