05-05-2010, 11:58 AM | #1 |
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Anyway to bypass regional restrictions?
I live in the UK so obviously I have a UK credit/debit card and this prevents me from purchasing several titles that I would like. I would like to know is there any way to bypass regional restrictions on any of these sites?
Barnes & Nobles Amazon Sony Kobo Ender's Game really appeals to me, if I purchase a gift card on amazon and then redeemed it on another account could I purchase it? I understand that you can't purchase Kindle titles without either a Kindle or Kindle for PC/Mac registered to your account. Would transferring my Kindle to the other account and back work? Last edited by seagull; 05-05-2010 at 12:03 PM. |
05-05-2010, 03:59 PM | #2 |
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You can use Sony, I use it and I am from the Netherlands. However, according to Sony I live at the Yankee Stadium....
Set the Sony Reader Library location to US and when you have to enter your address, pick one in the US. Worked for me... Kobo I have used only once, I managed to enter the site via the VPN connection of my work. Apparently the internet connection of my work has an US ip-address. |
05-05-2010, 09:23 PM | #3 |
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I mananged to purchase the latest Lost Fleet book (released on the 27th April) from Mobipocket. I simply checked which countries were able to purchase the ebook (USA, Australia and UK were on the excluded list) and changed my country of origin accordingly. Puchase went through with no issue.
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05-05-2010, 10:22 PM | #4 |
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If your money isn't good enough for them, steal it.
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05-05-2010, 11:31 PM | #5 |
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Is that "walk in and take the paperback off the store shelf, then walk out with it under your shirt" stealing or DL'ing a darknet copy of the ebook?
Legally they are worlds apart. Geo restrictions rank number one on my hate list currently. DRM issues and even pricing do not come close. |
05-06-2010, 01:55 AM | #6 |
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I haven't had any problems buying books from Kobo - though I have noticed that when I download my purchases, they show up in the Sony Reader Library software rather than in ADE, so perhaps it is relying on the location settings for my Reader (set to US). (They do show me prices in US $)
I've bought books from the Sony store using gift cards only. First time they asked for a credit card - and had some problems regarding the billing address for the card (which is not in the US, though it's a US credit card). Next time, they didn't bother with the credit card and just asked me for a "home" address - I gave the address of the friend who buys me the gift cards. I have yet to try buying from the UK stores (Waterstones or WH Smiths) - though as they don't seem to be locked down to Sony, I suspect they'll sell to anyone. |
05-06-2010, 03:38 AM | #7 |
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I have not been able to buy from Sony yet - although everything is set to US on my computer. Far less trouble with booksonboard US & UK shop, Waterstones and WH Smiths.
Not really that troubled that I can't buy from Sony - so far all books I wanted turned up at the bookstores that will sell to me. Might be at a later date - but they are often cheaper then too. |
05-06-2010, 04:07 AM | #8 |
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I WILL not lie.. If I'm going to be dishonest, I might as well go to the darknet...
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05-06-2010, 05:39 AM | #9 | |
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05-06-2010, 05:54 AM | #10 | |
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05-06-2010, 06:30 AM | #11 |
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Q: Anyway to bypass regional restrictions?
A: Darknet |
05-06-2010, 06:54 AM | #12 |
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Maybe buying ebooks for each other could be a service offered in the flea market section of this site? I have a virtual friend in America that will buy anything I want, but it is often easier to just check the download sites instead.
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05-06-2010, 06:56 AM | #13 |
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I propose a new law of internet use - which may actually only apply to Mobileread. The law states that whatever the original topic of discussion it will eventually resolve into a ding-dong about the ethico-legal similarities and differences between bypassing geographical restrictions - DRM stripping - getting stuff from the darknet.
My proposal is that this law be known as Chaffin's Law |
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