07-09-2011, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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Boy, am I confused; and may be asking stupid questions because of it. I am fairly new to my Sony 950 reader. I signed up to Border's and receive their e-mails with specials. I was looking @ ordering a couple of books & I see that the description does not state they are e-pub; they are Kobo. Does that mean I will not be able to download the e-pub edition once I purchase?
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07-09-2011, 06:04 PM | #2 |
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No worries. It's not you. The Borders website is confusing! Their ebookstore is actually linked to (powered by) the Kobo ebookstore. Underneath the "About" description of the book is a section called "Publishing Details". You should see something like "File types: Mobile, ePub" if the book is available in ePub format. Before their website had the Kobo logo splashed everywhere, it was easier to identify the file format. Now it's in small print.
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07-09-2011, 11:29 PM | #3 |
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A lot of Kobo store books (but not all!) are available in ePub format. I get books for my 950 from them. If you go to the website, not the desktop app, and look at the book's page there, you can tell if it's ePub or not. All books that have an adobe download link are ePub and can go on the 950, in fact the Kobo desktop app will sync them with your reader. The ones without a download link though, are another matter... I haven't found a way to get them to my 950 yet.
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07-19-2011, 10:30 AM | #4 |
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I guess I am still not sure what the Kobo E-book download is. Borders site no longer states e-pub download (at least I can not find it); it just says Kobo e-book download. So, does that mean if you purchase a book in Kobo format you will be able to download it to your desktop & read it on the Sony 950? Sorry for all of the confusion on my part.
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07-19-2011, 10:42 AM | #5 |
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As far as I understand all the postings here Kobo Ebook only means that the filesa re from the kobo store. They are epub when it is stated that they are "File types: Mobile, ePub" under the publishing details. Kobo is not another filetype.
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07-19-2011, 10:45 AM | #6 |
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First, be aware that Borders is going into liquidation his week which means they will no longer exist. I assume the website store will go away by the end of the week, so all of this might be a moot point, however this should not adversely affect KoboBooks.com.
Kobo uses a special eBook format which many around MobileRead have nicknamed kePub, short for Kobo ePub. The kePub has a special digital rights management (DRM) that keeps it from being displayed on non-Kobo readers. So kePubs will not work on Sony readers. For some books, but not all, Borders/KoboBooks stores have an Adobe ePub version which you can download to your PC/Mac and sideload onto readers that can view Adobe Digital Edition (ADE) style ePubs. Your reader has to have an ADE registration though, but this is easy to get/accomplish. |
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BTW, the Kobo touch even uses a different rendering engine to display ADE ePubs than it does to display kePubs. They have succeeded in confusing even their own customers on this whole ePub verses kePub issue. Last edited by jswinden; 07-19-2011 at 01:16 PM. |
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Kobo's ADE ePub books do sync with the 950 through their desktop software, which is very convenient. Kobo's kePub books do not sync with the 950, since Kobo has made that format exclusive to their brand of readers, so I read the kePub titles in the Kobo app on my phone. Sorry if my first post wasn't clear on the format-thing. |
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Fascinating thread. I thought all Kobo books were epub.
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Right, I did that a couple weeks ago. It makes sense to have everything in one spot. I only had a couple to transfer over, though.
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07-21-2011, 05:26 PM | #13 |
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Unfortunately no. However, if you have a Kobo Touch, not sure about the WiFi, at least they let you download both the kePub and ePub (if it exists). Which means for the same price you can have the kePub for your KT and an ePub for non-Kobo readers that are registered for ADE. If you don't have a Kobo then you have to be careful not to accidentally purchase a kePub that does not have a corresponding ADE ePub. Kobo really needs to make that point more obvious on the store site.
@ScalyFreak, My bad, I misunderstood what you wrote. Last edited by jswinden; 07-21-2011 at 05:30 PM. |
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