PRS-T1 OK I give up...

carpetmojo · 11-26-2011, 03:58 PM

Well, I've managed everything except buy and add books using the ......y wifi, so I'd greatly appreciate a quick how to do it for Dummies ( well, actually A dummy, that's me, Mr. TechDummy )

I have my Reder for PC , I'm up to date on the various updates to .28.
I already have Adobe Digital from the 650, but do I need another version ? I never used it for the 650, or the Reader stuff, since I joined the Church Of Calibre...............and have bin "cheating" anyway by using the New Testament of Calibre anyway.
I have successfully downloaded by wifi a free book from Gutenberg, but that's the nearest I've got.

I've read the stupid manual till I've got sonyblindness, but, like all manuals, it never uses the words I need, or covers the subject I want to know about, and I prob'ly wouldn't understand it if it did.
At no stage in the thing do they settle down and say "here's how to buy a book from a store (NO, NOT THE NON-EXISTENT READER STORE!) and put it on your nice new T1. You need this, this and this, then do this, this and this.
We explain it simply like this because we want to make your life easier and be a contented Sony customer now and in the future."

PIGS MIGHT HOVER...

Shopaholic · 11-26-2011, 07:47 PM

If there's no UK Sony Reader store how can you buy books from it? I don't think you can. Perhaps I'm missing something though.

jersysman · 11-26-2011, 09:34 PM

Things are not that difficult. I buy books from various stores... remove DRM through Calibre, connect by T1 to the computer through USB, and load them on my T1. I don't use ADE, I don't use Reader for PC software, and there are no issues.

carpetmojo · 11-27-2011, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shopaholic

If there's no UK Sony Reader store how can you buy books from it? I don't think you can. Perhaps I'm missing something though.

Perhaps the fact that I'm not trying to ?
And probably won't, should it ever materialise......

I'm trying to buy stuff from Waterstones, Smiths, etc ... with the wifi.

For example, I have a Waterstones account, but it still won't be nice to me....

( And yes, me connection's fine. )

Gilmartin · 11-27-2011, 03:57 AM

This might help you:
http://kobo.intelliresponse.com/inde...malRequest.y=0

carpetmojo · 11-27-2011, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilmartin

This might help you:
http://kobo.intelliresponse.com/inde...malRequest.y=0

Gil, I have no problem with using it the "old" (efficient, simple) way, it's using the T1's wifi capabilty - the main point of the T1 I suppose - that I have singularly little luck in using.
From places other than Readerstore og Googlebooks - which of course will be a doddle (!?!# )

The Browser's quite fun, and useful on occasions, but not that easy to use - or, for me, read.

Shopaholic · 11-27-2011, 10:34 AM

Sorry Carpetmojo. It wasn't clear that where you were trying to buy the book from. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

carpetmojo · 11-27-2011, 01:32 PM

Quite alright shopa

mcrmama · 11-27-2011, 03:31 PM

Is your reader authorized for adobe drm? I just set up my mom's T1 for her Christmas present and bought her a book from Kobobooks and downloaded a book from feedbooks wirelessly.

feenix1363 · 11-27-2011, 06:39 PM

Carpetmojo, have you verified the reader with Adobe through the reader software?

I've not made any purchases but was having trouble with downloading from my local library until I verified the unit with the Reader software and Adobe. Since completing verification I've not had a problem.

carpetmojo · 11-28-2011, 03:10 AM

Feenix - thanks, I'll give that a crack, it looks a goer...

gari189 · 11-29-2011, 04:41 PM

Had a look on Kobo site and some of the free books on Kobo don't seem to give you the option to download eg Count of Monte Cristo appears to require you to use the Kobo app.

There are a couple of promo codes to buy free books which I've posted in the Freebies section. I tried downloading one of the books from Kobo and it is possible to browse to the Kobo site, login and download a book directly to the T1 using wi-fi.

jersysman · 11-29-2011, 04:48 PM

Most of the public domain books do not give you the download link on the Kobo site.

carpetmojo · 12-01-2011, 06:06 AM

Sorry, this is ridiculous .....

I cannot buy from anywhere using wifi - obviously no Readerstore yet, but Waterstones, Smiths, etc... no joy whatsoever.

I'm told the reader I plug into PC is authorized etc... I have Adobe DE from my 650.
So I unplug, go to T1 browser, go to , say, Waterstones, buy a book, hit download....

Nothing happens in Adobe or Reader4PC, or in T1.

I presume it has something to do with Syncing, but can I find out anything useful in the "Help" section ?
OF COURSE NOT - after all, it's a Help guide, isn't it.

Can someone help me out here please ?
I'm presuming it's something plainly obvious, but.......

gari189 · 12-01-2011, 07:27 AM

I presume you can open DRM protected books transferred to your T1 via the PC Reader software? If you can then I don't see how it can be a an Adobe problem.

