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I don't use Kindle for PC, I download directly from the Manage My Content page on Amazon's site. I used to have Kindle for PC installed, back when it was a way to manage collections, but now that the collections on the PC app no longer work that way, I don't have it on my PC anymore. Quote:
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Out of a perhaps morbid curiosity, why do you insist on referring to Sony? They've been out of the ebook business for years now. Or is that a typo and you meant Adobe? Not neccesary if you are using the Kobo desktop application since you refer to needing obok. Quote:
Why would you need the obok plugin unless you are planning to convert the downloaded book to another format after downloading it using the Kobo desktop application. Given the insistence you have on using your computer, browse for, purchase and download the ebook from Kobo to your computer using your computer's web browser. This will involve ADE for DRMed epubs but non-DRMed epubs will download directly. Care to name a country other than the US where you can borrow a Kindle format ebook from a public library? Given that Overdrive does not have a presence in all countries, it follows that Kobo will not be able to use Overdrive integration in all countries but quite a few more countries where Overdrive has a presence -- 60 or so at the last count I've seen which gives Kobo a distinct advantage in that arena. Last edited by DNSB; 07-20-2017 at 11:54 PM. Reason: fat fingers cause typos |
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Do any of the EPUB stores even use this new DRM? Kobo and Google Play still seem to give the old one in my experience. Having used both the buying experience on the devices/apps is basically identical. Absolutely not a reason to chose one or the other. Using oBoK plugin is arguably easier than Amazon now that everything is in it's own folder and has gibberish names in Kindle PC. Amazon has more polished software with better dictionary support but worse font/layout options. I like small fonts and basically only one font on the smallest setting was usable for me. The rest were too large. On Kobo there's enough font sizes that I can use whatever font. Kobo also has way better devices for the money. The voyage is $300 in Canada. For better lighting and fake page turn buttons. Still the same crappy 4GB storage and 6" screen size. Last edited by salamanderjuice; 07-21-2017 at 04:06 PM. |
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Never I don't think but it's worse when everything is in it's own folder. Either way it's unreadable to me as a human. So it may as well be gibbersh.
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I know about KoboTouchExtended, but if the book is DRM locked I don't think it can touch the file? So without removing the DRM the only thing I could think you could do is rename it. I also know about the Kindle issue but all I ever use Kindle PC for is Japanese books and to my knowlege no Japanese .kfx books exist yet. Everything still downloads as azw3(Even new releases post 1.19) and I'm too lazy to change. |
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As to ADE, which version are you talking about? I use 2.0.1 and I'm pretty sure it doesn't support ePub3. Or, if it does, it's just treating it as an ePub2. Quote:
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ADE 4.5.2 supports them. They are all vertical text Japanese books or fixed layout and they work fine, you even get page numbers which Kobo's eInk line doesn't seem to support for Japanese for some reason(I can see them in the desktop and mobile apps though) even for their own kepubs. |
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