Moving to China...can I still buy Kobo ebooks?

Pericles · 11-21-2010, 11:09 PM

I'm moving to China very soon. Will I be able to purchase ebooks from Kobo while living there or will it detect a Chinese IP address and for whatever reason not allow me to make purchases? If yes, then I will just have to buy a ton of books before I go! Please advise.

ypocaramel · 11-22-2010, 03:10 AM

I haven't actually tried on the mainland, but Kobo books are in general available internationally unless the publisher has requested otherwise, which is quite a few books. I'd recommend you buy what you definitely want to read before you go anyways, just in case. I don't know what the situation with the firewall is with Kobo, the government is usually more concerned with Chinese sources than others.

Though that said, many foreign companies operate through a VPN and of course, so do individuals.

neilmarr · 11-22-2010, 06:07 AM

Good to have your new company, Pericles. And bon voyage. Can't you upload ePub books from many other sources for use on your Kobo? I that doubt you're limited to the Kobo store itself. Best wishes. Neil

taming · 11-22-2010, 12:54 PM

If you have a Kobo account already, Kobo looks to the country associated with your credit card and delivers that version of the Kobobook store when you buy books. If you log in, you should get that version of the store despite your current location. As long as your non-Chinese credit card works, you should be good to go.

Pericles · 11-22-2010, 03:06 PM

Perfect. Thank you kindly all for the information.

Best,
P.

pholy · 11-22-2010, 08:08 PM

Keep in touch while you are away - we have a lounge forum where you can write about your experiences. And we have the library area where you can find lots of books formatted for Kobos, all loving done, and all free. Up at the top, labeled E-Books.

11-21-2010, 11:09 PM	#1
Pericles Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo	Moving to China...can I still buy Kobo ebooks? I'm moving to China very soon. Will I be able to purchase ebooks from Kobo while living there or will it detect a Chinese IP address and for whatever reason not allow me to make purchases? If yes, then I will just have to buy a ton of books before I go! Please advise.

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11-22-2010, 03:10 AM	#2
ypocaramel Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hong Kong Device: Sony Reader PRS-700, Barnes and Noble NOOKcolor)	I haven't actually tried on the mainland, but Kobo books are in general available internationally unless the publisher has requested otherwise, which is quite a few books. I'd recommend you buy what you definitely want to read before you go anyways, just in case. I don't know what the situation with the firewall is with Kobo, the government is usually more concerned with Chinese sources than others. Though that said, many foreign companies operate through a VPN and of course, so do individuals.

11-22-2010, 06:07 AM	#3
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your new company, Pericles. And bon voyage. Can't you upload ePub books from many other sources for use on your Kobo? I that doubt you're limited to the Kobo store itself. Best wishes. Neil

11-22-2010, 12:54 PM	#4
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	If you have a Kobo account already, Kobo looks to the country associated with your credit card and delivers that version of the Kobobook store when you buy books. If you log in, you should get that version of the store despite your current location. As long as your non-Chinese credit card works, you should be good to go.

11-22-2010, 03:06 PM	#5
Pericles Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo	Perfect. Thank you kindly all for the information. Best, P.

11-22-2010, 08:08 PM	#6
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Keep in touch while you are away - we have a lounge forum where you can write about your experiences. And we have the library area where you can find lots of books formatted for Kobos, all loving done, and all free. Up at the top, labeled E-Books.

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