Exclusive to MobiPocket?

lotusindigo · 08-09-2009, 12:15 AM

I'm satisfied from what I've learned about the Iliad's note-taking capabilities (to be honest, I'd buy it for that reason first) but since it IS an ebook reader I looked at the selection of ebooks I'd be able to get from mobipocket. I was very unimpressed, unfortunately. Mobipocket has a very incomplete selection of every one of my favorite authors' books. It would have a few titles from each author, but the most important ones (like the first ones from a series) would be missing. Is there any other source that you can download books from with the Iliad?

DanM · 08-09-2009, 09:40 AM

I had a Cybook Gen3 (broken, shopping for a new reader), and here's a list of eBook sources that I have bookmarked, which provide Mobipocket or common non-DRMed formats: Mobipocket, Baen, Books on Board, Fictionwise, Diesel eBooks, Project Gutenberg, ManyBooks.net, archive.org, FeedBooks, Pan McMillan. I'm quite sure that this is not an exhaustive list.

I also recently discovered ebookprice.info, which provides a multi-source search engine for eBooks and eBook prices.

wallcraft · 08-09-2009, 11:17 AM

MOBI ebooks are sold by many ebook stores, but they are almost always selling ebooks they get from mobipocket.com. They are often selling them for less than mobipocket.com, so it is worth shopping around. The exception to this is Books on Board which sells MOBI ebooks from mobipocket.com and from OverDrive. So BoB can have an ebook in MOBI format that other ebook stores don't have.

In the UK and Europe there are many ePub-only ebooks. See Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented, for how to remove the DRM. Calibre does a good job of converting DRM-free ePub to MOBI.

Finally, http://www.ebookprice.info/ searches multiple stores and multiple formats. So you can see if an ebook is available in some other format. In my experience, a few older ebooks are Adobe PDF only but most recent non-technical ebooks are availbale in either MOBI or ePub or both.

lotusindigo · 08-10-2009, 10:33 PM

Thanks for those links! That gives me a little more wiggle room.

08-09-2009, 12:15 AM	#1
lotusindigo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: irex iliad	Exclusive to MobiPocket? I'm satisfied from what I've learned about the Iliad's note-taking capabilities (to be honest, I'd buy it for that reason first) but since it IS an ebook reader I looked at the selection of ebooks I'd be able to get from mobipocket. I was very unimpressed, unfortunately. Mobipocket has a very incomplete selection of every one of my favorite authors' books. It would have a few titles from each author, but the most important ones (like the first ones from a series) would be missing. Is there any other source that you can download books from with the Iliad?

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08-09-2009, 09:40 AM	#2
DanM Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 474554 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	I had a Cybook Gen3 (broken, shopping for a new reader), and here's a list of eBook sources that I have bookmarked, which provide Mobipocket or common non-DRMed formats: Mobipocket, Baen, Books on Board, Fictionwise, Diesel eBooks, Project Gutenberg, ManyBooks.net, archive.org, FeedBooks, Pan McMillan. I'm quite sure that this is not an exhaustive list. I also recently discovered ebookprice.info, which provides a multi-source search engine for eBooks and eBook prices.

08-09-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	MOBI ebooks are sold by many ebook stores, but they are almost always selling ebooks they get from mobipocket.com. They are often selling them for less than mobipocket.com, so it is worth shopping around. The exception to this is Books on Board which sells MOBI ebooks from mobipocket.com and from OverDrive. So BoB can have an ebook in MOBI format that other ebook stores don't have. In the UK and Europe there are many ePub-only ebooks. See Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented, for how to remove the DRM. Calibre does a good job of converting DRM-free ePub to MOBI. Finally, http://www.ebookprice.info/ searches multiple stores and multiple formats. So you can see if an ebook is available in some other format. In my experience, a few older ebooks are Adobe PDF only but most recent non-technical ebooks are availbale in either MOBI or ePub or both.

08-10-2009, 10:33 PM	#4
lotusindigo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: irex iliad	Thanks for those links! That gives me a little more wiggle room.

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