04-08-2008, 03:29 PM | #16 |
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Welcome to the fray AAL!
I'll tell you what I know. I've read that no eInk reader can read a DRM'd pdf file. Normal sized pdf files can be hard or impossible to read on a smaller screen anyway. Cybook can read DRM prc files. I don't have a sony so I don't know about them, maybe you could ask in the sony forums and get a good response. Last edited by cmbs; 04-08-2008 at 03:34 PM. |
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04-08-2008, 03:39 PM | #18 |
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The reason I was looking into how to read a library book on my cybook is because I had been looking into online libraries. My local library probably won't even know what an ebook is for another 20 years, so I was looking for something widely available. Maybe this thread is a good place to list libraries people can use.
This is the best one I've seen so far, KnowBetter Lending Library. Limited selection but better than Fictionwise and apparently dedicated to growing. $19.95/year. Limited use available for free. Works with your fictionwise account. http://www.libwise.com/knowbetter/ There is also a lending library at Fictionwise, only available to their buywise club members (about $30/year but has other benefits). Very limited selection. http://www.libwise.com/fll/ |
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Both the CyBook and the iRex iLiad will read MobiPocket format library books. There's no dedicated book reader which will read DRM-protected PDF files - you'd need something like a Tablet PC for that.
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Are sony books even available at libraries? Other formats? Or is it all prc and pdf?
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No, because the Sony format doesn't have a "date limited" DRM mechanism like MobiPocket and PDF do. Library books need to "expire".
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Here, I've made a wiki page for libraries. Desperately in need of additional input.
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries |
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Thank you - that's very useful. One minor suggestion - might it be a good idea to specify whether each library provides MobiPocket or PDF format books (or both)?
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Thank you Cmbs for the information
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The reason I thought that only Mobi and PDF were supported is that - AFAIK - they are the only DRM formats which have date expiration. Do some libraries supply eBooks which don't expire?
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Thank you all very much for your help.
Nate, you suggested that Cybook is better for the library ebooks..is that because Library ebooks are in Mobi format or does Cybook handle PDF's better..can Cybook handle DRM/protected PDF's? If it is because of the Mobi format than the Kindle should work well with Library ebooks. I checked the Link to the NYC library and they have books both in PDF and Mobi format. Also the Los Angeles Public Library system has ebooks in PDF's. |
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