Gen3 Reading a Kindle book on Gen3

madilayn · 09-06-2011, 07:29 PM

I am using the Mobipocket DRM on my Gen3.

I have bought some Kindle e-books - I know that they are the same as Mobipocket.

If I buy the "kindle" format from a site such as Smashwords, then I can synchronise and it goes on my Gen3 without any problems. But if I buy from Amazon, I can't seem to transfer them.

Can anybody help me with this? I even have some of my mobipocket books on my Kindle for PC application and can't get them to transfer back to my Gen3 either.

wallcraft · 09-06-2011, 08:05 PM

Most, but not all, Amazon ebooks are MOBI with DRM (some are DRM-free MOBI and some are DRMed TOPAZ and a few are DRMed PDF). You need to strip the DRM to read on the Gen3. See Apprentice Alf's Blog for more on DRM issues.

09-06-2011, 07:29 PM	#1
madilayn Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: Bookeen Cybook Gen3	Reading a Kindle book on Gen3 I am using the Mobipocket DRM on my Gen3. I have bought some Kindle e-books - I know that they are the same as Mobipocket. If I buy the "kindle" format from a site such as Smashwords, then I can synchronise and it goes on my Gen3 without any problems. But if I buy from Amazon, I can't seem to transfer them. Can anybody help me with this? I even have some of my mobipocket books on my Kindle for PC application and can't get them to transfer back to my Gen3 either.

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09-06-2011, 08:05 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Most, but not all, Amazon ebooks are MOBI with DRM (some are DRM-free MOBI and some are DRMed TOPAZ and a few are DRMed PDF). You need to strip the DRM to read on the Gen3. See Apprentice Alf's Blog for more on DRM issues.

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