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Originally Posted by boswd
If you skip over the setting up a Barnes and noble account the nook works as a regular ereader, just not with the Barnes and noble bookstore behind it. but you can shop other ebookstores, download supported formats from ebookstores on your nook no matter where you are in the world just as long as the ebookstore uses an ePub, PDB or PDF formats.
that's what I was disputing, I never said the nook was the best overall device outside the US. I was merely correcting a distortion that it was unusable outside the US.
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But do you agree that B&N went out of their way to make it difficult to use a Nook if you don't have B&N behind you? Even their cover flow was designed to work with the B&N bookstore only. Yes, you can turn it on and launch a book in any country, but I don't see where having a Nook is of value if you can't even update the firmware. IMHO, the Nook should not even be mentioned to people outside the US. You're arguing semantics that only make sense to people who understand the details.
I'd invite you to go back to the OP, read what assistance he requested, read the whole thread, including your posts, and see if you think that you interlude with jocampo helped or hindered the OP in deciding what reader is best for him. I wouldn't be surprised if he's so confused now that he's dropped the idea completely.