Sony vs Kobo; What's up!

MickeyC · 12-08-2013, 12:21 PM

Have a T1 and, before that, a 505 and for the last year or so have been buying my eBooks from Kobo and been able to upload them to my T1 no sweat but that stopped yesterday.

I bought the new Michael Connelly book (Gods of Guilt) from Kobo but could not download it to my laptop or directly to my T1 via WiFi. Called Kobo customer support and they told me I couldn't load that Kobo book onto my Sony.

Anybody know what this is? Are all Kobo books now non usable on Sony? Never had this problem before.

BTW, I was able to go on the Sony site and buy and download the book to my T1. And Kobo is refunding me the money I paid for the non-Sony readable book.

pdurrant · 12-08-2013, 12:24 PM

Some Kobo books aren't available through ADE but only through Kobo's own software/devices. These usually have the file extension .kepub.

They are essentially ePubs, but with different DRM, a different extension, and fiddled about a bit by Kobo.

MickeyC · 12-08-2013, 01:42 PM

Thanks pdurrant. That explains that.

Meanwhile, is there an easy way to tell if a Kobo book is regular ePub or not?

Thanks

pdurrant · 12-08-2013, 03:00 PM

Unfortunately not, as far as I know.

sharphamster · 12-08-2013, 03:12 PM

I've been grabbing previews before I buy. If you check your Library page in your Kobo account it tell you if it's an Adobe epub.

MickeyC · 12-08-2013, 03:19 PM

Thanks

NNolan · 12-08-2013, 05:01 PM

Quote:

I've been grabbing previews before I buy. If you check your Library page in your Kobo account it tell you if it's an Adobe epub.

Thanks for the tip!

AnemicOak · 12-08-2013, 11:04 PM

Using an old browser, such as IE8, will give you the old Kobo site instead of the new. The old site will show what downloadable format, if any, is available for a given book.

peitsao · 12-09-2013, 06:41 AM

If Kobo starts doing kepubs on all their books, I won't be buying from them anymore. I hate kepubs!

12-08-2013, 12:21 PM	#1
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Sony vs Kobo; What's up! Have a T1 and, before that, a 505 and for the last year or so have been buying my eBooks from Kobo and been able to upload them to my T1 no sweat but that stopped yesterday. I bought the new Michael Connelly book (Gods of Guilt) from Kobo but could not download it to my laptop or directly to my T1 via WiFi. Called Kobo customer support and they told me I couldn't load that Kobo book onto my Sony. Anybody know what this is? Are all Kobo books now non usable on Sony? Never had this problem before. BTW, I was able to go on the Sony site and buy and download the book to my T1. And Kobo is refunding me the money I paid for the non-Sony readable book.

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12-08-2013, 12:24 PM	#2
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,514 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Some Kobo books aren't available through ADE but only through Kobo's own software/devices. These usually have the file extension .kepub. They are essentially ePubs, but with different DRM, a different extension, and fiddled about a bit by Kobo.

12-08-2013, 01:42 PM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Thanks pdurrant. That explains that. Meanwhile, is there an easy way to tell if a Kobo book is regular ePub or not? Thanks

12-08-2013, 03:00 PM	#4
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,514 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Unfortunately not, as far as I know.

12-08-2013, 03:12 PM	#5
sharphamster Anathema Device Posts: 283 Karma: 257456 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony T3/350, Kobo AuraH20/Mini, Axim X50v	I've been grabbing previews before I buy. If you check your Library page in your Kobo account it tell you if it's an Adobe epub.

12-08-2013, 03:19 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Thanks

12-08-2013, 11:04 PM	#8
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Using an old browser, such as IE8, will give you the old Kobo site instead of the new. The old site will show what downloadable format, if any, is available for a given book.

12-09-2013, 06:41 AM	#9
peitsao Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 32760 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Allegheny Mountains Device: Kobo mini, PW3,NookST	If Kobo starts doing kepubs on all their books, I won't be buying from them anymore. I hate kepubs!