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Originally Posted by haste
Sawasdee Krub K Bthoven,
I'm also Thai living in BKK. I am at the moment bidding on Sony prs-600 from Ebay, and thanks to your post, i might be using vpostasia to ship 
Anyhow, where did you order the Nook from? I saw on its website that it will ship around 14 Feb, which i don't want to wait
Regarding your problem of registration, are you able to even buy the books from the website using PC? I've bought a book from them and now reading on my Blackberry.
Apparently BN checks for both US ip address and US creditcard. You will need some proxy and virtual c/c to overcome the country striction.
If you think i can help you can pm me krub.
Cheers, |
Sawadee Krub,
Great to know you are also interested in this kind of device; and thanks a lot for your offer to help.
I usually read ebooks in my iPhone; and now turn to dedicated ebook reader to preserve my eyes.
Vpostasia re-shipping charge is quite reasonable. It charged me only around Bt.1,000.- (US$30) for Nook itself and its cover in the same package (1.6kg). I found other similar services charge more by 50%. Fortunately, the box came straight to my home without any import duty/VAT! Sorry, I ordered direct from B&N since early Nov. Just got it this Tuesday.
Actually I used alwaysvpn service (pay some minimal fee) when I ordered my Nook with my Thai visa card. I believe I can order ebooks the same way; but I don't think that you can sideload it to Nook?
I also just want to try whether it is possible to workaround B&N restriction from registration and ebook order via my Nook (through my home wifi).
Today, I just play around with freeware soPDF. It really help solve Thai ebook (PDF) reading in my Nook! I can now set bigger font size without losing those upper/lower vowels.
Also PM me if you need any private discussion.