Downloading E-books Question

[cHex]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

The OPs question isnt about buying. It's about borrowing from a library. He's trying to use a Library book that isnt created to work on a Kindle device. Stripping the DRM from a Library book allows the person to keep a copy of the book when they "return" it just as if they sat at a copier and made a whole copy from a paper library edition one page at a time. That is not permitted by copyright law.

I don't know exactly what is and is not permitted by law;

Having said that, I find "stripping the DRM from a Library book" an arbitrary point in the intellectual property theft chain to focus on.

My personal opinion is that it should be fine to strip the DRM to read a library book on a device other than that for which it was intended; nobody loses a sale, the library copy remains intact, etc. I would say the legal focus should be on what one does with that eBook when the lending period expires. I would not object if the DRM-stripper, upon finishing the book or "returning" it, simply deleted it from his device. No harm, no foul.

As for "allowing" a person to keep a copy of the book when they "return" it, the reality is having the software available for free download means--by the same reasoning above (that "possible" = "allowed")--it is already "allowed" for all patrons even before they borrow a book. But, if the reasoning focuses on ACTUALLY keeping a copy of the book, then DRM's are irrelevant.

[elkrott]

thanks for the information, if i get a Nook can i download non Kindel e-books to it from a public library? If so I will get a Nook to use for e-books.

[EbookNerd007]

You don't have to just buy from Amazon, just download a converter, there's plenty online that's free to download.

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by elkrott

thanks for the information, if i get a Nook can i download non Kindel e-books to it from a public library? If so I will get a Nook to use for e-books.

You can use any e-reader that uses the e-pub format to borrow e-pub books from your local library. That includes the Nook, and also the Kobo Touch, Sony PRS-T1 etc.

You will also need to download and use the Adobe Digital Editions software (although I think with the Sony PRS-T1 you can download the book directly to your ereader and don't need the Adobe software on your computer, not sure that's the case with the Nook or Kobo - though I may be wrong?).

Since you are in the USA, you should be able to download Kindle ebooks from your local library though?