Compatible Purchased Content

malkie13 · 02-17-2009, 06:43 PM

I did a quick search, but couldn't seem to find this info, so I figured I would ask.

Obviously, content purchased from the Sony Ereader store is compatible with their devices. Their selection, however, is... well, it leaves a lot to be desired.

While there are plenty of ways to "acquire" copies of books, which of the actual, legit web stores offer content that plays nice with Calibre?

Elfwreck · 02-17-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by malkie13

While there are plenty of ways to "acquire" copies of books, which of the actual, legit web stores offer content that plays nice with Calibre?

Fictionwise: multi-genre ebook store; books available in "multiformat" are downloadable in LRF, and several other formats (which allows you to convert & tweak them yourself, if you care to spend the time).

Baen's Webscriptions: Science fiction, includes many current books & older ones that have been converted to ebook. Their monthly webscriptions include a bundle of 5-7 books for $15; books are purchasable individually for around $5 each.

Feedbooks.com: free ebooks, available in ePub or PDF, including PDFs formatted to fit Sony Readers.

Manybooks.net: more free ebooks--wider selection than feedbooks, but many are straight Gutenberg imports with no reformatting.

Some readers prefer Feedbooks' formatting; others prefer Manybooks'. Manybooks puts a blank line between paragraphs; Feedbooks indents the first line instead.

The sixteen free Harlequin romances are available in ePub format. However, Harlequin's standard ebooks are only available as DRM'd .pdf, .lit or .mobi.

John F · 02-18-2009, 08:41 AM

Can I use Calibre to transfer books with DRM to my Sony? As long as I don't use Calibre to modify a ebook with DRM, I can keep it in Calibre's "library"?

malkie13 · 02-18-2009, 09:07 AM

Elfwreck, thanks for the reply, especially for the added info, over it just being a list.

John F, I'm going to assume that the only DRM'd content the reader can deal with are the books from the Sony Ereader store. Anything else, I would assume one has to. . . bypass the DRM.

Leep · 02-18-2009, 12:53 PM

If you're in the U.S., many public libraries carry ebooks for download. The PDF format is compatible with your Sony.

cheers

pilotbob · 02-18-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by John F

Can I use Calibre to transfer books with DRM to my Sony? As long as I don't use Calibre to modify a ebook with DRM, I can keep it in Calibre's "library"?

Yes it will work. But, calibre can't read the metadata of many DRMed formats.

BOb

malkie13 · 02-18-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Leep

If you're in the U.S., many public libraries carry ebooks for download. The PDF format is compatible with your Sony.

cheers

Really? I gotta go to the library more often. I tend to want to /own/ books I get, so I've haven't really been to a (non-school research related) library in /years/.

Jim Lester · 02-18-2009, 06:20 PM

Malkie, John,
To my knowledge the Sony store currently only supports their encrypted BBeB content (LRX). However since the Sony 505 and above support Adobe DRM, there are a broad range of DRM'd PDFs that work on the Sony Reader.

I don't know if they will work with Calibre, however assuming that the Sony Reader is authorized to the same person (AdobeID) that the content was purchased for, then all you need to do is a file copy onto the Sony Reader

malkie13 · 02-18-2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Lester

Malkie, John,
To my knowledge the Sony store currently only supports their encrypted BBeB content (LRX). However since the Sony 505 and above support Adobe DRM, there are a broad range of DRM'd PDFs that work on the Sony Reader.

I don't know if they will work with Calibre, however assuming that the Sony Reader is authorized to the same person (AdobeID) that the content was purchased for, then all you need to do is a file copy onto the Sony Reader

Stupid question, I'm sure, but... How do you auth the reader with your AdobeID?

Jim Lester · 02-18-2009, 06:46 PM

On Windows (can't do it on a Mac)
- Launch Digital Editions (auth to your AdobeID if necessary)
- Plug In Sony Reader

Once ADE recognizes the Sony Reader it should ask you to Authorize (unless the Reader has already been authorized with a different AdobeID)

02-17-2009, 06:43 PM	#1
malkie13 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS-505	Compatible Purchased Content I did a quick search, but couldn't seem to find this info, so I figured I would ask. Obviously, content purchased from the Sony Ereader store is compatible with their devices. Their selection, however, is... well, it leaves a lot to be desired. While there are plenty of ways to "acquire" copies of books, which of the actual, legit web stores offer content that plays nice with Calibre?

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02-18-2009, 08:41 AM	#3
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,164 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Can I use Calibre to transfer books with DRM to my Sony? As long as I don't use Calibre to modify a ebook with DRM, I can keep it in Calibre's "library"?

02-18-2009, 09:07 AM	#4
malkie13 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS-505	Elfwreck, thanks for the reply, especially for the added info, over it just being a list. John F, I'm going to assume that the only DRM'd content the reader can deal with are the books from the Sony Ereader store. Anything else, I would assume one has to. . . bypass the DRM.

02-18-2009, 12:53 PM	#5
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	If you're in the U.S., many public libraries carry ebooks for download. The PDF format is compatible with your Sony. cheers

02-18-2009, 06:20 PM	#8
Jim Lester Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 14682 Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Device: Nook HD, Nook for Windows 8	Malkie, John, To my knowledge the Sony store currently only supports their encrypted BBeB content (LRX). However since the Sony 505 and above support Adobe DRM, there are a broad range of DRM'd PDFs that work on the Sony Reader. I don't know if they will work with Calibre, however assuming that the Sony Reader is authorized to the same person (AdobeID) that the content was purchased for, then all you need to do is a file copy onto the Sony Reader

02-18-2009, 06:46 PM	#10
Jim Lester Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 14682 Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Device: Nook HD, Nook for Windows 8	On Windows (can't do it on a Mac) - Launch Digital Editions (auth to your AdobeID if necessary) - Plug In Sony Reader Once ADE recognizes the Sony Reader it should ask you to Authorize (unless the Reader has already been authorized with a different AdobeID)

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