library in Sony format - buy Kinde next?

romanca · 01-10-2010, 05:25 PM

I have owned a first Sony model for few years and I have a nice library of ebooks i have bought on the Sony store. I have broken display on my sony (you know, the knee accident on the airplane

) so i have to buy a new device. My question is, if i can somehow manage to transfer my library so i could read the books also on the Kindle? or do i have to buy another sony device?

desertgrandma · 01-10-2010, 05:34 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, romanca.

If you 'liberated' all you Sony books,you could use Calibre to shift the format to mobi so that you could read them on the Kindle.

romanca · 01-10-2010, 05:39 PM

thank you for welcome notice (i see i have joined the forum May 2007 and this is my first post

) I know this is on boundaries with the law but how can I liberate my library? i tried to google around but i did not find anything. I would rather buy Kindle but i dont want to invest another 1000 usd in to the books I already own (do I

)

daffy4u · 01-10-2010, 05:39 PM

If you're book are in LRX, you have to get the ePub versions of them and remove the DRM before they can be used on the Kindle (as DG has pointed out). Once the DRM is gone, you can do a mass conversion with Calibre.

Madam Broshkina · 01-10-2010, 05:47 PM

The nook will read the new Sony epub files without liberation. In my opinion they look better on the nook also.

romanca · 01-10-2010, 06:01 PM

thank you all, i have my library in ePub now and will set my books free. btw, how much would cost to repair the broken screen? the truth is, i was very happy with my sony ereader. i have used it mostly on long flights (thats the accident) and during vacations, so i dont really need new one.

Madam Broshkina · 01-10-2010, 06:16 PM

I bet you could get a Sony 300 cheaper then having the screen on your 500 repaired.

01-10-2010, 05:25 PM	#1
romanca Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	library in Sony format - buy Kinde next? I have owned a first Sony model for few years and I have a nice library of ebooks i have bought on the Sony store. I have broken display on my sony (you know, the knee accident on the airplane ) so i have to buy a new device. My question is, if i can somehow manage to transfer my library so i could read the books also on the Kindle? or do i have to buy another sony device?

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01-10-2010, 05:34 PM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, romanca. If you 'liberated' all you Sony books,you could use Calibre to shift the format to mobi so that you could read them on the Kindle.

01-10-2010, 05:39 PM	#3
romanca Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	thank you for welcome notice (i see i have joined the forum May 2007 and this is my first post ) I know this is on boundaries with the law but how can I liberate my library? i tried to google around but i did not find anything. I would rather buy Kindle but i dont want to invest another 1000 usd in to the books I already own (do I )

01-10-2010, 05:39 PM	#4
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	If you're book are in LRX, you have to get the ePub versions of them and remove the DRM before they can be used on the Kindle (as DG has pointed out). Once the DRM is gone, you can do a mass conversion with Calibre.

01-10-2010, 05:47 PM	#5
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	The nook will read the new Sony epub files without liberation. In my opinion they look better on the nook also.

01-10-2010, 06:01 PM	#6
romanca Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	thank you all, i have my library in ePub now and will set my books free. btw, how much would cost to repair the broken screen? the truth is, i was very happy with my sony ereader. i have used it mostly on long flights (thats the accident) and during vacations, so i dont really need new one.

01-10-2010, 06:16 PM	#7
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	I bet you could get a Sony 300 cheaper then having the screen on your 500 repaired.

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