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Moonraker · 05-06-2007, 04:34 PM

This afternoon I purchased two ebooks from Mobileread.com
oops --Mobipocket.com

The KJV Bible
and
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century.

I'm not one for reading instructions so I just fumbled my way through the procedure. (Not recommended)

I paid for the books and downloaded them with no problems.

But I couldn't open them to read or transfer them to my iLiad. Who would think that the Bible would be locked up? It's the oldest book ever!
Ok, so the system needs a PID for both the PC and the iLiad and I duly enter the numbers. But find I still cannot access the ebooks!

I connect the iLiad to the PC and the iLiad screen says it's connected but the iLiad icon in the systray tray says it's not connected -- Huh?

I do a reboot of both the PC and the iLiad several times and still no joy.
The iLiad locks up a couple of times and I have to do a reset.

Firewall? perhaps it's my firewall -- I open the settings and change them to allow Mobipocket access to the Internet.

Thereafter, it all starts coming together. Up pops a window from Mobipocket online in which I have to enter my username and password and then I have to activate the two books individually! (On the eighth day the Lord said "you shall activate your mobipocket books.")

I can now access the books on the PC and I'm duly impressed.

Phew!, now to sync with the iLiad -- and the books transfer to the device quite speedily.

So, how do I disconnect the iLiad from the PC safely? The systray icon still says "not connected". I take a deep breath and just pull the travel hub out of the iLiad and all seems well.

Now I just have to find where the books are on the iLiad. I find them at Device Manager/Main Memory/Books. With bated breath I open "Who's Who" to be met with the following message:

"eBook Not Supported.
iRex is working to add dictionary support.
This feature will be available in the next update.
To proceed, click the 'OK' button or press the UP key."

I am going to make a cup of tea, and the cat, usually a friendly fellow is keeping out of my way.

05-06-2007, 04:34 PM	#1
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	I've had a bit of trouble! This afternoon I purchased two ebooks from Mobileread.com oops --Mobipocket.com The KJV Bible and Who's Who in the Twentieth Century. I'm not one for reading instructions so I just fumbled my way through the procedure. (Not recommended) I paid for the books and downloaded them with no problems. But I couldn't open them to read or transfer them to my iLiad. Who would think that the Bible would be locked up? It's the oldest book ever! Ok, so the system needs a PID for both the PC and the iLiad and I duly enter the numbers. But find I still cannot access the ebooks! I connect the iLiad to the PC and the iLiad screen says it's connected but the iLiad icon in the systray tray says it's not connected -- Huh? I do a reboot of both the PC and the iLiad several times and still no joy. The iLiad locks up a couple of times and I have to do a reset. Firewall? perhaps it's my firewall -- I open the settings and change them to allow Mobipocket access to the Internet. Thereafter, it all starts coming together. Up pops a window from Mobipocket online in which I have to enter my username and password and then I have to activate the two books individually! (On the eighth day the Lord said "you shall activate your mobipocket books.") I can now access the books on the PC and I'm duly impressed. Phew!, now to sync with the iLiad -- and the books transfer to the device quite speedily. So, how do I disconnect the iLiad from the PC safely? The systray icon still says "not connected". I take a deep breath and just pull the travel hub out of the iLiad and all seems well. Now I just have to find where the books are on the iLiad. I find them at Device Manager/Main Memory/Books. With bated breath I open "Who's Who" to be met with the following message: "eBook Not Supported. iRex is working to add dictionary support. This feature will be available in the next update. To proceed, click the 'OK' button or press the UP key." I am going to make a cup of tea, and the cat, usually a friendly fellow is keeping out of my way. Last edited by Moonraker; 05-06-2007 at 07:38 PM.