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Originally Posted by milan
I am from Europe and am considering purchasing the Nook. I have some questions which I hope somebody will answer. I will ask them in the bullet form:
- is wireless limited only to B&N hotspots or can I use my home network to browse the internet?
- are eastern european fonts like č,š,ž supported?
- can I buy ebooks from other stores and use them on the Nook?
- can I read custom documents in epub or pdf format without limitations?
- will all the features that are present for books bought in the B&N store be available for such books/documents?
- are there any catches I should be aware of when using the device internationally?
- is 6 inch screen large enough for reading? I kind of think it's too small and the screen should be at least 9''
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- You can use your home Wifi network. And because of the new Nook browser you can also use most public Wifi hot spots.
- Current firmware 1.3 has a problem with special characters in the titles of books. I believe the books themselves are okay.
- You can buy books from every store that sells epub or ereader books. Almost every bookstore except Amazon. Keep in mind that most books in USA bookstores have geographical restrictions (books are only for USA).
You can put non B&N books on your Nook using USB.
If you register your B&N account with an USA address and use an USA VPN like alwaysvpn you can buy books from the B&N store on your PC and download them on your Nook using Wifi.
- You can put your own epub and pdf files on the Nook. I am not sure what you mean with "without limitations".
- "Cover flow" only works with your B&N books. I have not noticed other limitations with non B&N content.
- Internationally you can not buy books on your Nook and 3G will not work.
- A 6 inch screen is a good format for reading novels. A 9 inch screen is too big to read comfortable, especially if you want to take the reader with you to read outside your home.
A 6 inch screen is too small to read PDF documents, or textbooks and technical books.
I have my Nook since December last year and I am very happy with it.