Thread: Run Sony 505 software from memory stick?
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Old 12-07-2008, 03:51 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Technophobe View Post
My question is: can I download the sony software to a memory stick, plug said memory stick into a machine running windows in an internet cafe, and get books that way?
I think what you really need is Adobe Digital Editions with an Adobe ID that includes your PRS-505's. ADE is a small download on a new Windows or Mac computer, but then this becomes one of your 6 allowed devices. I don't know if there is a way to get ADE to work from a memory stick.

If you stay with the Linux netbook, your best bet might be to buy MOBI or eReader ebooks and strip their DRM because these formats only require a web browser to buy (MOBI needs a PID, e.g. from a Windows PC, but can then be downloaded to any computer). Once DRM-free, Calibre can format shift the ebooks for the Sony.
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