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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
I've got a big stack of paper books that I'd rather have as ebooks. Where can I go to convert my licenses?
I paid for some Kindle ebooks and have since switched over to a Kobo EPUB reader. Again, how do I convert those licenses from the Kindle format into EPUBs?
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Both excellent questions that I'm hoping will be addressed at some point. There are a couple of rarities in this arena... O'Reilly allows you to register one of their paper books regardless of where you bought it and "upgrade" to an eBook for $5. The second question seems to be at least one of the reasons J.K. Rowling created her own store to sell the Harry Potter books (not the primary reason, but certainly a side benefit): I purchased them once and have them tied to my Sony, Amazon, and Nook accounts. In order for that second question to be fully addressed, there would need to be some kind of clearing house where when you purchase a book from any retailer, you can transfer that license to any other. All the exclusive deals (especially in the self publishing arena) don't make it any easier.
