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Hi all,
Just got this unit yesterday. I am using the sony ebook store to purchase some ebooks. It is my understanding that these books are in the LRX format. My question is what if i change ebook readers to Kindle or other reader what happens to the books I have purchased will they convert??? I am also reading that the sony ebook store is higher in price than other ebook retailers on the web. If that is the case what format do I want to download for future books?? Then do I just copy into the ebook library? Is there any manual that will tell how to use the sony reader without their software? Thanks |
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Hi Mgrmitch and welcome to MobileRead. The Sony format is .lrf also known as BBeB. However the Sony 505 will also read ePub (the emerging eBook standard) as well as Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). You can convert from one format to another using Calibre which is free and available for download on this site. However, if the book is DRM protected, it won't convert unless you strip off the DRM. There are ways to do that but not on this site.
The Sony site seems to be competitive price-wise. But there are other sites you can buy from such as Fictionwise. Also you can borrow eBooks from libraries using ADE. See the Wiki here https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries for a list of lending libraries. Also lots of info in the Wiki on formats |
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I see cassidym beat me to responding while I'm in the middle of typing this.
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If you're not buying from Sony's eBook store, your other choices for non-free books are Adobe EPUB and Adobe PDF. Stores like BooksOnBoard.com have a wide selection of these. For the PRS-505, always choose ePub over PDF when it's a choice (it'll look nicer). Quote:
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Thank you both for the quick response!
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Welcome Mgrmitch!
Congrats on your new 505! There are many free books here on MobileRead as well (click on E-books in the blue bar at the top of the page). You can use either the BeBB (lrf) format or the epub formats. |
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I shop around when I look for books.....quite often I HAVE found Booksonboard to be cheaper than the Sony bookstore, especially when they sales, and they have rewards discounts. But, On a couple occasions I wanted a new release that only came out in Hardback and Sony website was cheaper.
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