Purchasing Tolkien books overseas - Page 2

FlorenceArt · 05-07-2010, 11:07 AM

Someone on the French forum said that you can purchase restricted books on Books on Board if you use gift certificates. You will have to provide a valid U.S. address though (at least valid postal code). You can just buy the gift certificate and use it yourself. I haven't tried it myself and I don't know how long it will work...

AnemicOak · 05-07-2010, 11:22 AM

Borders Australia is launching their eBooks platform and e-reader on May 19 according to Nate's Blog. Maybe you'll be able to get it from them?

Valloric · 05-07-2010, 01:04 PM

Do what I do: buy another print copy and give it away to a public library. Then download the ebook version from the darknet.

This achieves several things:

You bought a copy of the book, so your money goes to the author... well whatever measly sum the publisher gives them, but still. Your conscience is clear.
You have the ebook version, yay!
You're doing a good deed by donating books to a library. Not everyone can afford to buy new books.

AprilHare · 05-07-2010, 07:24 PM

This may not be a geographical issue: HarperCollins' websites weren't selling any new books last time I looked; maybe this not being able to buy Tolkien books is happening to Americans too..
Oh, one thing: the epubreader plugin for Firefox interferes with the Waterstones epub download, and must be disabled.

AprilHare · 05-08-2010, 02:12 AM

Finally scratched that itch

Waterstones sold me The Hobbit just fine, thank you very much, for £5.26.
Now why can't HarperCollins make things easier and let me buy in my own currency?

Blue Tyson · 05-08-2010, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Finally scratched that itch

Waterstones sold me The Hobbit just fine, thank you very much, for £5.26.
Now why can't HarperCollins make things easier and let me buy in my own currency?

With Australian address and IP address? If so, good for them. Pretty good price, as well!

AprilHare · 05-08-2010, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Tyson

With Australian address and IP address? If so, good for them. Pretty good price, as well!

Yes: Australian address, Australian IP, no tricks.
And yes that was a good price

$A 8.80

05-07-2010, 01:04 PM	#18
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,982 Karma: 350515 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Do what I do: buy another print copy and give it away to a public library. Then download the ebook version from the darknet. This achieves several things: You bought a copy of the book, so your money goes to the author... well whatever measly sum the publisher gives them, but still. Your conscience is clear. You have the ebook version, yay! You're doing a good deed by donating books to a library. Not everyone can afford to buy new books.

05-07-2010, 07:24 PM	#19
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	This may not be a geographical issue: HarperCollins' websites weren't selling any new books last time I looked; maybe this not being able to buy Tolkien books is happening to Americans too.. Oh, one thing: the epubreader plugin for Firefox interferes with the Waterstones epub download, and must be disabled. Last edited by AprilHare; 05-08-2010 at 02:14 AM. Reason: moar

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Someone on the French forum said that you can purchase restricted books on Books on Board if you use gift certificates. You will have to provide a valid U.S. address though (at least valid postal code). You can just buy the gift certificate and use it yourself. I haven't tried it myself and I don't know how long it will work...

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AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Finally scratched that itch Waterstones sold me The Hobbit just fine, thank you very much, for £5.26. Now why can't HarperCollins make things easier and let me buy in my own currency?

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