What about samsung e60 - Page 2

GeoffC · 07-31-2010, 11:17 AM

Is ADE a necessary interface for purchasing books for this device .... ?

singingbird · 07-31-2010, 12:56 PM

No, ade is certainly not necessary, since they state the devices they support, and samsung isn't listed...

I just mentioned it because when I visit sites that suggest the files I can buy are in epub, they turn out not to be readable on the samsung device. All the files that I have uploaded successfully are from project g...not bad, just not the most recent reads! Ah well, I best learn to master Korean and use the Kyobo store then

Perhaps I am the lone purchaser of the device on MobileRead?!!!

Dulin's Books · 07-31-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by singingbird

Thanx for the welcome!!

There is an online manual which says that epub and pdf are supported; my problem is that when I buy a book that is saved in digital editions, !!

Quote:

Originally Posted by singingbird

No, ade is certainly not necessary, since they state the devices they support, and samsung isn't listed...

I just mentioned it because when I visit sites that suggest the files I can buy are in epub, they turn out not to be readable on the samsung device.

your 2 statements are counter to each other.

you are buying epubs which are "saved" in digital editions then they have adobe drm.

if this is so then you have to have the samsung reader as an authorized device in digital editions so that they can be transferred to and read on the device.

can you give me a link to a book store you have purchased from?

if you download a proj. g. epub it can be read on the device , correct?

singingbird · 07-31-2010, 10:53 PM

I had purchased ebooks from waterstones and barnes and nobles - and I had wondered if there is a way to transfer these drm's using Calibre...

My concern initially was if the reader is advertised as being able to read epubs, then why can I not read them on the samsung sne-60??? When the reader is plugged in to the computer, the files are *there* on the device, in the book folder, they are just not readable somehow...

Hmmm

By the way, thanx for all the prompt replies

GeoffC · 08-01-2010, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by singingbird

I had purchased ebooks from waterstones and barnes and nobles - and I had wondered if there is a way to transfer these drm's using Calibre...

My concern initially was if the reader is advertised as being able to read epubs, then why can I not read them on the samsung sne-60??? When the reader is plugged in to the computer, the files are *there* on the device, in the book folder, they are just not readable somehow...

Hmmm

By the way, thanx for all the prompt replies

Is there a copy of ADE on the sne-60 ?

You have books in the Books folder on the device, presumably some are drm'ed and some are the ones from PG ?

[sheesh trying to find any info on this is like trying to search for gold in a goldfish bowl - even Samsung site has no info ! - the Korean site doesn't translate]

church mouse · 08-01-2010, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by singingbird

I had purchased ebooks from waterstones and barnes and nobles - and I had wondered if there is a way to transfer these drm's using Calibre...

My concern initially was if the reader is advertised as being able to read epubs, then why can I not read them on the samsung sne-60??? When the reader is plugged in to the computer, the files are *there* on the device, in the book folder, they are just not readable somehow...

Hmmm

By the way, thanx for all the prompt replies

If you have been buying epub books from places like Waterstones, then those books will need to be authorised by ADE in order to be readable.

The fact that a reader can handle epub is not the same as it being able to handle drm protected epub. EPUB is a format, ADE is an added document protection.

I can find very little information about the sne60, but the little I have found does not mention drm capability.

I would try downloading ADE, registering the reader with ADE and then try opening a drm epub book using ADE. If this fails, then I fear the sne60 either is not ADE compatible or there is a firmware bug.

singingbird · 08-01-2010, 10:22 AM

I don't think there is a bug - I'll just have to wait for an English bookstore to partner up with the samsung readers!

Btw, the device is pretty nifty, doing everything you could ask of a reader - although seeing the comments others have written elsewhere, I rue the day I did not get a hold of an irex 800 in the tiny window of opportunity that existed...pdf's are difficult to manage on the sne-60. As I can't really comment on battery life - not having that much stored on the device - I am kind of happy with this reader - oh, and I have learnt to navigate the korean samsung site sans translations!!

GeoffC · 08-01-2010, 10:30 AM

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I don't think there is a bug - I'll just have to wait for an English bookstore to partner up with the samsung readers!

?

You don't need to, just download books in the ePub format .... Fictionwise, for instance have books in a "multiformat" range, of which ePub is but one .... As a alternate with free books, look at some of the links in my signature line, below.

Dulin's Books · 08-01-2010, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by church mouse

If you have been buying epub books from places like Waterstones, then those books will need to be authorised by ADE in order to be readable.

The fact that a reader can handle epub is not the same as it being able to handle drm protected epub. EPUB is a format, ADE is an added document protection.

I can find very little information about the sne60, but the little I have found does not mention drm capability.

