Jordan, I appreciate your help. I guess my last question would be how do I use collections this way? One thing I like about Calibre is that all of my ebooks are in collections. If I want to tag the ebook I buy from you so that it appears in my regular collections that already exist in Calibre, how can I do that in the Sony software?
Just FYI, but this is why customers are so desperate for DRM-free offerings. I use Calibre for my 500 other ebooks, enjoy Calibre and want to be able to manage my ebooks using it. If I start getting this ebook over here that needs this special method, or that ebook over there that needs that special method, the whole thing becomes much less fun. I have a *lot* of ebooks and I would never be able to find anything! Customers really need to be able to handle their ebooks in ways that work for them and if a new vendor is coming into the market late in the game and is not compatible with the systems people already have, it will make them think twice about buying.
I did download a freebie from the Sony store and load it into Calibre after I had checked it on the Sony software. It seemed to be 'validated' that way and it was readable on the Sony Reader after I loaded it in from Calibre. I suspect the same will be true of your file, but I am nervous about trying it because it will cost me money
Right now, I am tempted to just wait and see if Fictionwise comes out with it later since I have a lot to read right now, but it's the new Douglas Coupland which is not due out in the US for some time, and Fictionwise only has one other Coupland book among his many. So I am thinking I may make a trial purchase from you with this just to see how it goes. But this will be a leap of faith for me...I am really very nervous about buying anything with DRM unless I know I can remove it and get an HTML file to put in Calibre...
I appreciate your kind, helpful answers. I am just trying to explain my POV as a customer in the hopes it might help you guys as you refine your process...