Thread: Content Lord of the Rings Now Available! KINDLE, EPUB, PDF, LIT, and MOBI
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Old 04-26-2009, 12:47 AM   #255
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Originally Posted by giamac View Post
I have a Kindle 1, Sony 505 and Itouch. Which format would be the best if I want to be able to read on any of the three?
There is no single format that works on all three. The DRM on all the major formats (except TOPAZ on the Kindle, which is still rare) can be circumvented. In your case, I think the simplest approach is to buy from Amazon and read this directly on the Kindle and the iPod Touch. Download the Kindle's AZW to your PC, strip the DRM using mobidedrm to give a DRM-free MOBI and then convert to ePub for the PRS-505 using Calibre. The ePub can also be read on your Touch using Stanza if you prefer it to the "Kindle" app. If the ebook is in TOPAZ on the Kindle, then it probably isn't available from any other legal source as an ebook. Either return it (based on its almost inevitable crappy formatting) or read it on your Kindle or Touch only.

You will need to use the command line to run the mobidedrm.py script. The script for stripping Adobe ePub DRM is easier to use, and ePub is an alternative if you don't want to buy from Amazon. Buy Adobe ePub from Books on Board, read them directly on your PRS-505. Strip its DRM (Adobe ADEPT DRM for EPUB circumvented) and read the DRM-free ePub on your Touch using Stanza. Convert to MOBI using Calibre for your Kindle. Note that UK titles won't be in the Kindle store and are often only in ePub (I buy them from WHSmiths).
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