There is a rare ebook format that can only be downloaded to a tablet. Its for interactive books. The example I found of this was The De-Textbook by cracked.com.
I actually paid full price for the book, and it was not cheap. Only to find I had no way to read it. It would not download in my desktop app or on my daughters Kobo Touch. And Kobo wouldnt give me my money back either.
Eventually I got a tablet and was finally able to read it on there.
I cant remember now what the format was, and I cant check as I cant even remember what that account I used. I think at the time I was trying to use a single use code that I'd already used on my main account so I opened a new account just for that book. When the code didnt work I just bought it anyway.
Its not coming up for me when I search for it on Kobo so maybe they dont sell it any more.
I do remember it wasnt clear to me at all before I bought it that I wouldnt be able to download it anywhere except on a tablet though.
Typical, as soon as I clicked to post my message, I remembered the account details I used. I just logged into that account and the book is still listed in the library, but there are no options listed to download it (I dont think there ever were) and nothing to indicate what format the book is. When I click on the title I get a blue page saying "Sorry, this item is no longer available. You can look for other items by this author or about this topic using the search bar above"
Musing aloud - If I was to delete the book off my tablet, I wonder if I would be able to get it back again?
Oh, and just in case anyone is wondering, the book wasnt worth the money and the hassle.
Last edited by Chapter One; 02-27-2015 at 10:46 PM.
Reason: Memory kicked in after posting.
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