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Ooh, that statement's gonna start fights.

Oops! *quickly edits*

Do you still have some sort of presence in the USA, e.g. a US residential address or access to a VPN? If so, life will be much easier. Nook's integrated bookstore, B&N, is US-only, though there's nothing stopping you from loading EPUBs from elsewhere.

As for Amazon, have you tried browsing listings in their Kindle Store on their website? Usually it's good in telling you upfront whether you can buy books based on your location. The Kindle Wifi listing does have this tidbit: 'Unfortunately, we are currently unable to ship Kindles or offer Kindle content in United Arab Emirates', which would cause me some concern. Unless, again, you change the location of your account to the USA.

Well, unfortunately I don't.
Though I'm a bit surprised it says that on Amazon because my friend has a Kindle 2 so perhaps it's a minor glitch? *crosses fingers*

You'll already need your own wifi access, but yes, any website, not just Amazon.

Yup, I do have WiFi access.

Thank you so much =) You've helped me narrow it down a lot!
I just have a question (yes, another one :P). The Sony Reader 350 is about $50 more expensive than the Kindle, so does the Sony have better features? I'm asking in terms of value for money because I don't want to end up buying something a bit on the pricier side if there's something cheaper on the market with almost similar functions.

Also, I have a petty issue with the Sony Reader 350 which is that I personally find it hideous >.< I know, I know, a bit shallow but I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy reading from an e-Reader more if I like its appearance. The touch screen feature though is very tempting, not really something on my list for must-have features, but tempting nonetheless.

I'll just wait for a couple of more replies before I make any decisions.
Thank you once again though ^^