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Originally Posted by Northwoman
Since I have been reading on my computer, I got most things as .pdfs so I could read there. These files went easily into Calibre, which will synch with either Nook or Kindle so that is all good.
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You should go back to the websites where you got the books and see if you can also download EPUB and/or MOBI(Kindle) versions of the PDFs, since PDFs don't convert well and are not great for reading on stand alone eReaders.
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My question is this. I have some things I purchased from Amazon, which I read on my computer in the Kindle Cloud reader. I can't figure out how to get those into Calibre to organize them, and if I did purchase a Nook, that is the only way to get those books to it, I think. Also, if I do purchase a Nook, can I still purchase books on Amazon?
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You'll need the Kindle for PC or Mac application on your computer, then you can download the Amazon books to your computer and load them into calibre. If you strip the DRM from the books (or they are DRM free to start with) then you can convert Amazon's format (MOBI that they call azw) to EPUB for reading on a Nook. Or you can root and sideload the Kindle app for your nook as mentioned above and use Amazon's format without having to convert.
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I am leaning towards the Nook but I really prefer to purchase things on Amazon. I know this sounds crazy; it is making me crazy. It feels like my preferences have some incompatibilities.
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The devices aren't that different, if you prefer purchasing on Amazon then you might as well buy an Amazon device.
You had Kindle Touch in the title of this thread, it's the only eink device you mentioned and it's different from the other two tablet devices, so first you should decide if you want/need eink or tablet. If all you are doing is reading on the device then eink is the way to go. If you want to browse and stream multimedia then you want a tablet.