Thread: Can someone tell me how to fix this? Downloaded wrong format?
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:50 PM   #7
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SO FRUSTRATED

I still believe I can do this but don't understand HOW!
The Velocity Cruz is an Android based device. The website claims it can display ePub, PDF, HTML, and text files. If the file you bought is an ePub file, it should theoretically display the format.

You stated you previously got free ebooks to make sure you knew what you were doing. Did they work as expected? What format were they in? How did you load them on your Cruz?

I assume you tried to follow the same steps with the purchased title?

One problem you might be having is DRM. Free titles generally don't have it. They can be "side-loaded" onto devices that can read that format, and should display largely as expected. Titles protected by Digital Rights Management require special steps to be read, as you must prove you actually bought and paid for the title. What the steps are will depend on where you got it and what you plan to read it on.

For Kobobooks purchases, it appears you need Adobe Digital Editions to make the transfer to the reader: http://www.kobobooks.com/ade

Calibre won't do it. It's a "protected" file Calibre can't open. Calibre has no provisions for handling DRM. ADE is able to do the magic that confirms you have a legitimately purchased title and open it up.

But even with ADE, there's still a potential problem. Kobo's instructions assume you will be using ADE to load the book to a supported reader. The list Kobo says are supported is
  • Kobo eReader
    PRS-300 Reader Pocket Edition
    PRS-505 Reader Digital Book
    PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition
    PRS-700BC Reader Digital Book
    Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro
    Asktak (EZ Reader, EZ Reader Pocket Pro, Mentor)
    Barnes & Noble Nook
    BeBook (One, Mini)
    Bookeen (Cybook Opus, Gen 3)
    COOL-ER Classic
    Elonex eBook 600
    HanLin eBook (V3, V5)
    IREX Digital Reader 1000S
    Neolux NUUT

The Velocity Cruz isn't on the list.

It sounds like you either have a corrupted download and an invalid file, or you have a purchased ebook you can't read on your device unless you can remove the DRM "protection".
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