MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > Miscellaneous > Introduce Yourself
Reload this Page Sony US only vs Canada

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 04-20-2010, 08:53 AM   #1
rainbow1
Junior Member
rainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litter
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 218
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Sony PRS-505, Iphone
Sony US only vs Canada
Hi,

My name is Iris and I'm from Canada. I have just joined this forum in the hopes of getting some information on where I can go for ebooks.

I love to read fiction and have a sony prs-505 which I have spent a LOT of money downloading ebooks from the Sony site. I've noticed over the last few weeks many of the books I have or would like are now only available in the usa..has anyone else noticed that? If so what is happening and where do I go now?
Last edited by rainbow1; 04-20-2010 at 12:24 PM.
rainbow1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2010, 07:56 PM   #2
MickeyC
Grand Sorcerer
MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
MickeyC's Avatar
 
Posts: 16,731
Karma: 12185114
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Florida
Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3
Hi Iris and welcome to MobileRead. Don't know the answer to your question. If someone doesn't come along soon with the info, try posting your question on the Sony section.
MickeyC is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 04-20-2010, 08:34 PM   #3
rainbow1
Junior Member
rainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litter
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 218
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Sony PRS-505, Iphone
I'm really new at this...where do I find the sony site?
rainbow1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2010, 09:33 PM   #4
MickeyC
Grand Sorcerer
MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.MickeyC ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
MickeyC's Avatar
 
Posts: 16,731
Karma: 12185114
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Florida
Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3
Here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=100
MickeyC is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-20-2010, 09:53 PM   #5
verbose
Junior Member
verbose began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 8
Karma: 12
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Sony PRS-505. Kindle 2 and iPhone
Hi Iris
I've had the same problem with Sony bookstore and the US Amazon cite. However, it seems that everything I wanted was available from the KOBO site. I guess that being it is a Canadian site, there isn't as many restriictions for those of us living in Canada.
verbose is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 04-21-2010, 02:05 AM   #6
Wetdogeared
Storm Surge'n
Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Wetdogeared ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Wetdogeared's Avatar
 
Posts: 5,779
Karma: 8213195
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lobster Capital
Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1
Hello Iris, welcome to MobileRead.

I also live in Canada and have also noticed the increasing number of "US Only" ebooks at Sony's Reader Store. These geo-restrictions are affecting us all. You have to search around the various eBook sellers to find out which will sell to Canada. You often have to pay a premium to get an ebook you want because it isn't available at the Reader Store.

There are some price comparison sites that I use to help me find ebooks, in the EPUB format, which can be read on our readers:

Inkmesh
AddAll Ebooks
eBook Price Info

There is also a list of ebook sellers in the MobileRead Wiki under E-book stores.

I buy a lot of my sci-fi books from Baen Webscriptions because they are DRM-free. I've also found that Kobo and Direct eBooks sometimes have titles I'm searching for and are available in Canada but, like I said, usually at a premium.

I hope this helps.
Wetdogeared is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2010, 07:48 AM   #7
rainbow1
Junior Member
rainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litter
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 218
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Sony PRS-505, Iphone
Found the Sony Forum, looks like I have a lot of reading to do.

I have never downloaded a book from a site other than Sony and using their software so not quite sure how to do it but will do some reading as I'm sure it's posted somewhere.

thanks for all your help, I really appreciate all the links
rainbow1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2010, 09:50 PM   #8
Katti's Cat
Wizard
Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.Katti's Cat can program the VCR without an owner's manual.
 
Katti's Cat's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,259
Karma: 175640
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brisbane Australia
Device: Sony PRS-600
Hi rainbow and welcome to MR. Yes, the geographical restrictions are not nice but we'll have to live with it. I have never been able to buy from Sony but can download the freebies.

I hope you found a solution.
Katti's Cat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-22-2010, 08:00 AM   #9
rainbow1
Junior Member
rainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litterrainbow1 doesn't litter
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 218
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Sony PRS-505, Iphone
Problem Solved! After reading some of the links I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions from Kobo and it recognized my reader so I can now get books from other sites if Sony doesn't have what I'm looking for. I even found some freebies that don't look bad.
rainbow1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-22-2010, 08:58 AM   #10
Stitchawl
Opsimath
Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Stitchawl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Stitchawl's Avatar
 
Posts: 12,344
Karma: 187123287
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy
I just 'told' the Sony site that I'm in the US. It believes me.

Stitchawl
Stitchawl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-21-2010, 02:58 PM   #11
happy_terd
Banned
happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.happy_terd ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 13,045
Karma: 10105011
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Finally made it to Walmart.
Device: PRS 420
hello and welcome to MR!!!
happy_terd is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Sony lover from Canada haze Introduce Yourself 10 08-09-2010 12:20 PM
Sony Store in Canada mrhaines General Discussions 8 06-20-2010 07:16 PM
Canada - 10000 Bonus Sony Points on new Sony Card frozennorth Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 0 09-17-2009 04:54 PM
Canada - Receive 10000 bonus Sony Points on your new Sony Card frozennorth Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 3 06-13-2009 02:51 AM
Sony PRS505 in Canada Barcey Sony Reader 113 05-16-2008 05:47 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:05 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.