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tali3sin · 03-25-2009, 07:24 AM

First off, I couldn't quite figure out what section would be best to pose this question in - so mods, if I've got it in the wrong place, or there is one more suited, let me know... or move the thread, or whatever

I realise this is the "device" forum, but it seems to be where most newbie questions get asked, so it seemed appropriate.

Alright, so it looks like I'll be receiving an eReader at some point in the not too distant future - and this is hugely exciting. But, I live in the Czech Republic, and after that will likely live in Australia. So I won't have a Kindle, a Sony seems pretty unlikely, and it appears you can't buy books from either of their stores without a US address/account.
My father recently attempted to purchase a book from MobiPocket - but found that it didn't like his Australian address so much either. He eventually found what he wanted on Fictionwise (my suggestion after reading around on here! Go mobileread!) but commented on their range compared to Amazon. Hmm.

So, if you don't live in the US - where can you even buy the latest and greatest titles? Is there anywhere with a comparable range to the almighty Amazon? Or does that range come together through multiple eBook sites, and so it all still works out?

Where do you get them from? And I'm talking about new releases/etc.
I know there's a lot of free books available, and so on, but I'm interested in basically all books... and it's worrying to think that they might be hard to find :-\

Thanks everyone (:

03-25-2009, 07:24 AM	#1
tali3sin Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 38 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: HTC Magic	Where do you "international" folks buy your eBooks? First off, I couldn't quite figure out what section would be best to pose this question in - so mods, if I've got it in the wrong place, or there is one more suited, let me know... or move the thread, or whatever I realise this is the "device" forum, but it seems to be where most newbie questions get asked, so it seemed appropriate. Alright, so it looks like I'll be receiving an eReader at some point in the not too distant future - and this is hugely exciting. But, I live in the Czech Republic, and after that will likely live in Australia. So I won't have a Kindle, a Sony seems pretty unlikely, and it appears you can't buy books from either of their stores without a US address/account. My father recently attempted to purchase a book from MobiPocket - but found that it didn't like his Australian address so much either. He eventually found what he wanted on Fictionwise (my suggestion after reading around on here! Go mobileread!) but commented on their range compared to Amazon. Hmm. So, if you don't live in the US - where can you even buy the latest and greatest titles? Is there anywhere with a comparable range to the almighty Amazon? Or does that range come together through multiple eBook sites, and so it all still works out? Where do you get them from? And I'm talking about new releases/etc. I know there's a lot of free books available, and so on, but I'm interested in basically all books... and it's worrying to think that they might be hard to find :-\ Thanks everyone (: