![]() ![]() We reached out to Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Sony, and Kobo and asked if customers utilizing their apps or ebook readers would encounter the same problem. B&N assured us that customers can access content and buy new titles no matter where they are in the world as long as they have a valid US or UK credit card and billing address. Kobo went a step further in their statement, saying: “Purchases remain in the account even if the customer changes his or her credit card information and address to another country, regardless of the content’s territorial rights” We haven’t heard back from the other companies as of press time. However, looking at the permissions for the various Android apps, none of them gather location information or have access to “read Google service configuration” under Accounts, which is likely how Google Play Books knows where you are. ![]() Still, until you know for sure, it seems a good idea to backup your ebooks before you cross the border. Last year a woman from the Netherlands got a rude shock when she discovered that Amazon had wiped her Kindle and severed access to her account. It seems the retail giant decided that her account was closely connected to another that was involved in violating the terms of service. ![]() Attempts to get answers from Amazon proved futile, and all the books the woman bought and paid for: gone. This situation mirrored one that occurred even further back when Amazon reached into hundreds of Kindles and removed copies of Orwell’s 1984 that shouldn’t have been available. Problem was that Amazon gave no warning or explanation for this at first. ![]()
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