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Originally Posted by pypeke
Thanks. To clarify... (Still confused on #1-3.)
1. Do I WANT only ASCM files? I thought epubs were what I wanted to send to a Kobo.
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The .acsm (Adobe Content Server Message) file allows you to download an ePub with Adobe DRM from Kobo and other sites. If the ebook does not have DRM, Kobo simply sends you the ePub file while Google and most others will insist on using the .acsm file.
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Originally Posted by pypeke
2. If I get a book from Google or eBooks, then I want ASCM files? No other file formats? Then download Adobe ADE to my laptop and use my laptop to do something to the book before sending it to the eReader (PocketBook or Kobo)? Confused on this one.
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If your ereader is authorized for the same account used by ADE on your computer, ADE is able to send the books to your ereader.
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3. PocketBook has built in ADE so nothing to do if I download a book directly to a PB device. If I use my laptop to download a book, then the book has to have something done to it with Adobe ADE before I send it to a PB device?
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See the comment about authorized using the same account above.
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4. PocketBook uses epub2 and epub 3. I read that one of those allows for zooming in to maps, etc.
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I can't help with that. I remember reading about PB and multiple renderers but don't know if one of them allows zooming.
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6. Kobo uses epub and kepub.
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A kepub file is an ePub file with added spans etc. used by Kobo's ePub3 renderer. You can use them elsewhere without needing to make any changes since the added spans are treated as null operations and the .kepub.epub extension is treated as a .epub extension by other programs. The version of RMSDK used by Kobo while I prefer it's font handling is not as capable an ePub3 renderer as their Readium based renderer. So I normally use .epub for RMSDK unless I am reading a graphics heavy book where I want to zoom or an ePub3 fixed layout book. One acquaintance of mine uses kepub for most of his reading since he is reading Japanese language ebooks where capabilities such as ruby text are important.
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7. Amazon uses KFX currently. (AZW3 for older books.)
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And occasionally even now I've gotten an Amazon ebook in mobi format. The oldest Kindles can only use mobi while some of the middle aged Kindles can use mobi or KF8/azw3. Then we have the misbegotten AZW4 ebooks which are an Amazon wrapper around a .PDF format ebook.