PRS-650 Sony book collection transfer to Kobo Touch?

Witty Username · 11-26-2011, 08:08 AM

You know, when I first joined mobileread I wondered why people needed more than one ebook reader - now I understand!

My ereader developed a fault at the end of July - switching itself on after complete shutdown, cycling rapidly between page & screensaver until the battery went flat, buttons not doing what they were supposed to... and it was repaired under warranty (via Waterstones Customer Services) and returned to me at the end of August.

Three days ago it started doing all the same things as before.

So, I phoned Waterstones CS again yesterday and it has been sent back to Sony...

...I'm torn between being annoyed that the fault has reappeared and pleased that the date on the receipt shows that I bought it on 25 November 2010 - so it JUST meets the 1 year warranty free repair conditions

I want to buy another ereader but I don't want to have to download all my ebooks again - am I correct in thinking that the Kobo touch would be a good choice as it can handle the same files as the Sony?

TL;DR
I need a back-up ereader and I have a voucher that will enable me to buy a Kobo Touch for £99. Can someone confirm that it will be easy to load the Kobo with the books I already have for my Sony?

Thank you.

banjobama · 11-26-2011, 01:43 PM

I believe both Kobo and Sony use the same Adobe DRM, so in theory you should be able to authorize the Kobo on your same Adobe account and still be able to read the books.

If the books aren't DRMed then you have nothing to worry about as long as they are epub files.

11-26-2011, 08:08 AM	#1
Witty Username Addict Posts: 329 Karma: 4702571 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerset, England Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Touch, Kobo Libra H2O	Sony book collection transfer to Kobo Touch? You know, when I first joined mobileread I wondered why people needed more than one ebook reader - now I understand! My ereader developed a fault at the end of July - switching itself on after complete shutdown, cycling rapidly between page & screensaver until the battery went flat, buttons not doing what they were supposed to... and it was repaired under warranty (via Waterstones Customer Services) and returned to me at the end of August. Three days ago it started doing all the same things as before. So, I phoned Waterstones CS again yesterday and it has been sent back to Sony... ...I'm torn between being annoyed that the fault has reappeared and pleased that the date on the receipt shows that I bought it on 25 November 2010 - so it JUST meets the 1 year warranty free repair conditions I want to buy another ereader but I don't want to have to download all my ebooks again - am I correct in thinking that the Kobo touch would be a good choice as it can handle the same files as the Sony? TL;DR I need a back-up ereader and I have a voucher that will enable me to buy a Kobo Touch for £99. Can someone confirm that it will be easy to load the Kobo with the books I already have for my Sony? Thank you. Last edited by Witty Username; 11-26-2011 at 12:24 PM.

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11-26-2011, 01:43 PM	#2
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	I believe both Kobo and Sony use the same Adobe DRM, so in theory you should be able to authorize the Kobo on your same Adobe account and still be able to read the books. If the books aren't DRMed then you have nothing to worry about as long as they are epub files.

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