MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Buying books from Sony if you don't own one of their readers

sherman · 04-12-2010, 01:47 AM

The actual Sony store is only available if you choose USA or Canada as your location when you run the eBL software.

To buy books and gift cards, you need a valid US or Canadian CC.
You can buy books using a gift card without needing a valid US/CAN credit card - if you can find someone willing to buy them for you...

To download publisher provided freebies, you (now) need to provide a valid US or canadian address, although this ISN'T checked against a credit card for verification, so international folk can (so far) still "buy" the freebies if you can provide an address (so long as the State and Zip code match...)

04-12-2010, 01:47 AM	#9
sherman Guru Posts: 851 Karma: 2641698 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	The actual Sony store is only available if you choose USA or Canada as your location when you run the eBL software. To buy books and gift cards, you need a valid US or Canadian CC. You can buy books using a gift card without needing a valid US/CAN credit card - if you can find someone willing to buy them for you... To download publisher provided freebies, you (now) need to provide a valid US or canadian address, although this ISN'T checked against a credit card for verification, so international folk can (so far) still "buy" the freebies if you can provide an address (so long as the State and Zip code match...) Last edited by sherman; 04-12-2010 at 01:52 AM.