06-15-2011, 01:39 AM | #1 |
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Will Kobo Touch open B&N ePub?
...or the older Kobo eReader, for that matter?
eReaders with a recent version of Adobe SDK should be able to open and read B&N ePub. I can do this on my Pocket eDGe for example and with Bluefire reader on iOS. Can someone tell me if you're able to do that somehow? I'm thinking about getting a Kobo Touch but I have a few B&N books I'd like to take along. Thanks! |
06-15-2011, 04:50 AM | #2 |
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So far the Touch is only sold in Canada (that will change in a few days). As we cannot buy from B&N, there probably is not a whole lot of experience with it yet. The older readers could not, from what I have heard.
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06-15-2011, 11:54 AM | #3 |
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While I don't have a Kobo reader, I have experimented with B&N books... my experience is that they refuse to open on a Sony reader because it's not a Nook. I know I can get books from the Kobo store to the Sony, using either ADE software or (my preference) the Kobo software, but B&N's DRM seems to be to only allow their own devices to open them.
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06-15-2011, 12:00 PM | #4 |
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B&N books don''t open on the Sony because Sony hasn't updated the Adobe ADE, which B&N licensed to Adobe after the release of the Sonys.
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06-15-2011, 12:01 PM | #5 |
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It is a different kind of Adobe DRM, but, from other things I have read, the readers that support the kind of Adobe DRM that Sony and Kobo use, could also recognize the B&N DRM. It's said that it would work if Kobo/Sony were to turn that feature on. I don't know how difficult/easy/possible it really is, but perhaps when US folks are trying the Touch out, we'll know more.
From what I understand, the B&N Adobe DRM is associated with a credit card number--vs Kobo which is associated with the email address used when opening an Adobe account. Whether this is a complication or not, is something that Kobo staff probably know. Last edited by taming; 06-15-2011 at 12:04 PM. |
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06-15-2011, 12:24 PM | #7 |
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It is against Sony's best interest to support buying eBooks from B&N. So from a business standpoint, it's the correct thing for Sony to have done.
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06-15-2011, 12:38 PM | #8 |
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Not really. I reckon Sony makes their money from device purchases rather than ebook sales. In that regard, including support for B&N ebooks would make their devices more attractive to buyers.
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06-15-2011, 02:42 PM | #10 |
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Note that Kobo will download a copy of all of your B&N-purchased books for you, and archive them as part of your Kobo library.
Correction - Kobo will down load a copy of your BORDERS-purchased books. Last edited by EldRick; 06-16-2011 at 02:08 AM. |
06-15-2011, 03:21 PM | #11 |
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My Sony PRS-350 can not open a B&N book, but my Jetbook Lite can open B&N books.
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06-15-2011, 03:48 PM | #12 |
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06-23-2011, 07:36 PM | #14 |
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Bumping this...still would like to know the answer.
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06-23-2011, 08:32 PM | #15 |
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I'm not sure as I just read one of their preview files. But the process is easy. Nook for PC will sideload onto the Kobo touch just fine from My Library - ebooks or My Library - my stuff (sideloaded files into Nook PC desktop). I'm not quite willing to commit some cash to find for sure!
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