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pantaleon · 01-25-2009, 09:21 PM

Thanks for the replies!

A few clarifications:

1.) I'm downloading the books from a public library website, so I am not actually downloading anything from Mobipocket. I just tried opening the DRM'd .prc files in Mobi to make sure there was nothing wrong with the ebooks themselves. Ideally I would not use the mobi reader at all, just save the .prc files on my hard drive, convert to .azw, and load onto the Kindle. This seemed to work before.

2.) I'm not trying to open the .azw files on my computer, I'm copying them onto the Kindle and trying to read them there.

3.) The library seems to automatically add computer PID numbers to the list of allotted PID's when you register a device. I'm not sure how to get around this to try downloading the .prc's with only a Kindle PID registered on the library's site. Ideas?

4.) And lastly, I have Kindle 1.0.8 (not 1.2), so I'm guessing Amazon did not update anything that would change my ability to read these files?

Can anyone offer any further suggestions? I'm just totally stumped here, especially since this worked once, then stopped.

Thanks!

01-25-2009, 09:21 PM	#6
pantaleon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle	Thanks for the replies! A few clarifications: 1.) I'm downloading the books from a public library website, so I am not actually downloading anything from Mobipocket. I just tried opening the DRM'd .prc files in Mobi to make sure there was nothing wrong with the ebooks themselves. Ideally I would not use the mobi reader at all, just save the .prc files on my hard drive, convert to .azw, and load onto the Kindle. This seemed to work before. 2.) I'm not trying to open the .azw files on my computer, I'm copying them onto the Kindle and trying to read them there. 3.) The library seems to automatically add computer PID numbers to the list of allotted PID's when you register a device. I'm not sure how to get around this to try downloading the .prc's with only a Kindle PID registered on the library's site. Ideas? 4.) And lastly, I have Kindle 1.0.8 (not 1.2), so I'm guessing Amazon did not update anything that would change my ability to read these files? Can anyone offer any further suggestions? I'm just totally stumped here, especially since this worked once, then stopped. Thanks!