PRS-700 B&N ebooks for the Sony?

Billjr13 · 10-21-2009, 06:41 PM

I am a newbie and I have a Sony ebook and so far I have only bought books from Sony/Borders web site. Can I buy books from Barnes & Noble and read them on the my Sony? How do I download them onto the reader?

The-eBook-Reader · 10-21-2009, 07:03 PM

No. First off, B&N hasn't changed their library to EPUB yet. And even when they do, it'll be up to Sony to decide it they want to allow this to happen because of friggin' DRM issues. Call it EPUB, but B&N essentially found a way to make a new DRM format under the guise of EPUB.

Device manufactures that use ADE will have to decide if they want to update to Adobe's new firmware to allow B&N's EPUBs to work.

kelly1010 · 10-21-2009, 07:09 PM

Aside from the Sony website, you can also buy books from BooksonBoard, get them from the library, or anyplace that has Adobe Epub or PDF books.

10-21-2009, 06:41 PM	#1
Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	B&N ebooks for the Sony? I am a newbie and I have a Sony ebook and so far I have only bought books from Sony/Borders web site. Can I buy books from Barnes & Noble and read them on the my Sony? How do I download them onto the reader?

10-21-2009, 07:03 PM	#2
The-eBook-Reader Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 4637 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States Device: All	No. First off, B&N hasn't changed their library to EPUB yet. And even when they do, it'll be up to Sony to decide it they want to allow this to happen because of friggin' DRM issues. Call it EPUB, but B&N essentially found a way to make a new DRM format under the guise of EPUB. Device manufactures that use ADE will have to decide if they want to update to Adobe's new firmware to allow B&N's EPUBs to work. Last edited by The-eBook-Reader; 10-21-2009 at 07:18 PM.

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kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	Aside from the Sony website, you can also buy books from BooksonBoard, get them from the library, or anyplace that has Adobe Epub or PDF books.

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