Greetings from Australia!

nokku · 04-05-2009, 09:36 PM

i have been investigating e-books for about a year and finally decided that the Kindle2 was worth investing in!

after many attemps to buy it off amazon i discovered that its only available in the US!! after reading various methods to actually buy one outside the US i decided it wasn't worth the hassle of trying to go through the registration process and the various hacks to download the books....

my next choice was the sony reader prs 700.....however i dicovered this device is not compatible with a mac!

after a bit more research i have had a look at:

1-booken cybook gen 3 e-book

2-onyx book reader

3-txtr reader

does anyone have any opinions about the way to go?

cheers!

Ervserver · 04-05-2009, 09:46 PM

Hello nokku, pickup a cheap Windows PC for the Sony. people give them away here on recycling sites, not sure if there are similar things there

pilotbob · 04-05-2009, 10:10 PM

You can use the Sony with a Mac. You just can't use the Sony eBook Store. And, not being in the US or Canada you can't use that anyway. If you do plan to read DRMed books you will need to get access to a Windows PC to just register the Sony to your Adobe ID. Once you do that you are fine with the Mac.

That said, of the devices you listed only the CyBook is for sale now. There is also the BeBook.

BOb

MickeyC · 04-06-2009, 12:20 PM

Hi nokku and welcome to MobileRead.

04-05-2009, 09:36 PM	#1
nokku Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: onyx boox reader	Greetings from Australia! i have been investigating e-books for about a year and finally decided that the Kindle2 was worth investing in! after many attemps to buy it off amazon i discovered that its only available in the US!! after reading various methods to actually buy one outside the US i decided it wasn't worth the hassle of trying to go through the registration process and the various hacks to download the books.... my next choice was the sony reader prs 700.....however i dicovered this device is not compatible with a mac! after a bit more research i have had a look at: 1-booken cybook gen 3 e-book 2-onyx book reader 3-txtr reader does anyone have any opinions about the way to go? cheers!

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04-05-2009, 09:46 PM	#2
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello nokku, pickup a cheap Windows PC for the Sony. people give them away here on recycling sites, not sure if there are similar things there

04-05-2009, 10:10 PM	#3
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	You can use the Sony with a Mac. You just can't use the Sony eBook Store. And, not being in the US or Canada you can't use that anyway. If you do plan to read DRMed books you will need to get access to a Windows PC to just register the Sony to your Adobe ID. Once you do that you are fine with the Mac. That said, of the devices you listed only the CyBook is for sale now. There is also the BeBook. BOb

04-06-2009, 12:20 PM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi nokku and welcome to MobileRead.