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Seabound · 01-01-2009, 02:40 AM

tandknix, I am no eBookwise expert, but here goes... (Experts might be able to chime in later.)

Okay, I experimented with my eBookwise. I think the device will be tied to your friend's old account or online bookshelf no matter how many times you change the ID on your device. (After initial registration and association with an online bookshelf, the device ID seems to be just a "dummy" variable.) I think the only way to disassociate the device from your friend's account/online bookshelf is to ask eBookwise to do that. (I don't know exactly how they will do this; perhaps they need to delete your friend's online bookshelf/account, but I'm just guessing.) Then it will free up the device for you to associate to and use on your own own eBookwise account.

Another option which is more straightforward, but maybe not so clean for you and your friend, is to take over your friend's eBookwise account. Once you have her account name and password, you can change the account profile to your own profile. This would be something you can do if eBookwise's response is not acceptable. But of course, your friend might not like the idea--you'll have access to the books she bought in the past.

Then another option is to save up for a new eBookwise (about $116 right now with 64MB internal memory) so you won't have to deal with this trouble. Or perhaps save up for an eInk device. There might still be deals for a Sony PRS-505 for about $200.

Also, the IMP format that you asked about in your original post is the format that eBookwise reads. It cannot read LIT format. There are software tools available in MR which can convert to IMP. And the eBookwise Librarian can convert text and html to IMP format also.

01-01-2009, 02:40 AM	#11
Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	tandknix, I am no eBookwise expert, but here goes... (Experts might be able to chime in later.) Okay, I experimented with my eBookwise. I think the device will be tied to your friend's old account or online bookshelf no matter how many times you change the ID on your device. (After initial registration and association with an online bookshelf, the device ID seems to be just a "dummy" variable.) I think the only way to disassociate the device from your friend's account/online bookshelf is to ask eBookwise to do that. (I don't know exactly how they will do this; perhaps they need to delete your friend's online bookshelf/account, but I'm just guessing.) Then it will free up the device for you to associate to and use on your own own eBookwise account. Another option which is more straightforward, but maybe not so clean for you and your friend, is to take over your friend's eBookwise account. Once you have her account name and password, you can change the account profile to your own profile. This would be something you can do if eBookwise's response is not acceptable. But of course, your friend might not like the idea--you'll have access to the books she bought in the past. Then another option is to save up for a new eBookwise (about $116 right now with 64MB internal memory) so you won't have to deal with this trouble. Or perhaps save up for an eInk device. There might still be deals for a Sony PRS-505 for about $200. Also, the IMP format that you asked about in your original post is the format that eBookwise reads. It cannot read LIT format. There are software tools available in MR which can convert to IMP. And the eBookwise Librarian can convert text and html to IMP format also.