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Originally Posted by violagirl
I was given the impression that if I bought a US e-Reader, I would only be able to buy books licensed in the US, so if I moved, say, to Japan, I couldn't buy any Japanese books without buying an e-Reader made in Japan, nor could I use it to check out any library e-books at a Japanese library. Was I incorrect in this assumption?
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You were incorrect in that assumption.
1.) I have a Kindle. I can buy books when I am out of the US. From both US and non-US sources, including Amazon. Amazon has the most flexible and easy to use store around, so far as I've been able to see. But certainly you can use other stores as well. (I buy books from Kobo all the time.)
2.) Libraries. Kindle will have official support before the end of the year in a way that does not require any additional expenditures for libraries. But I already read library books on my Kindle. DRM removal is now as simple as a click or two and gives readers complete freedom.
3.) References only. Well, there are certainly many sources of completely free books for any eReader you choose. However you count them, the number of completely free books is in excess of 1 million, and is essentially device independent.