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jd010100 · 01-09-2011, 09:29 AM

If they will take it, then send it back. Find out what ebook format your library uses and then look at the other readers and see which one will read that format. I evaluated both kindle and nook in the fall of 2009 and went with the nook because the kindle used a proprietary format (derived from the old Mobipocket format) and the nook read .pdb (eReader), epub, and pdf, which covered a lot of the ebooks out there. While it's true that Amazon has more ebooks for sale right now, B&N is catching up quickly.
I have tried that method of "fixing" Amazon ebooks for reading on other devices (figuring if I bought the book then I had a right to read it however I wanted), however, it does not always work.

01-09-2011, 09:29 AM	#210
jd010100 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisiana Device: Nook	send the Kindle back If they will take it, then send it back. Find out what ebook format your library uses and then look at the other readers and see which one will read that format. I evaluated both kindle and nook in the fall of 2009 and went with the nook because the kindle used a proprietary format (derived from the old Mobipocket format) and the nook read .pdb (eReader), epub, and pdf, which covered a lot of the ebooks out there. While it's true that Amazon has more ebooks for sale right now, B&N is catching up quickly. I have tried that method of "fixing" Amazon ebooks for reading on other devices (figuring if I bought the book then I had a right to read it however I wanted), however, it does not always work.