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ATDrake · 10-20-2010, 09:31 PM

1. Use a Windows computer. PDB downloads really seem to only appear for Mac users, due to the B&N Reader app crashing and burning with DRM-ed ePubs.

2. On the Mac, use NookStudy to download if you've a 10.6 Snow Leopard system. This app is incompatible with your existing PDBs, by the way.

3. Otherwise, try spoofing your browser's user-agent string (Firefox has a setting for this direct in the Preferences, I believe) to claim to be from a Windows machine.

4. Advanced geeky extra-credit option: on a non-10.6 Intel Mac, use the Windows Nook app via Wine.

Hope this helps.

10-20-2010, 09:31 PM	#2
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	1. Use a Windows computer. PDB downloads really seem to only appear for Mac users, due to the B&N Reader app crashing and burning with DRM-ed ePubs. 2. On the Mac, use NookStudy to download if you've a 10.6 Snow Leopard system. This app is incompatible with your existing PDBs, by the way. 3. Otherwise, try spoofing your browser's user-agent string (Firefox has a setting for this direct in the Preferences, I believe) to claim to be from a Windows machine. 4. Advanced geeky extra-credit option: on a non-10.6 Intel Mac, use the Windows Nook app via Wine. Hope this helps.