Format query (FX) and (OD)

Canterbury Tail · 08-06-2008, 05:56 PM

I notice on Booksonboard.com some of the Mobipocket books have an (FX) after the format, and some have an (OD). For instance the book Altered Carbon has one in each one. What does this mean? Just curious.

wallcraft · 08-06-2008, 06:20 PM

These are two "distributors" of DRMed MOBI ebooks. PX is MobiPocket and OD is OverDrive. This matters because OD allows you to register a Kindle's PID for MOBI ebooks, but MobiPocket does not. See A Beginner's Guide to Kindle Content.

Canterbury Tail · 08-07-2008, 09:08 AM

Ah gotcha, I'd be converting it for the Sony Reader anyway. That's fine then, thanks for the assist.

08-06-2008, 05:56 PM	#1
Canterbury Tail Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony Reader	Format query (FX) and (OD) I notice on Booksonboard.com some of the Mobipocket books have an (FX) after the format, and some have an (OD). For instance the book Altered Carbon has one in each one. What does this mean? Just curious.

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08-06-2008, 06:20 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	These are two "distributors" of DRMed MOBI ebooks. PX is MobiPocket and OD is OverDrive. This matters because OD allows you to register a Kindle's PID for MOBI ebooks, but MobiPocket does not. See A Beginner's Guide to Kindle Content.

08-07-2008, 09:08 AM	#3
Canterbury Tail Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony Reader	Ah gotcha, I'd be converting it for the Sony Reader anyway. That's fine then, thanks for the assist.

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