Hello from Australia

paul1403 · 09-28-2009, 07:52 AM

Hi everyone.

I'm looking to buy a ebook reader in the (near-ish) future, and have joined this forum to get some advice and tips on which one is the best (or at least, not the worst). Trouble is, here in Oz the choice is rather limited. Unless you want to buy something unknown and possibly unsupported on Ebay, there is not a huge range to choose from. Anyway, I have narrowed down the choice to a couple of brands, and I hope to make a final decision soon. I'm sure the good folk here will be of great help.

See ya on the flip side...

Paul
Canberra, Australia

kazbates · 09-28-2009, 10:14 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, Paul!

Good luck with the reader decision. If you have any questions about your possibile choices, you might want to post them in the Which One Should I Buy? forum. Sometimes it helps to talk it out with people in the know!!

Happy Reading!

Dalwyn · 09-28-2009, 01:25 PM

Welcome to the forum.

MickeyC · 09-28-2009, 01:29 PM

G'day Paul and welcome to MobileRead

nohmi2 · 09-29-2009, 02:07 AM

Welcome.

Cheers.

sapphiresilver · 09-29-2009, 02:22 AM

I'm from Australia as well. I'm also considering getting an ebook reader, but not sure about it yet. The main problem I have with my phone is the small screen size. I use very large text, so I'm lucky to get five lines of text on each page. It's something I can put up with, though. It's a pity ebook reading doesn't seem to have taken off much here in Australia yet. Good luck with your ebook reader search.

nomesque · 09-29-2009, 02:35 AM

Hey Paul, welcome

There's a wealth of information here.

Laine · 09-29-2009, 05:36 AM

Hello Paul1403,

You'll find there are quite of few of us in Australia and some of us have more than one reader.
Last month I ordered my HanLinV5 and EcoReader on the web and got them quickly by Australia Post from DA Direct in Melbourne.
They're opening an ebookstore next month too. So it's getting easier to read ebooks in Australia all the time.

owlrigh · 09-29-2009, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laine

They're opening an ebookstore next month too. So it's getting easier to read ebooks in Australia all the time.

YAY!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-29-2009, 04:27 PM

Welcome to MR!

09-28-2009, 07:52 AM	#1
paul1403 Exertion Avoider Posts: 40 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Device: Eco-Reader, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy S2	Hello from Australia Hi everyone. I'm looking to buy a ebook reader in the (near-ish) future, and have joined this forum to get some advice and tips on which one is the best (or at least, not the worst). Trouble is, here in Oz the choice is rather limited. Unless you want to buy something unknown and possibly unsupported on Ebay, there is not a huge range to choose from. Anyway, I have narrowed down the choice to a couple of brands, and I hope to make a final decision soon. I'm sure the good folk here will be of great help. See ya on the flip side... Paul Canberra, Australia

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09-28-2009, 10:14 AM	#2
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Welcome to MobileRead, Paul! Good luck with the reader decision. If you have any questions about your possibile choices, you might want to post them in the Which One Should I Buy? forum. Sometimes it helps to talk it out with people in the know!! Happy Reading!

09-28-2009, 01:25 PM	#3
Dalwyn Member Posts: 19 Karma: 500 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Sony Reader	Welcome to the forum.

09-28-2009, 01:29 PM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	G'day Paul and welcome to MobileRead

09-29-2009, 02:07 AM	#5
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Welcome. Cheers.

09-29-2009, 02:22 AM	#6
sapphiresilver Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 5368 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Australia Device: Amazon Oasis 2, Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro	I'm from Australia as well. I'm also considering getting an ebook reader, but not sure about it yet. The main problem I have with my phone is the small screen size. I use very large text, so I'm lucky to get five lines of text on each page. It's something I can put up with, though. It's a pity ebook reading doesn't seem to have taken off much here in Australia yet. Good luck with your ebook reader search.

09-29-2009, 02:35 AM	#7
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	Hey Paul, welcome There's a wealth of information here.

09-29-2009, 05:36 AM	#8
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	Hello Paul1403, You'll find there are quite of few of us in Australia and some of us have more than one reader. Last month I ordered my HanLinV5 and EcoReader on the web and got them quickly by Australia Post from DA Direct in Melbourne. They're opening an ebookstore next month too. So it's getting easier to read ebooks in Australia all the time.

09-29-2009, 04:27 PM	#10
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome to MR!

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