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Originally Posted by boswd
or if you are in America or now of someone in America then can purchase one for you. This happens quite often.
but to actually operate and use the device you do not need to be set up on the Barnes and Noble system.
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You never did answer the question about what happens when the device is DOA or stops working a few weeks after delivery. B&N is quite clear that they don't support foreign markets and will not support readers outside of the US.
So suppose that this reader in India does manage to buy a Nook and avoid creating a B&N account. How is he going to update the firmware without that B&N account that requires the credit card? I knew soldiers in Germany who had B&N accounts and still had a hard time getting the firmware updated from there. I thought the original firmware for the Nook was slow, difficult to navigate, and poorly organized. I've heard it's gotten better since then, but that takes us back to being able to upgrade.
The OP already said that he's not interested in buying books from anywhere, so I'm not sure why you continue to harp on this topic. I can tell you from experience that B&N expects both an American credit card and an American IP address before they will even discuss the Nook or their ebooks with you.