PRS-950 SD Memory

cko1x · 11-12-2010, 04:13 PM

I just bought a Sony PRS-950 and am wondering about the use of memory chips. I do most of my reading thru the local library and they allow only 21 days to read an eBook and no extensions. Can I store an ebook on a memory chip, remove the chip, return the ebook and then read the book from the chip as long as I don't have the reader hooked up to the internet when the chip is in? Is this legal? I don't want to make copies or give it to someone else but would like to have more than 21 days to read the book. Example: yesterday I downloaded "Decision Points" by George Bush in ePub format. It is 45M (yes 45 megabytes) and I will get to reading it as soon as I finish what I'm reading now but I got the chance to get a copy and took it figuring that I'd probably have to wait in quque for a copy if I didn't get it now. I probably won't finish it in the 20 days I have left and will probably have to hope that I can get it again as soon as I return it. If I could keep it available on a memory chip out of the reader, it would make things so much easier.

Ken401 · 11-12-2010, 04:18 PM

I suspect either your reader or the file itself gets coded with an expiration date that will prevent you from reading the book no matter what medium you use to store the file.

Mr. Goodbar · 11-12-2010, 05:26 PM

The size of that book is amazing. The Kindle version is only around 8.5MB. I wonder why the library epub version is so much larger? On the 950 the converted epup file is only around 550 pages and roughly the same file size.

Bookworm_Girl · 11-12-2010, 11:13 PM

The file is coded with an expiration date. Open the library book on your ereader. Then press Options > Info. At the bottom of the information page is "Expiration Date". Above that is a line that should say "Digital Rights: Full, viewable". Now open a non-library book and look at the information page. You won't see this Expiration Date line item. If the non-library book doesn't have DRM, then you also won't see the Digital Rights line item.

The Expiration Date is compared to the reader internal clock. That is how the device knows whether to let you view the file or not. If the reader clock is after the file expiration date, then you will get a protected page error. If the reader clock is before the file expiration date, then you are able to view the book.

SeaBookGuy · 11-13-2010, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cko1x

I just bought a Sony PRS-950 and am wondering about the use of memory chips. I do most of my reading thru the local library and they allow only 21 days to read an eBook and no extensions. Can I store an ebook on a memory chip, remove the chip, return the ebook and then read the book from the chip as long as I don't have the reader hooked up to the internet when the chip is in? Is this legal? I don't want to make copies or give it to someone else but would like to have more than 21 days to read the book. Example: yesterday I downloaded "Decision Points" by George Bush in ePub format. It is 45M (yes 45 megabytes) and I will get to reading it as soon as I finish what I'm reading now but I got the chance to get a copy and took it figuring that I'd probably have to wait in quque for a copy if I didn't get it now. I probably won't finish it in the 20 days I have left and will probably have to hope that I can get it again as soon as I return it. If I could keep it available on a memory chip out of the reader, it would make things so much easier.

You'll be amazed at what appears when you enter terms like "decrypt" and "Epub" together into search engines!

11-12-2010, 04:13 PM	#1
cko1x Member Posts: 16 Karma: 166 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony Daily Reader PRS950	SD Memory I just bought a Sony PRS-950 and am wondering about the use of memory chips. I do most of my reading thru the local library and they allow only 21 days to read an eBook and no extensions. Can I store an ebook on a memory chip, remove the chip, return the ebook and then read the book from the chip as long as I don't have the reader hooked up to the internet when the chip is in? Is this legal? I don't want to make copies or give it to someone else but would like to have more than 21 days to read the book. Example: yesterday I downloaded "Decision Points" by George Bush in ePub format. It is 45M (yes 45 megabytes) and I will get to reading it as soon as I finish what I'm reading now but I got the chance to get a copy and took it figuring that I'd probably have to wait in quque for a copy if I didn't get it now. I probably won't finish it in the 20 days I have left and will probably have to hope that I can get it again as soon as I return it. If I could keep it available on a memory chip out of the reader, it would make things so much easier.

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11-12-2010, 04:18 PM	#2
Ken401 Addict Posts: 218 Karma: 417978 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Device: PRS-T1, PRS-950, PRS-505, Nexus 10, Xoom	I suspect either your reader or the file itself gets coded with an expiration date that will prevent you from reading the book no matter what medium you use to store the file.

11-12-2010, 05:26 PM	#3
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	The size of that book is amazing. The Kindle version is only around 8.5MB. I wonder why the library epub version is so much larger? On the 950 the converted epup file is only around 550 pages and roughly the same file size.

11-12-2010, 11:13 PM	#4
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	The file is coded with an expiration date. Open the library book on your ereader. Then press Options > Info. At the bottom of the information page is "Expiration Date". Above that is a line that should say "Digital Rights: Full, viewable". Now open a non-library book and look at the information page. You won't see this Expiration Date line item. If the non-library book doesn't have DRM, then you also won't see the Digital Rights line item. The Expiration Date is compared to the reader internal clock. That is how the device knows whether to let you view the file or not. If the reader clock is after the file expiration date, then you will get a protected page error. If the reader clock is before the file expiration date, then you are able to view the book.

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