07-29-2011, 02:22 AM | #331 | |
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Book selection is really a non-issue. Everything is purchased on my Mac, and de-DRM'd so that if I change platforms in the future (Kindle to Kobo to Nook) all my purchases still work. I buy online from the cheapest store, and remove DRM. Convert as required with Calibre, and have a library that works with any device now, or in the future. Don't want to be stuck with one store! I still really like the style / design of the PRS-505. Wish they had an updated 505 at a Kobo price! |
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07-29-2011, 07:24 AM | #332 | |
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08-21-2011, 04:17 PM | #333 | |
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08-22-2011, 06:21 AM | #334 | |
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You can buy books from other ePub stores like Sony and Kobo. Before you do that you first need to install Adobe Digital Editions and to authorize your PC and Nook within ADE. As a Canadian bookstore Kobo seems to have not as many geographic restrictions as US bookstores (it seems like Canadian publishers are not enforcing geo-restrictions yet). |
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08-22-2011, 02:53 PM | #335 | |
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08-22-2011, 03:39 PM | #336 | |
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I assume you understand that you need to buy the books from the B&N website on your PC with the VPN active, not using the shop function of your Nook? I recently had a problem with my credit card suddenly not being accepted. I finally solved that problem by deregistering my Nook, changing the e-mail address of my account (new gmail address), and registering the Nook again to the new e-mail address. I used the VPN when changing the e-mail address. I have no idea what caused this problem. And I do not know if changing the e-mail address was really necessary. Perhaps reregistering the Nook would have been enough. I have decided to use the VPN every time I login to my B&N account, not just when I am buying books, just in case that was the cause of my problem. |
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08-24-2011, 06:18 PM | #337 | |
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08-24-2011, 07:01 PM | #338 | |
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I still use alwaysVPN. I just used Hotspot Shield as a test. With Hotspot Shield you get a browser window with advertising that you need to keep open when connected. AlwaysVPN just puts an icon in your system tray that you click to connect. And has the advantage that you not have to pay an monthly subscription, but just one payment of $8.50 for an amount of data. Most VPN's ask $10 to $15 a month. Another interesting VPN is HideMyAss Pro VPN. If you buy a 1 year subscription it costs only about $6.50 a month. They have servers in a lot of countries, and every time you connect you can choose which country you want to use. So you can also use it for example to get an UK IP-addres for UK bookstores. And there is no data limit, so you could also stream video etc.. The reason I have bought an subscription for this VPN is that I have recently bought a router that is compatible with the DD-WRT (www.dd-wrt.com) router firmware (TP-Link TL-WR1043ND router). On the HideMyAss Pro VPN website there is a guide how to install the VPN in the DD-WRT software. That way the VPN is installed in the router, and all devices connected to the router should be able to connect to the Internet with an VPN IP-address. That way I would be able to buy things on the Nook itself. I have not yet have time to try this. |
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08-25-2011, 09:35 PM | #339 | |
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I will let you know how it goes. Thanks, Pato |
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08-26-2011, 11:28 AM | #340 | |
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08-26-2011, 11:45 AM | #341 |
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I am glad you got it all working!
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08-30-2011, 06:07 AM | #342 |
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Yes, Wifi works everywhere, even overseas.
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08-30-2011, 06:11 AM | #343 |
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Hate to tell you, but you cannot purchase anything from B&N for the Nook from overseas. I have a US address, a US credit card, and have tons of store credit loaded onto my account, and I can't purchase ANYTHING from B&N because I am in New Zealand. Apparently they must be able to tell from my IP address that I am currently overseas. I have tried to purchase books and apps, and everything has been cancelled. B&N have not replied to my email saying I live both in USA and New Zealand. I'm really ticked off about this as I purchased the Nook Colour in-store at B&N in Orange, California, as it was highly rated in Consumer Reports. No one said that it wouldn't do me any good overseas!
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08-30-2011, 11:43 AM | #344 | |
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08-30-2011, 12:17 PM | #345 | |
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If your NC has a Wifi connection, just sync your libary to download the things you have bought to your NC. |
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