For those in NZ and Australia were are the ebooks?

denodan · 06-05-2010, 03:01 PM

I have an iriver Story, and seems due to geo restrictions, like DVD's ebooks seem to be zoned, were do you buy your ebooks?

It is hard to find a good place? I did find this one.

http://www.ebooks.com/

The beauty of this site, is when you buy an ebook and go to pay for it, it tells you if you can buy it with a warning cannot buy this due to outside USA restrictions.

I have been to some other sites, bought ebooks only to find I go to download them and cannot because of Geo restristions and had to get refunds.

It is so frustrating many ebooks are not avaiable to us outside the USA.

lente · 06-05-2010, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denodan

I have an iriver Story, and seems due to geo restrictions, like DVD's ebooks seem to be zoned, were do you buy your ebooks?

It is hard to find a good place? I did find this one.

http://www.ebooks.com/

The beauty of this site, is when you buy an ebook and go to pay for it, it tells you if you can buy it with a warning cannot buy this due to outside USA restrictions.

I have been to some other sites, bought ebooks only to find I go to download them and cannot because of Geo restristions and had to get refunds.

It is so frustrating many ebooks are not avaiable to us outside the USA.

Join the club.

tech_au · 06-05-2010, 06:34 PM

For the minimum amount of fuss due to the moronic geo restrictions you can buy from the Oz ebookstores Readwithoutpaper.com, borders.com.au(though their website search sucks at the moment), Dymocks(hopeless prices) and soon the Angus & Robertson ebookstore. Also the UK ebookstores Whsmiths and Waterstones have most ebooks available to Australia(some are restricted to UK only).
There are also many other smaller ebookstores that don't have geo restrictions.

clockworkzombie · 06-05-2010, 06:46 PM

Here are some ebook sites.

http://www.webscription.net/Default.aspx?
Baen books online store. Region and DRM free prices are superb.

https://www.fictionwise.com/
A good all round store some DRM and geographical restrictions, all multiformat books region and DRM free. Owned by Barnes and Noble

http://www.smashwords.com/
Good cheap independent online book store.

http://www.akwbooks.com/
Another independent online publisher I have read some excellent stuff from here.

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/
An English store. Prices can be high but some things can be bought that are geographically restricted by the American stores. Sells paper and electronic stuff.

http://www.readwithoutpaper.com/
Australian apparently. Some good stuff. I have not bought from them yet but it is only a matter of time.

https://www.dadirect.com/
A Melbourne outfit sells ebook readers generally better known as suppliers to librarians and libraries.

Wayne Watson · 06-07-2010, 03:14 AM

Whitcoulls in New Zealand have just started selling ebooks:

Here

iandix · 06-07-2010, 03:20 AM

you can do what I do, create an account with a US based book store using your Australian Credit Card but give a US billing address. and when you use your web browser to buy the book, run Hotspot shield first.

I buy books from a number of US book sellers without any problem

courton · 06-07-2010, 03:22 AM

This is a big problem... hopefully, this mess should be sorted out in the next 6 months with so many ebook readers coming on the market.

nomesque · 06-07-2010, 03:24 AM

Borders has just started selling ebooks - but I can't actually download anything from their site without using the Kobo software

So be wary of buying anything from them unless you can successfully get a free ebook of theirs onto your reader!

Edited to add: Just wait... Download links work fine from my work computer... but from home computer they link to the Borders main page

Weird.

BBel · 06-07-2010, 03:43 AM

I struggle on most of the websites in that every time I think, wouldn't mind that book, I click through - unavailable due to geographic restrictions.
I realise there is only a select group of publishers that have released rights to Australian consumers - does anyone have a list of those publishers? That way I won't waste my time clicking on books that aren't released yet - taa

Blue Tyson · 06-07-2010, 04:59 AM

Night Shade and Pyr, for a couple.

BlixemDownUnder · 07-17-2010, 08:34 PM

See this for an explanation: http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/07...n-english.html

*reg* · 07-18-2010, 02:54 AM

www.bookdepository.co.uk

ebooks tab on the side.

I have been able to get many books that I was unable to from others sites - due to 'geographical restriction'.

nikkers · 07-19-2010, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iandix

you can do what I do, create an account with a US based book store using your Australian Credit Card but give a US billing address. and when you use your web browser to buy the book, run Hotspot shield first.