When you download via wireless there should be a small icon in the top left of the T1 screen on the status bar. This should show a flashing arrow showing its downloading. If succesful this should change to a tick. If not successful it changes to an exclamation mark. I can successfully wirelessly download a book I purchased via pc from the Kobo site. (If I load a non-drm protected book onto something like box.net and download it from there I get the exclamation mark. Haven't a clue why.....)

11-26-2011, 03:58 PM	#1
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	OK I give up... Well, I've managed everything except buy and add books using the ......y wifi, so I'd greatly appreciate a quick how to do it for Dummies ( well, actually A dummy, that's me, Mr. TechDummy ) I have my Reder for PC , I'm up to date on the various updates to .28. I already have Adobe Digital from the 650, but do I need another version ? I never used it for the 650, or the Reader stuff, since I joined the Church Of Calibre...............and have bin "cheating" anyway by using the New Testament of Calibre anyway. I have successfully downloaded by wifi a free book from Gutenberg, but that's the nearest I've got. I've read the stupid manual till I've got sonyblindness, but, like all manuals, it never uses the words I need, or covers the subject I want to know about, and I prob'ly wouldn't understand it if it did. At no stage in the thing do they settle down and say "here's how to buy a book from a store (NO, NOT THE NON-EXISTENT READER STORE!) and put it on your nice new T1. You need this, this and this, then do this, this and this. We explain it simply like this because we want to make your life easier and be a contented Sony customer now and in the future." PIGS MIGHT HOVER...

12-01-2011, 07:27 AM	#15
gari189 Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 7758 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: Elonex 621eb, PRS-T1, HP Touchpad	I presume you can open DRM protected books transferred to your T1 via the PC Reader software? If you can then I don't see how it can be a an Adobe problem. When you download via wireless there should be a small icon in the top left of the T1 screen on the status bar. This should show a flashing arrow showing its downloading. If succesful this should change to a tick. If not successful it changes to an exclamation mark. I can successfully wirelessly download a book I purchased via pc from the Kobo site. (If I load a non-drm protected book onto something like box.net and download it from there I get the exclamation mark. Haven't a clue why.....) Last edited by gari189; 12-01-2011 at 07:28 AM. Reason: ?

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11-26-2011, 07:47 PM	#2
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1841741 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	If there's no UK Sony Reader store how can you buy books from it? I don't think you can. Perhaps I'm missing something though.

11-26-2011, 09:34 PM	#3
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	Things are not that difficult. I buy books from various stores... remove DRM through Calibre, connect by T1 to the computer through USB, and load them on my T1. I don't use ADE, I don't use Reader for PC software, and there are no issues.

11-27-2011, 03:57 AM	#5
Gilmartin Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 1244690 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: PRS-T1, PW2	This might help you: http://kobo.intelliresponse.com/inde...malRequest.y=0

11-27-2011, 10:34 AM	#7
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1841741 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	Sorry Carpetmojo. It wasn't clear that where you were trying to buy the book from. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

11-27-2011, 01:32 PM	#8
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Quite alright shopa

11-27-2011, 03:31 PM	#9
mcrmama Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 16806 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo Aura One	Is your reader authorized for adobe drm? I just set up my mom's T1 for her Christmas present and bought her a book from Kobobooks and downloaded a book from feedbooks wirelessly.

11-27-2011, 06:39 PM	#10
feenix1363 Lost and clueless Posts: 194 Karma: 233336 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Glo, Kindle for Andriod, Kobo for Android	Carpetmojo, have you verified the reader with Adobe through the reader software? I've not made any purchases but was having trouble with downloading from my local library until I verified the unit with the Reader software and Adobe. Since completing verification I've not had a problem.

11-28-2011, 03:10 AM	#11
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Feenix - thanks, I'll give that a crack, it looks a goer...

11-29-2011, 04:41 PM	#12
gari189 Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 7758 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: Elonex 621eb, PRS-T1, HP Touchpad	Had a look on Kobo site and some of the free books on Kobo don't seem to give you the option to download eg Count of Monte Cristo appears to require you to use the Kobo app. There are a couple of promo codes to buy free books which I've posted in the Freebies section. I tried downloading one of the books from Kobo and it is possible to browse to the Kobo site, login and download a book directly to the T1 using wi-fi.

11-29-2011, 04:48 PM	#13
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	Most of the public domain books do not give you the download link on the Kobo site.

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12-01-2011, 06:06 AM	#14
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Sorry, this is ridiculous ..... I cannot buy from anywhere using wifi - obviously no Readerstore yet, but Waterstones, Smiths, etc... no joy whatsoever. I'm told the reader I plug into PC is authorized etc... I have Adobe DE from my 650. So I unplug, go to T1 browser, go to , say, Waterstones, buy a book, hit download.... Nothing happens in Adobe or Reader4PC, or in T1. I presume it has something to do with Syncing, but can I find out anything useful in the "Help" section ? OF COURSE NOT - after all, it's a Help guide, isn't it. Can someone help me out here please ? I'm presuming it's something plainly obvious, but.......