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Originally Posted by alexxxm
same here (Italy). Even though I just re-installed the Sony library, it says "Not authorized for the ebook store".
Maybe somebody knows if there's a way to unlock it?
alessandro
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don't worry about it - I'm an idiot.
Always using calibre, I'm not so apt to the Sony Library interface.
I discovered that I had to <first> select the "eBook store" on the left, <then> register my account (never did it before!) - lying about my location, and <last> to find out on the eBook store page the hidden icon "unearth a classic".
Now, if just kovid would add it to calibre...
I can confirm that some scan errors are present, but being used to the books illegally downloaded from IRC, I'm used to it.
It's a real pleasure to find some gems like "A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine" (1811).
It really seems to me that Sony and Amazon are not battling for the same ground, the Reader and the Kindle are becoming two devices used very differently. Mainly DRM and contemporary works on one side, mainly open content and a treasure of public domain works on the other.
I found it also beautiful to have the digital text preceded by some scanned pages showing the graphics of the cover and the library stamps, it gives you some flavour of the book paper if you will...
alessandro