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Old 10-01-2008, 04:50 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by FligMupple View Post
Which format do I get, and then what?

Also... what's up with the ePub format?
You can read Secure Adobe PDFs on your PRS-505, but the original page breaks will be apparent (this isn't a reflowable format, at least on the PRS-505).

The DRM on the other three formats can all be broken. If you have a Windows PC, MS Reader (LIT) format is probably best. Use ConvertLIT GUI to strip the DRM and then run the DRM-free LIT through Calibre.

EPub is the latest reflowable ebook format. The PRS-505 can read Secure Adobe ePubs, but there are not many of these available yet.

A problem with Secure Adobe PDFs and Secure Adobe ePubs is that they are only readable by Adobe Digital Editions (and Adobe Reader 7 for Windows in the case of PDFs). This means that you are locked into buying reading devices with ADE if you want to continue to read Adobe ebooks. If you take the LIT approach, the DRM-free LIT can be format shifted to work on any current or future reading device.
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