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RVnook · 11-15-2010, 08:24 AM

I run Linux on my home computer and recently bought a nook. Nook for PC runs fine under WINE, but I would also like to be able to at least consider eBooks from the Sony store. They require Sony Reader Library software be installed in order to download them.

I downloaded and installed the software, but it does not run. It opens and I get a white or sometimes a black rectangle on my screen with nothing in it. This all leads to several questions.

Has anyone successfully installed and run Sony Reader Library using WINE in Linux? If so, is there a particular version I need to find somewhere or something I need to make sure is installed? Assuming it cannot be installed or run, is there any other way to download eBooks from the Sony store (or even open them)? I'm guessing if I can get them on my computer I could sideload them onto my nook, or am I missing something there?

Barring all of that, how do I get rid of Sony Reader Library from my computer. That assumes it won't work, can't work, will never work. Thanks for the help.

11-15-2010, 08:24 AM	#1
RVnook Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 18 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boise, Idaho Device: NOOK First Edition	Sony eBooks/Reader Library in Linux I run Linux on my home computer and recently bought a nook. Nook for PC runs fine under WINE, but I would also like to be able to at least consider eBooks from the Sony store. They require Sony Reader Library software be installed in order to download them. I downloaded and installed the software, but it does not run. It opens and I get a white or sometimes a black rectangle on my screen with nothing in it. This all leads to several questions. Has anyone successfully installed and run Sony Reader Library using WINE in Linux? If so, is there a particular version I need to find somewhere or something I need to make sure is installed? Assuming it cannot be installed or run, is there any other way to download eBooks from the Sony store (or even open them)? I'm guessing if I can get them on my computer I could sideload them onto my nook, or am I missing something there? Barring all of that, how do I get rid of Sony Reader Library from my computer. That assumes it won't work, can't work, will never work. Thanks for the help.