I would try downloading ADE, registering the reader with ADE and then try opening a drm epub book using ADE. If this fails, then I fear the sne60 either is not ADE compatible or there is a firmware bug.

this exactly. the epubs you have bought have DRM- actually 2 different DRMs one is the "normal" ADE and the other is the B&N DRM.

try this-

download this book The Prince and the Pauper epub

Try reading it on the device

singingbird · 08-05-2010, 08:37 AM

Tried that link and was able to download it...just couldn't get the samsung to synchronise/read the file! Could see it on the computer, just somehow wasn't going to get read! Is there a *usual* file size? This one seemed a bit larger than the other project g ones I have.

Guess I'll do what the song says...I'll try, try again!

Cheers guys!

GeoffC · 08-05-2010, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by singingbird

Tried that link and was able to download it...just couldn't get the samsung to synchronise/read the file! Could see it on the computer, just somehow wasn't going to get read! Is there a *usual* file size? This one seemed a bit larger than the other project g ones I have.

Guess I'll do what the song says...I'll try, try again!

Cheers guys!

ePub wrappers seem to be variable in size, and comparing them with mobi they are larger because they have more information in them.

Can you add the book to the ADE library ?
I'm using ADE on my PC and it has been added to the library with no problem ...

singingbird · 08-05-2010, 11:19 AM

Yes, I can add it to my ade library; and when I tried again, the sne60 worked, synching in a few seconds!

Didn't have the nice front cover though...

GeoffC · 08-05-2010, 11:52 AM

eeks ... one small step at a time !!!!

now if you're brave enough you can put the file through Calibre and add a new cover !!!!

singingbird · 08-12-2010, 08:33 AM

Not that it is essential, but how do I get the nice cover onto the sne-60? The Prince and the Pauper epub made it to ade, as mentioned, but it lost the cover on its way, so to speak!

And more to the point, with over one thousand people viewing this thread, is no-one else an owner of the samsung device?! No-one has downloaded one bestseller, recent publication, anything other than p.g. stuff???!!!

singingbird · 08-16-2010, 09:20 AM

btw, hope those of you in Edinburgh enjoy the ebook chats this weekend!!

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07-31-2010, 11:17 AM	#16
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Is ADE a necessary interface for purchasing books for this device .... ?

07-31-2010, 12:56 PM	#17
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	No, ade is certainly not necessary, since they state the devices they support, and samsung isn't listed... I just mentioned it because when I visit sites that suggest the files I can buy are in epub, they turn out not to be readable on the samsung device. All the files that I have uploaded successfully are from project g...not bad, just not the most recent reads! Ah well, I best learn to master Korean and use the Kyobo store then Perhaps I am the lone purchaser of the device on MobileRead?!!!

07-31-2010, 10:53 PM	#19
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	I had purchased ebooks from waterstones and barnes and nobles - and I had wondered if there is a way to transfer these drm's using Calibre... My concern initially was if the reader is advertised as being able to read epubs, then why can I not read them on the samsung sne-60??? When the reader is plugged in to the computer, the files are there on the device, in the book folder, they are just not readable somehow... Hmmm By the way, thanx for all the prompt replies

08-01-2010, 10:22 AM	#22
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	I don't think there is a bug - I'll just have to wait for an English bookstore to partner up with the samsung readers! Btw, the device is pretty nifty, doing everything you could ask of a reader - although seeing the comments others have written elsewhere, I rue the day I did not get a hold of an irex 800 in the tiny window of opportunity that existed...pdf's are difficult to manage on the sne-60. As I can't really comment on battery life - not having that much stored on the device - I am kind of happy with this reader - oh, and I have learnt to navigate the korean samsung site sans translations!!

08-05-2010, 08:37 AM	#25
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	Tried that link and was able to download it...just couldn't get the samsung to synchronise/read the file! Could see it on the computer, just somehow wasn't going to get read! Is there a usual file size? This one seemed a bit larger than the other project g ones I have. Guess I'll do what the song says...I'll try, try again! Cheers guys!

08-05-2010, 11:19 AM	#27
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	Yes, I can add it to my ade library; and when I tried again, the sne60 worked, synching in a few seconds! Didn't have the nice front cover though...

08-05-2010, 11:52 AM	#28
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	eeks ... one small step at a time !!!! now if you're brave enough you can put the file through Calibre and add a new cover !!!!

08-12-2010, 08:33 AM	#29
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	Not that it is essential, but how do I get the nice cover onto the sne-60? The Prince and the Pauper epub made it to ade, as mentioned, but it lost the cover on its way, so to speak! And more to the point, with over one thousand people viewing this thread, is no-one else an owner of the samsung device?! No-one has downloaded one bestseller, recent publication, anything other than p.g. stuff???!!!

08-16-2010, 09:20 AM	#30
singingbird Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 210 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: samsung sne60	btw, hope those of you in Edinburgh enjoy the ebook chats this weekend!!

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