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Originally Posted by Roy Hinkley
Hi, everyone.
I've browsed through here and it seems like a lot of the posts about Nooks in Canada go back to December. Hopefully this isn't a redundent message thread.
I called Barnes & Noble and they say the won't ship the Nook to Canada. I might be going to Niagara Falls soon, however, so I could cross the border and pick one up.
Is there anything that I can't do with the Nook in Canada? I'm really not concerned with downloading content wirelessly onto the reader. I don't mind downloading it onto a PC then dragging & dropping via a USB connection.
I did try out a Kindle 2 for a couple of weeks. The 3G network worked, but there was a $2 surcharge to download anything. I've returned the Kindle. One reason is that for me it feels too big and hard to hold.
I think I like the look of the Nook and features more than the Kindle 2. As long as I can copy files (my own documents, PDFs especially) and purchase epub books and use them on the Nook, I'm happy.
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The nook works fine in Canada, but obviously you cannot use 3G, only WiFi (roaming is disabled for obvious reasons). Other than that, you will have no issues, but keep in mind that some books cannot be purchased from Canada due to geographical restrictions, B&N seem to do an IP check and filter books based on location.
B&N are supposed to release a WiFi only nook, which for Canadians is probably better, but as far as I know, B&N didn't say when it would be available.