I think I have a PID problem - Page 2

wallcraft · 09-13-2009, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ccowie

The message I'm getting is "Error: no key found. Maybe the PID is incorrect."

I suggest copying the PID to the clipboard (with a right mouse click and select copy) from Windows Desktop Reader and pasting it directly into the command line (right mouse click select paste).

AnemicOak · 09-13-2009, 11:32 AM

Are you asked for a user name and password when you open the book in Mobi desktop? IIRC some folks were having a similar problem in another thread on books where that was the case.

ccowie · 09-13-2009, 02:08 PM

No. I haven't been prompted for a password.

I've been told the problem is that the file hasn't been initiated with a PID. Unfortunately my problem is that I have no device with which to initialize it. The only reading device I own is a Sony.

If anyone knows of another way to "initialize" the file that would be helpfull.

wallcraft · 09-13-2009, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ccowie

I've been told the problem is that the file hasn't been initiated with a PID. Unfortunately my problem is that I have no device with which to initialize it.

If you are reading it using Windows MobiPocket Reader then it has been initialized. However, make sure you are using the version of the ebook from the MobiPocket ebook directory, which you can find by clicking on "?" icon -> Settings -> Advanced. MobiPocket always copies your ebook to that location, and that is the one that definitely has a PID in it if you can read it.

You can also go to mobipocket.com, select "My Bookself" and then "My Device List". If it has no entries, then add your Windows PC and redownload the ebook. In fact, even if the Windows PID is there I suggest redownloading the ebook anyway. If you bought from some other ebook vendor, then do this, or something similar, at their site (rather than at mobipocket.com).

ccowie · 09-14-2009, 11:15 AM

Thanks to all who helped with this.

In the end I uninstalled the mobi reader, redownloaded, reinstalled, redownloaded the book package and it worked. I used the same PID I had been.

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09-13-2009, 11:32 AM	#17
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Are you asked for a user name and password when you open the book in Mobi desktop? IIRC some folks were having a similar problem in another thread on books where that was the case.

09-13-2009, 02:08 PM	#18
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	No. I haven't been prompted for a password. I've been told the problem is that the file hasn't been initiated with a PID. Unfortunately my problem is that I have no device with which to initialize it. The only reading device I own is a Sony. If anyone knows of another way to "initialize" the file that would be helpfull.

09-14-2009, 11:15 AM	#20
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Thanks to all who helped with this. In the end I uninstalled the mobi reader, redownloaded, reinstalled, redownloaded the book package and it worked. I used the same PID I had been.

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