Google bookstore open for business

boswd · 12-06-2010, 01:24 PM

It's nice to have an ePub supported device.

I love choices

Kitabi · 12-06-2010, 02:40 PM

nope, not going for it. this is worse than DRM. google is not even giving you possession of your ebook file(s).

SCION · 12-06-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitabi

nope, not going for it. this is worse than DRM. google is not even giving you possession of your ebook file(s).

How so? Don't you have the option to use Adobe Digital Editions and transfer the book to a compatible device? Maybe I'm not understanding fully.

sadievan · 12-06-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitabi

nope, not going for it. this is worse than DRM. google is not even giving you possession of your ebook file(s).

I just tried it and there is an option to download the epub file to your computer. Click on read on device and scroll down the page.

Carol

Kitabi · 12-06-2010, 04:29 PM

I was going by their announcement. My understanding is that they would allow you to read offline (through their Google Gears technology is my guess). However, that will not give you physical possession of the file.

Kitabi · 12-06-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sadievan

I just tried it and there is an option to download the epub file to your computer. Click on read on device and scroll down the page.

Carol

Does that work for all titles or some of them? In case they are allowing ePub downloads, are the books DRM'd? If so, which flavor?

sadievan · 12-06-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitabi

Does that work for all titles or some of them? In case they are allowing ePub downloads, are the books DRM'd? If so, which flavor?

Don't know. I just downloaded a free book to help someone in another thread figure out how. From some of the other posts in other threads it seams that some books are not downloadable. Also some are reporting that the books are actually scans. Will have to see what everyone reports back. I don't know if I will use Google when I get my Kindle.

Carol

chas0039 · 12-06-2010, 05:27 PM

This looks like the same procedures used for the Adobe books I get for my Nook through the Library. BTW, to the post above. These are NOT Kindle compatible, and many, many of the Google free books have been scans for quite some time. They are also distributed through B&N as their free books.

Number_6 · 12-06-2010, 09:45 PM

I downloaded several of the free books from the Google bookstore and side loaded to the Nook with no problem. Most of them had the option to download in epub or pdf. The epub downloads look great on the Nook.

However, they could all be found as "Nookbooks" on the B&N website for free as well. It's great to have other options, but I didn't find anything very special with the Google bookstore. I see no reason to test out a DRM infected book as I can just as easily get them from B&N for the same price and know they can be disinfected.

kezza · 12-07-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Number_6

However, they could all be found as "Nookbooks" on the B&N website for free as well. It's great to have other options, but I didn't find anything very special with the Google bookstore.

So far I've found several pay books on Google's store that aren't available at B&N. I'll definitely be keeping Google in mind as a place to shop for books, though obviously bn.com is more convenient. It should be remembered that every public domain Google books is available through bn.com already, that's been true since they opened the ebook store. The only thing "new" at Google ebooks is the paid content.

hgwlackey · 12-07-2010, 06:12 PM

I bought a book from Google Books last night (Jon Clinch's "Kings of the Earth"), downloaded the epub (Adobe DRM), and loaded it onto my Sony. Looks really good, actually.

Care · 12-07-2010, 10:03 PM

I guess it's not available yet in Canada (the paid for books).

edembowski · 12-08-2010, 04:39 PM

It depends on the title. I'm reading Karen Millers "The Prodigal Mage" and I'm interested in the sequel. It seems that not all of the books are downloadable. After looking at the product page from Google, here's what you see:

http://books.google.com/support/bin/...=1061545&hl=en

Here's the product page:
http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=Lp...store_bookcard

12-06-2010, 01:24 PM	#1
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	Google bookstore open for business It's nice to have an ePub supported device. I love choices

12-06-2010, 05:27 PM	#8
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	This looks like the same procedures used for the Adobe books I get for my Nook through the Library. BTW, to the post above. These are NOT Kindle compatible, and many, many of the Google free books have been scans for quite some time. They are also distributed through B&N as their free books. Last edited by chas0039; 12-06-2010 at 05:31 PM.

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12-06-2010, 02:40 PM	#2
Kitabi Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 66 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	nope, not going for it. this is worse than DRM. google is not even giving you possession of your ebook file(s).

12-06-2010, 04:29 PM	#5
Kitabi Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 66 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	I was going by their announcement. My understanding is that they would allow you to read offline (through their Google Gears technology is my guess). However, that will not give you physical possession of the file.

12-06-2010, 09:45 PM	#9
Number_6 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 100 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Barnes and Noble Nook Wi-fi, Ectaco jetBookLite, Nokia N810, Nokia 770	I downloaded several of the free books from the Google bookstore and side loaded to the Nook with no problem. Most of them had the option to download in epub or pdf. The epub downloads look great on the Nook. However, they could all be found as "Nookbooks" on the B&N website for free as well. It's great to have other options, but I didn't find anything very special with the Google bookstore. I see no reason to test out a DRM infected book as I can just as easily get them from B&N for the same price and know they can be disinfected.

12-07-2010, 06:12 PM	#11
hgwlackey Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 9550 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: Kindle Touch, HTC Thunderbolt	I bought a book from Google Books last night (Jon Clinch's "Kings of the Earth"), downloaded the epub (Adobe DRM), and loaded it onto my Sony. Looks really good, actually.

12-07-2010, 10:03 PM	#12
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	I guess it's not available yet in Canada (the paid for books).

12-08-2010, 04:39 PM	#13
edembowski Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 372 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, Nook Color, iPad	It depends on the title. I'm reading Karen Millers "The Prodigal Mage" and I'm interested in the sequel. It seems that not all of the books are downloadable. After looking at the product page from Google, here's what you see: http://books.google.com/support/bin/...=1061545&hl=en Here's the product page: http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=Lp...store_bookcard