Using Kindle format on a PB360?

bumponalog · 10-06-2010, 01:37 PM

Hello!

This is my first post here on MobileRead. I've been around for quite a few months, reading and absorbing all I can. Thanks SO MUCH for all of the info that you guys patiently provide everyone over and over again.

I fear I also am asking a repeat question.

I have decided to 'bite the bullet' and buy a PocketBook 360. It supports a wide range of formats, and is within my price range. Anyway, I remember reading about a way to 'strip' the Kindle format to make it usable on other devices, and would really like to find the thread/info again so that I can take advantage of the free books offered on Amazon.

I have never done any 'formating' or 'coding' or anything like that, but I'm certainly not afraid to try! Thanks in advance for any info you provide...but please, I'm a newb, so try to use small words?

Crystal

wallcraft · 10-06-2010, 05:25 PM

A good source of info about stripping DRM is Apprentice Alf's Blog. For the Kindle Store, the easiest target is K4PC ebooks. Watch out for TOPAZ ebooks, which are much harder to deal with than the more common AZW.

The 360 can read DRM-free MOBI (from DRM-ridden AZW), or you can convert them to another format (ePub or FB2) using Calibre.

bumponalog · 10-07-2010, 10:09 AM

Thank you WallCraft! That's what I was looking for! I knew that there were a few types of Kindle files, and knew that one was harder to deal with. I had been going slowly mad trying to find which was which.

Again, THANKS!

And now I slip quietly back to newb land to read some more.....

10-06-2010, 01:37 PM	#1
bumponalog Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: None	Using Kindle format on a PB360? Hello! This is my first post here on MobileRead. I've been around for quite a few months, reading and absorbing all I can. Thanks SO MUCH for all of the info that you guys patiently provide everyone over and over again. I fear I also am asking a repeat question. I have decided to 'bite the bullet' and buy a PocketBook 360. It supports a wide range of formats, and is within my price range. Anyway, I remember reading about a way to 'strip' the Kindle format to make it usable on other devices, and would really like to find the thread/info again so that I can take advantage of the free books offered on Amazon. I have never done any 'formating' or 'coding' or anything like that, but I'm certainly not afraid to try! Thanks in advance for any info you provide...but please, I'm a newb, so try to use small words? Crystal

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10-06-2010, 05:25 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	A good source of info about stripping DRM is Apprentice Alf's Blog. For the Kindle Store, the easiest target is K4PC ebooks. Watch out for TOPAZ ebooks, which are much harder to deal with than the more common AZW. The 360 can read DRM-free MOBI (from DRM-ridden AZW), or you can convert them to another format (ePub or FB2) using Calibre.

10-07-2010, 10:09 AM	#3
bumponalog Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: None	Thank you WallCraft! That's what I was looking for! I knew that there were a few types of Kindle files, and knew that one was harder to deal with. I had been going slowly mad trying to find which was which. Again, THANKS! And now I slip quietly back to newb land to read some more.....

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