Thread: Cannot buy a particular ebook in the UK
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Old 10-22-2011, 01:39 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Heathside Boy View Post
geertm,

I do not have an e-reader device. I use my computer to read from so I have got 'Kindle for PC.' That means if I buy any ebooks from Amazon UK, they will be downloaded to my Kindle for PC application.

If I buy and download the book from the Kobo website as you suggest, where will the book be downloaded to? Do I need a Kobo application for the PC or something as mentioned above like the Kindle for PC?



I have the Nook for PC that works the same way as the Kindle for PC. It's on my laptop which is Wi-Fi. If I buy the book from B&N, where would I get a US shipping and billing address from? Do you have to pay for it?

You also say use a VPN. I do not know what that means, could you enlighten me and tell me what a VPN is and how I use it please?

I have found the 'sync' button on the Nook for PC.

Cheers for any answers.



CommonReader,

yes, I know it is available in Germany as I mention in one of my earlier posts. Firstly, where would I get a German billing address from?

I already thought about trying to purchase it this way. The information I got regarding this is, if I started a brand-new account in Germany, I would have to have a bona fide German address. (Or have another address from there if I had residences in both Germany and the UK).

I was also informed that because I was a member of the U.K. site, by reregistering on the German site and then downloading the book from here, I would lose all my original books in my UK library.

Please tell me what to do and I will be ready to give it a go.

Thanks

HB
A VPN routes all your Internet traffic through a VPN server, in this case one in the US. This will give your PC a US IP-address, and because of this the B&N system will think you are located in the US. A popular free one is Hotspot Shield.

You can use any valid US address as shipping and billing addres. Just google something, for example a hotel in New York.

Use your PC to buy the book. First start Hotspot Shield so you have an US IP-address. Than go to the B&N website, and buy the book. After you bought the Book you can use Nook for PC to download it.

If you want to buy the book from Kobo you need to Install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your PC, and register with Adobe. Use your PC to go to the Kobo website and buy the book. After you have bought the book it is in the library of your Kobo account. There you can download it. Choose to open the file (not to save it).This will trigger ADE to download the book. You can read the book in ADE.
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