Register Guidelines E-Books Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Barnes & Noble NOOK

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-29-2011, 03:26 PM   #16
pidgeon92
Wizard
pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pidgeon92 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
pidgeon92's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,144
Karma: 8426142
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD
Almost every book I have purchased from B&N had downloaded as a PDB as well. That this is due to my using a Mac is utterly bizarre. I wonder if this affects Fictionwise as well.....
pidgeon92 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2011, 03:39 PM   #17
geertm
Guru
geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geertm ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 822
Karma: 2000000
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: The Netherlands
Device: Kobo Aura One
Quote:
Originally Posted by pidgeon92 View Post
Almost every book I have purchased from B&N had downloaded as a PDB as well. That this is due to my using a Mac is utterly bizarre. I wonder if this affects Fictionwise as well.....
PDB books for Mac was a workaround for the problem that the original Nook for Mac software had problems reading ePub books. There were a lot of complaints about that when B&N switched to Epub.
B&N recently released a new version of the Nook for Mac software that will download all your books as ePub, and reads ePub just fine.
So I expect that PDB downloads will be turned of soon (now they are no longer needed as a workaround).
geertm is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 05-29-2011, 05:14 PM   #18
anijh
Connoisseur
anijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it isanijh knows what time it is
 
Posts: 52
Karma: 2126
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: South Florida
Device: Nook 1e, Kindle Fire, and multiple iDevices
I usually use nookstudy but I just downloaded nook for mac and all of my books are ePubs. How do you know if you have a book that's PDB prior to downloading?

ETA: Nevermind. Geertm is correct.

If I download the books through nookstudy or nook for mac, it's ePub format but if I download it through the browser it's PDB. My nook is 3G so I always get the books on my nook through that but I keep backup copies through the desktop application which gives me ePub format. If it's not too much of an hassle, you might want to start using a desktop app.

The issue is going to be with what Kezza mentioned. PDB files that are from other places not named Barnes & Noble.

Last edited by anijh; 05-29-2011 at 05:49 PM.
anijh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2011, 08:08 PM   #19
Jane12
Groupie
Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jane12 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 171
Karma: 1706300
Join Date: Oct 2010
Device: iDevices
You can download EPUBs to a Mac via browser if you change the User Agent. No need for NookStudy or Nook for Mac desktop app.

In Safari, just go to the menu bar, choose Develop > User Agent, and select any PC browser, such as Firefox for PC or Internet Explorer.

In Firefox you can install an add-on like User Agent Switcher to accomplish the same thing.
Jane12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-31-2011, 06:49 PM   #20
Solitaire1
Samurai Lizard
Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Solitaire1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Solitaire1's Avatar
 
Posts: 14,188
Karma: 66544976
Join Date: Nov 2009
Device: NookColor
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyRocks View Post
I'm guessing if you bought it on BandN in PDB format, you can probably re-download it in Epub format, either right now, or in the very near future, as they seem to be transitioning to 100% epub.

If all else fails, a quick, easy Calibre convert should do the trick as well.
I just purchased a Nook Color (I still have my Sony Reader), and this issue reminds me of what Sony did when they transitioned from LRF (Sony's old proprietary format) to EPUB. My current Sony Reader doesn't support LRF so when I registered my new ereader they allowed me to download the EPUB version of the same ebooks I'd already purchased at no cost.
Solitaire1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 06-01-2011, 11:47 AM   #21
anamardoll
Chasing Butterflies
anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
anamardoll's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,132
Karma: 5074169
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: American Southwest
Device: Uses batteries.
How odd.

All my B&N PDB books were converted to epub a long time ago. I've re-downloaded them in the new format straight from the B&N site.

Obviously this doesn't help the Fictionwise/eReader customers.

How strange that B&N is ditching the format. Surely it wasn't that hard to build in the support.......
anamardoll is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-02-2011, 11:32 AM   #22
emoorman
Obsessive Reader
emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
emoorman's Avatar
 
Posts: 74
Karma: 515292
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Shalimar, FL (in the panhandle)
Device: Kindle PW, Nokia 1520
eReader.com pdb support

I emailed B&N customer support over this issue as I have over a hundred pdb books from eReader.com. They assured me that they could be read on the STR.

I was skeptical since the wording of the reply seemed to indicate the support person didn't fully understand my question. I then called the support line. This person also didn't seem to understand. I kept telling her that B&N owned eReader.com. Finally, she put me on hold and asked someone else. When she came back, she told me that the STR will support eReader.com.

