06-24-2010, 08:08 AM | #1 |
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Hi everyone. is it easy to download books from amozon shop to my KOBO????
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06-24-2010, 08:51 AM | #2 |
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The Amazon format doesn't work on the KOBO.
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06-24-2010, 09:53 AM | #3 |
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But you can, of course, strip the DRM and use Calibre to convert the books into epub for the Kobo.
Also, I've heard people mention here on MR that Amazon DOES have an option for authors to opt for a DRM-FREE release? In which case you wouldn't have to bother with stripping the DRM. I imagine these books are the small minority, but worth mentioning. |
06-24-2010, 09:58 AM | #4 |
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I have seen a DRM free .LIT file (The format that the Kindle uses) and I was able to use Calibre to make a Kobo compatible .ePub file.
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06-24-2010, 10:01 AM | #5 |
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I'm pretty sure .LIT files are 'Microsoft Reader' files techie... not related to Amazon at all.
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06-24-2010, 10:02 AM | #6 |
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06-24-2010, 10:05 AM | #7 |
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Their main format is AZW. Its other semi-primary? formats are unprotected Mobi books (.PRC, .MOBI)
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle#File_formats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_formats |
06-24-2010, 10:35 PM | #8 |
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Hi Guys thanks for the input, how dificult is it to to get amazon to work then ie) strip DRM?
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06-24-2010, 10:36 PM | #9 |
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06-24-2010, 10:39 PM | #10 |
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I wonder, bob5146, if you have checked out prices and titles at Kobobooks. It's a pretty extensive line-up, sometimes cheaper than Amazon (it certainly often is in Canada since Amazon charges abt $2 per title for hidden Whispernet delivery charges). Plus, those titles are backed up in your personal e-library at Kobo and transfer directly to your Kobo so they can be read right away.
No muss, no fuss. Now that you have a Kobo, why not enjoy the benefits of the Kobo bookstore? |
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The Kindle can also handle DRM free Mobipocket format. |
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06-24-2010, 11:30 PM | #13 |
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06-29-2010, 10:37 PM | #14 |
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Thanks for the reply, took you up on the Kobo book store and bought 12 books over the weekend but cant read them beacause the writing is too small, now witing for the UPDATE, thanks again
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06-30-2010, 10:07 AM | #15 | |
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You currently only get problems with font resizing if you download the EPUB version of the book and transfer it to the kobo ereader through ADE. |
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