Zzreader

jojo36 · 06-16-2012, 11:18 AM

Hi, I have bought a Zzreader, but I'm struggling to find a site to download books that support the adobe DRM. Can anyone help??

simond · 06-16-2012, 11:51 AM

Almost any site that sells ePub books uses adobe drm.

maxiart · 06-16-2012, 11:52 AM

Indeed. You can basically gets epubs from anywhere in the web, as it is one of most-used formats.

jojo36 · 06-16-2012, 12:16 PM

Ohhhh! Thank you very much, as you can tell I have no idea what I am doing.

taming · 06-16-2012, 01:12 PM

Adobe has several flavours of ePUB DRM. Sony, Kobo, Google Play, and many other places use the Adept version. If your reader uses that (and it probably does) it's unlikely that you will be able to use the Barnes and Noble or iTunes versions, which are different. You can remove DRM that doesn't work for you, but that is not the topic at hand.

Kumabjorn · 06-16-2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jojo36

Hi, I have bought a Zzreader, but I'm struggling to find a site to download books that support the adobe DRM. Can anyone help??

If you are new to this perhaps you should start with some books that doesn't require Adobe DRM, you can find some here in the library or at Smashwords and Gutenberg. Best of luck, and oh, welcome to MR.

tomsem · 06-16-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by taming

Adobe has several flavours of ePUB DRM. Sony, Kobo, Google Play, and many other places use the Adept version. If your reader uses that (and it probably does) it's unlikely that you will be able to use the Barnes and Noble or iTunes versions, which are different. You can remove DRM that doesn't work for you, but that is not the topic at hand.

Actually, with the exception of Sony, every current device/app I've tried supports B&N as well as the 'classic' DRM. And if it has ADE support (ADE preview now includes device support and B&N DRM support) you can most likely use it to side-load B&N content to devices that would not otherwise support it (again, though Sony T1 is not supported, apparently by Sony's design). It's easy enough to check by downloading a free B&N book and trying it out.

taming · 06-16-2012, 08:45 PM

OK, so I downloaded ADE Preview and imported a B&N book into it. I then tried to open the book in ADE and was met with a screen asking me for a user name (I assume it is my B&N username) and an unlock code (per instructions, I used m CC associated with my account).

I got another error message, something about the vendor ID. What is up with that? I don't think it's easy (yet).

jojo36 · 06-22-2012, 05:16 PM

Hi, thanks so much for your help, I took the advice given, went on to smashwords, and managed to download books onto the Ereader... :-) however I'm now stuck at how to download music and films? Any ideas??
And thanks for the welcome :-)
Jo

Kumabjorn · 06-22-2012, 05:34 PM

You will have to sideload those. Through an USB connection with your computer. Set up the Reader as USB storage.

JSWolf · 06-22-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by taming

Adobe has several flavours of ePUB DRM. Sony, Kobo, Google Play, and many other places use the Adept version. If your reader uses that (and it probably does) it's unlikely that you will be able to use the Barnes and Noble or iTunes versions, which are different. You can remove DRM that doesn't work for you, but that is not the topic at hand.

iBooks doesn't actually count as it's not standard and even if there was no DRM, there's no way to know if the eBooks would work with ADE.

B&N is the only place that sells standard ADE compatible ePub with a different DRM.

JSWolf · 06-22-2012, 07:00 PM

What I don't get is a 7" screen at 800x480 resolution. That's just odd.

jojo36 · 07-17-2012, 02:21 AM

I think I am going to give up on the video's, music etc, will leave that to the person I bought it for. I am clueless when it comes to these things, but all of your help enabled me to at least get some books on there for him, so thanks :-)

06-16-2012, 11:18 AM	#1
jojo36 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 60 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: ZzEreader	Zzreader Hi, I have bought a Zzreader, but I'm struggling to find a site to download books that support the adobe DRM. Can anyone help??

06-16-2012, 08:45 PM	#8
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	OK, so I downloaded ADE Preview and imported a B&N book into it. I then tried to open the book in ADE and was met with a screen asking me for a user name (I assume it is my B&N username) and an unlock code (per instructions, I used m CC associated with my account). I got another error message, something about the vendor ID. What is up with that? I don't think it's easy (yet). Last edited by taming; 06-16-2012 at 09:24 PM. Reason: more info

07-17-2012, 02:21 AM	#13
jojo36 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 60 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: ZzEreader	Giviing up! I think I am going to give up on the video's, music etc, will leave that to the person I bought it for. I am clueless when it comes to these things, but all of your help enabled me to at least get some books on there for him, so thanks :-)

06-16-2012, 11:51 AM	#2
simond Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 1062755 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad, iPhone	Almost any site that sells ePub books uses adobe drm.

06-16-2012, 11:52 AM	#3
maxiart The Black-Hearted Posts: 99 Karma: 141748 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Latin America Device: Nook Simple Touch	Indeed. You can basically gets epubs from anywhere in the web, as it is one of most-used formats.

06-16-2012, 12:16 PM	#4
jojo36 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 60 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: ZzEreader	Ohhhh! Thank you very much, as you can tell I have no idea what I am doing.

06-16-2012, 01:12 PM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Adobe has several flavours of ePUB DRM. Sony, Kobo, Google Play, and many other places use the Adept version. If your reader uses that (and it probably does) it's unlikely that you will be able to use the Barnes and Noble or iTunes versions, which are different. You can remove DRM that doesn't work for you, but that is not the topic at hand.

06-22-2012, 05:16 PM	#9
jojo36 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 60 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: ZzEreader	Hi, thanks so much for your help, I took the advice given, went on to smashwords, and managed to download books onto the Ereader... :-) however I'm now stuck at how to download music and films? Any ideas?? And thanks for the welcome :-) Jo

06-22-2012, 05:34 PM	#10
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	You will have to sideload those. Through an USB connection with your computer. Set up the Reader as USB storage.

06-22-2012, 07:00 PM	#12
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,157 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I don't get is a 7" screen at 800x480 resolution. That's just odd.