7.8' Glowlight Plus and Calibre

BillJ · 06-12-2019, 11:31 AM

Ran out and bought a new 7.8" Nook Glowlight Plus as I think I read online that Calibre can convert the new drm Nookbooks to a Paperwhite compatible format.

Brand new from the store, fired it up, it updated its software twice. Used it to read a book last night. Have the recent Nookbook purchase I've been reading that I want on the Paperwhite.

Calibre version 3.44. I connect the Nook, Calibre reads 'callibre_3.44 Connected The Nook [0 books].

So, can Calibre do what I want? But it's not even showing older books in the Nook library.

BillJ

theducks · 06-12-2019, 12:11 PM

Calibre can only convert books without DRM (Removal Discussion on MR is taboo).
Apprentice Alf is the search keyword for that Google.

I don't know about Nookbooks as a format. That may be a problem.

BillJ · 06-12-2019, 12:47 PM

Oh. So, essentially novels bought on Amazon for Kindle or on B&N for the Nook, can only be read on their respective devices or on android tablets with the apps.

Paperback novels would seem the way to go now.

Thanks.

BetterRed · 06-12-2019, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillJ

Oh. So, essentially novels bought on Amazon for Kindle or on B&N for the Nook, can only be read on their respective devices or on android tablets with the apps.

That's their plan - walled gardens and echo chambers. I think of Amazon as the New Age GUM.

If you google for Apprentice Alf you can get some help with dealing with the DRM protected ebooks. Thats as much as we can say here.

BR

DNSB · 06-13-2019, 11:32 PM

Looking at the OPs message, I was under the impression that calibre was unable to access B&N ebooks on a Nook ereader so you needed to use one of their applications to download the ebooks to your PC.

06-12-2019, 11:31 AM	#1
BillJ Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Paperwhite, Fire 10	7.8' Glowlight Plus and Calibre Ran out and bought a new 7.8" Nook Glowlight Plus as I think I read online that Calibre can convert the new drm Nookbooks to a Paperwhite compatible format. Brand new from the store, fired it up, it updated its software twice. Used it to read a book last night. Have the recent Nookbook purchase I've been reading that I want on the Paperwhite. Calibre version 3.44. I connect the Nook, Calibre reads 'callibre_3.44 Connected The Nook [0 books]. So, can Calibre do what I want? But it's not even showing older books in the Nook library. BillJ

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06-12-2019, 12:11 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Calibre can only convert books without DRM (Removal Discussion on MR is taboo). Apprentice Alf is the search keyword for that Google. I don't know about Nookbooks as a format. That may be a problem.

06-12-2019, 12:47 PM	#3
BillJ Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Paperwhite, Fire 10	Oh. So, essentially novels bought on Amazon for Kindle or on B&N for the Nook, can only be read on their respective devices or on android tablets with the apps. Paperback novels would seem the way to go now. Thanks.

06-13-2019, 11:32 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Looking at the OPs message, I was under the impression that calibre was unable to access B&N ebooks on a Nook ereader so you needed to use one of their applications to download the ebooks to your PC.