I buy books from a number of US book sellers without any problem

These days you need to also need a US card such as US unlocked or other such cards to be able to buy any book you want.

sabredog · 07-19-2010, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkers

These days you need to also need a US card such as US unlocked or other such cards to be able to buy any book you want.

Diesel in particular is very hard to use a non US card to buy GR ebooks.

06-05-2010, 03:01 PM	#1
denodan Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 110 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iriver Story	For those in NZ and Australia were are the ebooks? I have an iriver Story, and seems due to geo restrictions, like DVD's ebooks seem to be zoned, were do you buy your ebooks? It is hard to find a good place? I did find this one. http://www.ebooks.com/ The beauty of this site, is when you buy an ebook and go to pay for it, it tells you if you can buy it with a warning cannot buy this due to outside USA restrictions. I have been to some other sites, bought ebooks only to find I go to download them and cannot because of Geo restristions and had to get refunds. It is so frustrating many ebooks are not avaiable to us outside the USA.

06-07-2010, 03:24 AM	#8
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	Borders has just started selling ebooks - but I can't actually download anything from their site without using the Kobo software So be wary of buying anything from them unless you can successfully get a free ebook of theirs onto your reader! Edited to add: Just wait... Download links work fine from my work computer... but from home computer they link to the Borders main page Weird. Last edited by nomesque; 06-07-2010 at 03:26 AM.

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06-05-2010, 06:34 PM	#3
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	For the minimum amount of fuss due to the moronic geo restrictions you can buy from the Oz ebookstores Readwithoutpaper.com, borders.com.au(though their website search sucks at the moment), Dymocks(hopeless prices) and soon the Angus & Robertson ebookstore. Also the UK ebookstores Whsmiths and Waterstones have most ebooks available to Australia(some are restricted to UK only). There are also many other smaller ebookstores that don't have geo restrictions.

06-05-2010, 06:46 PM	#4
clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	Here are some ebook sites. http://www.webscription.net/Default.aspx? Baen books online store. Region and DRM free prices are superb. https://www.fictionwise.com/ A good all round store some DRM and geographical restrictions, all multiformat books region and DRM free. Owned by Barnes and Noble http://www.smashwords.com/ Good cheap independent online book store. http://www.akwbooks.com/ Another independent online publisher I have read some excellent stuff from here. http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/ An English store. Prices can be high but some things can be bought that are geographically restricted by the American stores. Sells paper and electronic stuff. http://www.readwithoutpaper.com/ Australian apparently. Some good stuff. I have not bought from them yet but it is only a matter of time. https://www.dadirect.com/ A Melbourne outfit sells ebook readers generally better known as suppliers to librarians and libraries.

06-07-2010, 03:14 AM	#5
Wayne Watson Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Whitcoulls in New Zealand have just started selling ebooks: Here

06-07-2010, 03:20 AM	#6
iandix Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 109308 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW Australia Device: nook touch a Nook 3g (rooted) and a nookcolor (rooted)	you can do what I do, create an account with a US based book store using your Australian Credit Card but give a US billing address. and when you use your web browser to buy the book, run Hotspot shield first. I buy books from a number of US book sellers without any problem

06-07-2010, 03:22 AM	#7
courton Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: kindle	This is a big problem... hopefully, this mess should be sorted out in the next 6 months with so many ebook readers coming on the market.

06-07-2010, 03:43 AM	#9
BBel Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo (white cos I like it better!)	I struggle on most of the websites in that every time I think, wouldn't mind that book, I click through - unavailable due to geographic restrictions. I realise there is only a select group of publishers that have released rights to Australian consumers - does anyone have a list of those publishers? That way I won't waste my time clicking on books that aren't released yet - taa

06-07-2010, 04:59 AM	#10
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Night Shade and Pyr, for a couple.

07-17-2010, 08:34 PM	#11
BlixemDownUnder Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Bookeen Opus	See this for an explanation: http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/07...n-english.html

07-18-2010, 02:54 AM	#12
reg Human Posts: 47 Karma: 1264 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo, iPhone	www.bookdepository.co.uk ebooks tab on the side. I have been able to get many books that I was unable to from others sites - due to 'geographical restriction'.

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