Looking to confirm DRM compatibility - Page 3

kennyc · 11-25-2009, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by nikkie

Yeah, I had (wrongly) assumed that the file I had downloaded from B&N was a DRM'd ePub. (The extension was .pdb and I thought that epub when DRM'd would have that extension. Stupid me.

) When it didn't work in Sony's software (which claims to support ePub, it even has a button for it), I assumed that Sony's software wasn't recognizing the DRM because it was B&N's new DRM. At this point I realize what I actually got from B&N was a DRM eReader file.

The Sony books had an extension of lrx, definitely not an epub.

So at this point neither maker is releasing books in ePub, that I have found.

Sounds like were all straight now.

nikkie · 11-25-2009, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by charleski

You can download a free DRM ePub from Adobe here. 'The Father Thing' by Philip K. Dick is encrypted with the standard ePub encryption used on Sony readers.

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I tried this link after it was posted but have not been able to get any of the links of this page to work. They all download "urllink.acsm" and pretend to open that in Adobe Digital Editions, but nothing ever shows up on my bookshelves. It's baffling.

Wetdogeared · 11-25-2009, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by nikkie

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I tried this link after it was posted but have not been able to get any of the links of this page to work. They all download "urllink.acsm" and pretend to open that in Adobe Digital Editions, but nothing ever shows up on my bookshelves. It's baffling.

Have you created an Adobe account and authorized your computer and reader?

nikkie · 11-25-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Have you created an Adobe account and authorized your computer and reader?

Yes, I created an account and authorized my computer. I don't have a reader yet. It may be a Windows 7 problem. Has anyone else used ADE on Win7?

pilotbob · 11-25-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Katti's Cat

What you mean 'we all have to start somewhere'? Aren't we born as geniuses. I know I must have been because first mum and now hubby call me 'now-it-all'

now-it-all, later-it-all, whatever works....

BOb

pink_squirrels · 11-25-2009, 10:28 PM

Sorry to be such a bother, but I was planning on buying something from fictionwise...until I realized most of their nonfictions are not multiformat.
They say on their website that for a sony e-reader you should only download something with the .lrf format, however, my niece wants the twilight books...which I notice are in the adobe format. She has a sony prs-600 just like I do, and I was under the impression that the prs-600 is capable of reading books in that format- after all, to check out books from the library, you have to use adobe digital editions. Am I wrong? Can you only buy .lrf from fictionwise?

Sorry to be such a pain!

Katti's Cat · 11-26-2009, 01:10 AM

No, Fictionwise sells multiple formats. And the Twilight books are to be had in 4 formats: Adobe, Mobipocket, eReader and Microsoft reader from what I can see.

The .lrf is just the Sony preferred format but you can read other formats as well.

HarryT · 11-26-2009, 02:48 AM

The "Adobe" files that Fictionwise sell are PDF, not ePub. I would strongly advise you to buy the books in ePub format elsewhere.

Katti's Cat · 11-26-2009, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The "Adobe" files that Fictionwise sell are PDF, not ePub. I would strongly advise you to buy the books in ePub format elsewhere.

Thanks Harry - had the feeling i gave incomplete info but wasn't sure when. Will try and shut up in future rather than to mislead

HarryT · 11-26-2009, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by nikkie

Yes, I created an account and authorized my computer. I don't have a reader yet. It may be a Windows 7 problem. Has anyone else used ADE on Win7?

Yep - works just fine.

kennyc · 11-26-2009, 07:16 AM

Hey Harry what laptop did you get? Just curious. I'm sortof thinking of getting a Win7 laptop, maybe at the sales tomorrow...

HarryT · 11-26-2009, 07:49 AM

It's a Dell Inspiron 11z, with an 11.6" screen, 500GB disk, and 4GB RAM, running 64-bit Windows 7, Home Premium Edition. I'm very pleased with it indeed. I've not yet found any software that doesn't run perfectly on it.

TGNY · 11-26-2009, 09:31 AM

Hey Im a noob too...I just got a book from sony in lrx and thought it was formatted perfectly, why is it being abandoned over epub (never read epub)?

kennyc · 11-26-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TGNY

Hey Im a noob too...I just got a book from sony in lrx and thought it was formatted perfectly, why is it being abandoned over epub (never read epub)?

LRF,LRX is proprietary. Epub is an open standard. It will likely be the future shared open format.

TGNY · 11-26-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

LRF,LRX is proprietary. Epub is an open standard. It will likely be the future shared open format.

So they are both equally as good as the other?

Edit: Nevermind this thread answers the question: mobileread thread

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11-25-2009, 10:28 PM	#36
pink_squirrels Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	Sorry to be such a bother, but I was planning on buying something from fictionwise...until I realized most of their nonfictions are not multiformat. They say on their website that for a sony e-reader you should only download something with the .lrf format, however, my niece wants the twilight books...which I notice are in the adobe format. She has a sony prs-600 just like I do, and I was under the impression that the prs-600 is capable of reading books in that format- after all, to check out books from the library, you have to use adobe digital editions. Am I wrong? Can you only buy .lrf from fictionwise? Sorry to be such a pain!

11-26-2009, 01:10 AM	#37
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	No, Fictionwise sells multiple formats. And the Twilight books are to be had in 4 formats: Adobe, Mobipocket, eReader and Microsoft reader from what I can see. The .lrf is just the Sony preferred format but you can read other formats as well.

11-26-2009, 02:48 AM	#38
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The "Adobe" files that Fictionwise sell are PDF, not ePub. I would strongly advise you to buy the books in ePub format elsewhere.

11-26-2009, 07:16 AM	#41
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Hey Harry what laptop did you get? Just curious. I'm sortof thinking of getting a Win7 laptop, maybe at the sales tomorrow...

11-26-2009, 07:49 AM	#42
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's a Dell Inspiron 11z, with an 11.6" screen, 500GB disk, and 4GB RAM, running 64-bit Windows 7, Home Premium Edition. I'm very pleased with it indeed. I've not yet found any software that doesn't run perfectly on it.

11-26-2009, 09:31 AM	#43
TGNY Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 376 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: PRS-600	Hey Im a noob too...I just got a book from sony in lrx and thought it was formatted perfectly, why is it being abandoned over epub (never read epub)?

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