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Nate the great · 01-24-2008, 08:31 AM

There is a peculiarity in the device ID of the Kindle that separates it from Mobipocket ebook readers. Kindle device IDs have a * at a certain point, and Mobipocket device IDs have a $ at the same point.

Mobipocket's own DRM servers will not accept that * in the device ID. But, there is a second set of DRM servers for the Mobipocket format that are run by a company called OverDrive (OD). These servers will let you enter the *, and Fictionwise uses the OD servers as well as the Mobipocket ones.

Plus, Fictionwise is cheaper.

P.S. On another note, most if not all public libraries that have Mobipocket format ebooks use the OD servers to support them. You should be able to check ebooks out of the library and put them on your Kindle.

01-24-2008, 08:31 AM	#4
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	There is a peculiarity in the device ID of the Kindle that separates it from Mobipocket ebook readers. Kindle device IDs have a * at a certain point, and Mobipocket device IDs have a $ at the same point. Mobipocket's own DRM servers will not accept that * in the device ID. But, there is a second set of DRM servers for the Mobipocket format that are run by a company called OverDrive (OD). These servers will let you enter the *, and Fictionwise uses the OD servers as well as the Mobipocket ones. Plus, Fictionwise is cheaper. P.S. On another note, most if not all public libraries that have Mobipocket format ebooks use the OD servers to support them. You should be able to check ebooks out of the library and put them on your Kindle.