10-21-2009, 06:10 PM | #1 |
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Barnes and Noble epub books
Has anyone tried a Barnes and Noble ebook in Calibre? They don't list my Sony 700 as a supported device. I downloaded a free sample and it came over as a regular epub document that Calibre had no trouble using. But I suspect the purchased books will have some kind of protection on them, and before I spend money it would be nice to know if Calibre can work with those.
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10-21-2009, 06:18 PM | #2 |
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I did not know that B&N already has ePubs. What title did you download?
The B&N DRMed ePubs, will be using eReader-like DRM (based on credit card info) and these won't be readable on your Sony. |
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10-21-2009, 07:18 PM | #3 |
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I downloaded a free sample of Margaret Atwood's new novel, Year of the Flood. It contains the first few chapters. It had no DRM on it. B&N offers similar free samples of most of the ebooks I saw on their site. They should probably call them "excerpts" instead of samples.
Too bad it won't work on my Sony. I wanted to support B&N. Back when they supplied Rocket ebooks I bought from them quite a bit. Then they discontinued all their ebooks. Now that they have their new Nook reader, they've re-opened the ebook section. |
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10-21-2009, 07:28 PM | #5 |
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That sample mentioned is an eReader PDB, not an ePub. From what I've read they'll be switching to ePub around the time the Nook comes out.
IF Sony updates the ADE on their Readers then you should be able to read ePubs from B&N on it if I understand things correctly, but that will be up to Sony to do. Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-21-2009 at 08:24 PM. |
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I tried it on a B&N I had and it didn't work. Hopefuly they like Sony will switch to epub until then I won't be buying from either store.
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10-23-2009, 05:35 PM | #8 |
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They will be switching to ePub, this has already been announced. However, it will use the ereader DRM, which is not compatible with ANY current ePub app or reader.
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10-23-2009, 05:39 PM | #9 |
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I really doubt that. B&N ebook prices aren't anything to write home about. The sources available for Sony users now are usually cheaper.
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10-24-2009, 11:58 AM | #10 |
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Does this mean that any file Calibre converts to ePub (such as an html file) will not work with the Nook?
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10-24-2009, 12:05 PM | #11 |
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The DRMed ePub's from B&N will not be initially readable except on the Nook. Next year, existing and new EInk device vendors will have the option of upgrading their firmware to support B&N ePubs. |
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11-26-2009, 12:13 PM | #13 |
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This post has really helped me figure out what to expect once I receive my Nook. I have downloaded Calibre this morning and hope its support will extend to the Nook. I chose this device because of the epub, pdf, etc formats it accepts since I already have books in the pdf format.
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