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Old 05-27-2011, 04:56 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by LucidDreams View Post
Using a USA address to register isn't really an issue, just pick a business address.
How? If you don't live at USA, which address are you going to put there? Moreover, on a new device, how are you going to fix any hardware issue if B&N does not provide support out of USA? Just the shipping back to USA will exceed the cost of your initial purchase. Honestly, I think that you should not give that advice to someone who is learning about readers. B&N does not provide support outside of USA, period.

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ePub vs. mobi is a whole other issue. Some books might not look right and could be lacking in the mobi format. I prefer ePub since it offers advance text formatting and is an open standard, but that's a personal preference. Most public libraries use ePub with DRM so one will have to strip the DRM and convert to mobi (which might not format well) to view on the Kindle.
Sorry, lot of misinformation on your comment. A book in epub format, let's say from B&N looks exactly the same on azw. Minor differences can be appreciated on those books with images, tables and complex layouts, even file size, but a novel reads exactly the same.

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Amazon has purposely left out support for the ePub format. That has locked most people into using their eco-system eBook store even though they can buy books in the mobi format elsewhere.
Amazon chose mobi long time before you and I started talking about epub. Nook or Sony were not even in the picture. Amazon was doing R&D with mobi already.

What has locked users is not a format but DRM, which is also implemented by B&N and Apple, among others. Conversion for DRM free books is a breeze via Calibre!

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