I'm still not too sure. Maybe I need to bite the bullet and buy & try. I can always send it back.
emoorman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-02-2011, 12:09 PM   #23
user_none
Sigil & calibre developer
user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
user_none's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,488
Karma: 1063785
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Florida, USA
Device: Nook STR
Quote:
Originally Posted by emoorman View Post
I'm still not too sure. Maybe I need to bite the bullet and buy & try. I can always send it back.
I'll be getting on soon and I'll do a test to be sure for you.
user_none is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-02-2011, 02:40 PM   #24
emoorman
Obsessive Reader
emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emoorman ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
emoorman's Avatar
 
Posts: 74
Karma: 515292
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Shalimar, FL (in the panhandle)
Device: Kindle PW, Nokia 1520
eReader files

I just spoke to someone on the day shift at B&N and they say the STR will only do epub and pdf files.

I'm still confused since they don't seem to have their act together at customer support. I think I'll wait on buying one.
emoorman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2011, 03:26 PM   #25
kezza
Lowlife of the Party
kezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura aboutkezza has a spectacular aura about
 
kezza's Avatar
 
Posts: 266
Karma: 4038
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: seattle
Device: nook, iphone
Quote:
Originally Posted by emoorman View Post
I'm still confused since they don't seem to have their act together at customer support. I think I'll wait on buying one.
My experience with B&N support is that they NEVER have their act together. I have called and emailed multiple times with problems and they never understand what I'm talking about. Once I went back and forth over email with support many times about a book with terrible quality problems, they just kept sending me a form letter about how to download my books. *headdesk* I never did get any resolution or any confirmation that they ever understood my problem.

I would trust the specs over B&N support on this. Unless eReader makes our books available to redownload as epub, I don't think you'll be able to read them on the new nook.
kezza is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2011, 03:32 PM   #26
anamardoll
Chasing Butterflies
anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.anamardoll ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
anamardoll's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,132
Karma: 5074169
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: American Southwest
Device: Uses batteries.
Quote:
Originally Posted by kezza View Post
My experience with B&N support is that they NEVER have their act together. I have called and emailed multiple times with problems and they never understand what I'm talking about. Once I went back and forth over email with support many times about a book with terrible quality problems, they just kept sending me a form letter about how to download my books. *headdesk* I never did get any resolution or any confirmation that they ever understood my problem.

I would trust the specs over B&N support on this. Unless eReader makes our books available to redownload as epub, I don't think you'll be able to read them on the new nook.
I completely agree with this -- the B&N CS is so frustrating it makes me want to tear my hair out.

At this point, I honestly believe all emails sent to CS are automatically deleted and that the entire department has been replaced with an automated message server.
anamardoll is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2011, 08:23 AM   #27
user_none
Sigil & calibre developer
user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.user_none ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
user_none's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,488
Karma: 1063785
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Florida, USA
Device: Nook STR
I have my Nook and I can confirm that it does not handle PDB files.
user_none is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2011, 09:33 PM   #28
rogerowens
Junior Member
rogerowens began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Sep 2011
Device: iPad, nook touch, iPhone, iPod Touch
Reading Secure eReader eBooks

I'm not sure if this has been covered, but these are my two cents. You can use the Stanza application on a Mac to download protected (Secure) PDB eBooks that you purchased from Fictionwise/eReader. You can then transfer them to the Stanza app on an iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad via iTunes on the Mac. You can read them on the Mac or on the iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. You'll find a discussion of this at lexcycle.com web site, http://www.lexcycle.com/faq

Unfortunately, you cannot transfer these files to the new nook. I've tried everything I can think of as have others. B&N doesn't seem to care, but at least if you no longer have your Palm device, you can still read your Fictionwise (and eReader) eBooks on some new devices. Hope this helps some of you.
rogerowens is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2011, 09:57 PM   #29
rogerowens
Junior Member
rogerowens began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Sep 2011
Device: iPad, nook touch, iPhone, iPod Touch
Oops

The Secure eReader files downloaded by STanza on an iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad cannot be read on the Mac Stanza application, but only on the iPhone, etc. Sorry, I spoke too soon. But at least you can still read all those eReader and Fictionwise books you bought. Don't have one of these devices? Buy a used iPod Touch. They're cheap now, and that's all you need, really—unless you want a big screen, then buy a 1st gen iPad, they're cheap now too and good enough for reading eBooks.
rogerowens is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Touch Does the Nook STR support ePub embedded fonts? Antioch Barnes & Noble NOOK 5 07-10-2011 03:29 PM
Touch Nook STR Reviews boswd Barnes & Noble NOOK 26 06-03-2011 01:45 PM
What are the chances of calibre supporting conversion from eReader =X= Calibre 10 04-25-2009 12:03 PM
New BeBook Firmware Supporting .PDB Format Moe The Cat BeBook 15 11-06-2008 12:03 PM
Why won't ereader see my pdb files? CClio333 Reading and Management 11 01-23-2008 02:39 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:20 AM.


MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.