Please Help!

Alexpride · 10-17-2009, 11:56 PM

I have bought a B&N ebook but I can't read it on my Sony 700 because it's .pdb format. I don't want to just read the book on my PC. I couldn't find the book on the Sony ebook website. Can B&N convert it for me. Please help resolve my issue. Thanks in advance!

desertgrandma · 10-18-2009, 12:02 AM

According to their website, B&N ebooks can only be read on your computer, or IPhone/Blackberry.

Check here for FAQ's.......

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks...linkid=1432176

Alexpride · 10-18-2009, 12:26 AM

I read on a website that B&N have epub support, I wish I could remember the website. This is what let me to buy the book. Now B&N is added to my other ebook website that I can't use including Amazon since I don't have a Kindle.

Haesslich · 10-18-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexpride

I read on a website that B&N have epub support, I wish I could remember the website. This is what let me to buy the book. Now B&N is added to my other ebook website that I can't use including Amazon since I don't have a Kindle.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53518

You're thinking of this, perhaps? They merely announced that they'd eventually have ePubs available at Fictionwise, with suggestions that they're using a non-ADE DRM system.

HarryT · 10-18-2009, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexpride

I have bought a B&N ebook but I can't read it on my Sony 700 because it's .pdb format. I don't want to just read the book on my PC. I couldn't find the book on the Sony ebook website. Can B&N convert it for me. Please help resolve my issue. Thanks in advance!

You've bought an eReader book; that is what B&N sell.

Unfortunately all I can suggest is that you regard this as a "learning experience" and make certain that you check the format of what you're buying in the future. It is your responsibility to check.

kennyc · 10-18-2009, 06:49 AM

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edembowski · 10-18-2009, 07:25 AM

Don't be put out by this. Do a search for eReader2html.py and download that. Using your purchase information, it will decrypt the book into a new directory. From there, you can open it with Sigil and save it as an ePub. I'm a big fan of B&N, for both paper books and ebooks, and I can say that this method does work well.

- Ed

kennyc · 10-18-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by edembowski

Don't be put out by this. Do a search for eReader2html.py and download that. Using your purchase information, it will decrypt the book into a new directory. From there, you can open it with Sigil and save it as an ePub. I'm a big fan of B&N, for both paper books and ebooks, and I can say that this method does work well.

- Ed

I've tried this and been unable to get it to work. Maybe I've not found the correct version?? I'd love to be able to purchase and read these on my ereader.

Alexpride · 10-18-2009, 06:04 PM

Thanks for the reply

edembowski · 10-19-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

...Maybe I've not found the correct version?? ...

The version I'm using is 003 (eReader2html003.py). I was able to find another copy online by hitting google, and taking the first hit.

- Ed

kennyc · 10-19-2009, 08:32 AM

Hmmm, possibly some cockpit error on this end.

10-17-2009, 11:56 PM	#1
Alexpride Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony 900, Nook Color	Please Help! I have bought a B&N ebook but I can't read it on my Sony 700 because it's .pdb format. I don't want to just read the book on my PC. I couldn't find the book on the Sony ebook website. Can B&N convert it for me. Please help resolve my issue. Thanks in advance!

10-18-2009, 06:04 PM	#9
Alexpride Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony 900, Nook Color	Thanks for the reply Last edited by Alexpride; 10-19-2009 at 12:04 AM.

10-18-2009, 12:02 AM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	According to their website, B&N ebooks can only be read on your computer, or IPhone/Blackberry. Check here for FAQ's....... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks...linkid=1432176

10-18-2009, 12:26 AM	#3
Alexpride Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony 900, Nook Color	I read on a website that B&N have epub support, I wish I could remember the website. This is what let me to buy the book. Now B&N is added to my other ebook website that I can't use including Amazon since I don't have a Kindle.

10-18-2009, 06:49 AM	#6
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	.

10-18-2009, 07:25 AM	#7
edembowski Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 372 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, Nook Color, iPad	Don't be put out by this. Do a search for eReader2html.py and download that. Using your purchase information, it will decrypt the book into a new directory. From there, you can open it with Sigil and save it as an ePub. I'm a big fan of B&N, for both paper books and ebooks, and I can say that this method does work well. - Ed

10-19-2009, 08:32 AM	#11
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Hmmm, possibly some cockpit error on this end.

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