Where do you get books for your Sony Reader? - Page 2

bossfan2000 · 12-17-2009, 09:05 AM

You can buy the Malazanbooks from a UK store.I think all 9 are available, including the first 8 in 2-1 format (books 1-2 in one ebook, books 3-4 in another, etc). I would like them myself, but havent come across a way to buy from the US and get around the geographical restrictions. There are several UK only fantasy related ebooks i want, but am not allowed to purchase. Frustrating.

pink_squirrels · 12-17-2009, 03:06 PM

What about calibre and barnes and noble books? Can it convert B&N (and amazon) books to the sony reader?

omk3 · 12-17-2009, 03:12 PM

Calibre can only convert ebooks without drm.
Barnes and Noble sell an advanced form of epub that is not as yet readable on a sony. Amazon books can only be converted if you manage to remove the drm.

wallcraft · 12-17-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink_squirrels

What about calibre and barnes and noble books? Can it convert B&N (and amazon) books to the sony reader?

Calibre only converts DRM-free ebooks.

B&N is switching from eReader to ePub but with eReader-like DRM. At present the DRM on B&N ePubs can't be circumvented, so these are the only ePubs that can't be used on a Sony Reader.

Amazon has two formats AZW and TOPAZ, TOPAZ has not been circumvented but there are very recent reports that AZW's in Kindle for PC can now be stripped of their DRM, see Adventures in discovering the K4PC PID. This is important, because K4PC is the easiest way for a non-Kindle owner to access the Kindle Store.

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12-17-2009, 09:05 AM	#16
bossfan2000 Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 504579 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini, iPhone 6+, Kindle Voyage	You can buy the Malazanbooks from a UK store.I think all 9 are available, including the first 8 in 2-1 format (books 1-2 in one ebook, books 3-4 in another, etc). I would like them myself, but havent come across a way to buy from the US and get around the geographical restrictions. There are several UK only fantasy related ebooks i want, but am not allowed to purchase. Frustrating.

12-17-2009, 03:06 PM	#17
pink_squirrels Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	What about calibre and barnes and noble books? Can it convert B&N (and amazon) books to the sony reader?

12-17-2009, 03:12 PM	#18
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	Calibre can only convert ebooks without drm. Barnes and Noble sell an advanced form of epub that is not as yet readable on a sony. Amazon books can only be converted if you manage to remove the drm.