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gpkgto

Jul 23, 2010, 11:57 AM

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A friend is coming to visit and wants to bring me a Sony ebook. Will it work here? Is it easy to use here (if it does work)?

gpkgto

Jul 23, 2010, 4:41 PM

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Can this question go back to Living please--it is not really a tech question and not everyone reads the tech forum.

yucatandreamer

Jul 23, 2010, 5:13 PM

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I use my Sony e reader all the time. My only glitch is that they know I am in Mexico and when I went to change my credit card information it refused me. I needed to do this in my "home" country. I will call them to get it worked out and if they do not want to accept my new credit card I will continue to use my reader to check books out of my home library and to load in any books I download from the internet. It reads the epub format and "Calibre" will change many formats to epub with just one click. http://calibre-ebook.com/

There are many possibilities for free books on the internet and the library option is worth its weight in gold. I use my daughters library card and password to access Toronto Public Library's e book selection.

The Sony does not download via cell phone like the Kindle from Amazon but you need to load the book into your reader with a computer. I do not know if you are American or Canadian but if you are American you will have greater selection from Sony's book store and other download sites.
If I can answer any specific questions I will be happy to but my general advice is get it--you will love it.

gpkgto

Jul 24, 2010, 6:58 AM

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Thanks!! I am from the US and have US credit cards, but I live in Mexico full time--do you think I can establish my account from Mexico?

yucatandreamer

Jul 24, 2010, 7:14 AM

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I had my father-in-law enter all the information on his computer in Canada while I talked him through. It required him to authorize his computer to set up the account but that was not a problem. Anyone who you trust should be able to do it for you. I will let you know if it is difficult to change my credit card with them.

chinagringo

Jul 24, 2010, 7:15 AM

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I did some quick checking and it appears that Amazon has ebooks for the Sony. I believe that they do not have a problem with ordering from MX. If nothing else, you could download the free program KINDLE for PC, download ebooks to your computer and then download to the SONY.
http://www.amazon.com/...ef=pd_sl_c0q9u5y7v_b
Regards,
Neil
Albuquerque, NM

(This post was edited by chinagringo on Jul 24, 2010, 7:16 AM)

yucatandreamer

Jul 24, 2010, 7:32 AM

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Check the file extensions on what you download as different book readers will read different formats. Calibre will change formats for you but I have not tried changing Amazon's proprietory Kindle format to epub. Sony will read any epub book which is the format used by libraries.

gpkgto

Jul 24, 2010, 8:22 AM

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Thanks--it sounds like I have some options.