Replacing Nook?

MamaStorm · 07-04-2013, 02:49 PM

I have a Nook Simple Touch w/ Glowlight, and I love it. What I don't love is that half the books I want aren't available on B&N, but are on Amazon, which I thought was an incompatible file format.

I just read that Amazon is switching over from .mobi to .epub, but the site doesn't give you the file extension of the "Kindle Edition," and I really don't want to pay for a book I can't ever read. I think that's understandable enough.

Is there a reader (preferably eInk, ideally with a backlight) that can handle both? I was looking at the Kobo Touch, but I'm getting contradictory info on supported file formats.

Halp??

HarryT · 07-04-2013, 02:50 PM

Amazon is NOT switching over to ePub. That's completely false information. It is, however, extremely easy to convert from Amazon's formats (Mobi and KF8) to ePub, and vice versa, using the wonderful free program "Calibre".

MamaStorm · 07-04-2013, 02:51 PM

And this is why I kinda hate the internet.

soulfuldog · 07-04-2013, 04:09 PM

The internet is useful for some things though, it'll tell you how to root your Nook so you can install the Kindle for Android app on it and that will allow you to read Kindle books as well as the epubs you already read on it.

Or as HarryT says, you can use Calibre to convert the books you buy from Amazon to epub format so your Nook can read them (though if they have DRM you have to remove it first before Calibre can convert - google apprentice alf for details).

The Kobo Touch supports mobi format but not that well and only for DRM free books. So your two options are those listed above.

Rizla · 07-04-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MamaStorm

And this is why I kinda hate the internet.

Yeah, it is a pain.

You got two options:

1) Use Calibre to strip the DRM then convert to epub and load them onto your Nook.

2) Root your Nook. This is a wonderful thing but only for the tech-savvy.

HarryT · 07-04-2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by l_macd

Or as HarryT says, you can use Calibre to convert the books you buy from Amazon to epub format so your Nook can read them (though if they have DRM you have to remove it first before Calibre can convert - google apprentice alf for details).

Or the other way round, of course: buy a Kindle and convert your ePub books to KF8.

pidgeon92 · 07-04-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Or the other way round, of course: buy a Kindle and convert your ePub books to KF8.

Or buy a Kindle, use that for Kindle books, and keep the Nook for ePubs.

MamaStorm · 07-05-2013, 08:52 AM

Thanks, folks.

Dr. Drib · 07-05-2013, 10:28 AM

MamaStorm, E-ink readers are front-lit, by the way.

The problem you are facing, which is really quite simple to solve by using calibre, deals with the idea of latching onto a store that most easily supplies the kinds of books you like to read. You state that Amazon is that source.

However, since you already have a nook, the most logical solution (unless you are independently wealthy) is simply to download calibre and become acquainted with that program.

Don

HarryT · 07-05-2013, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

However, since you already have a nook, the most logical solution (unless you are independently wealthy) is simply to download calibre and become acquainted with that program.

And to Google "Apprentice Alf" and make the acquaintance of that exceedingly helpful gentleman.

07-04-2013, 02:49 PM	#1
MamaStorm Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Nook Simple Touch Glowlight	Replacing Nook? I have a Nook Simple Touch w/ Glowlight, and I love it. What I don't love is that half the books I want aren't available on B&N, but are on Amazon, which I thought was an incompatible file format. I just read that Amazon is switching over from .mobi to .epub, but the site doesn't give you the file extension of the "Kindle Edition," and I really don't want to pay for a book I can't ever read. I think that's understandable enough. Is there a reader (preferably eInk, ideally with a backlight) that can handle both? I was looking at the Kobo Touch, but I'm getting contradictory info on supported file formats. Halp??

07-04-2013, 02:50 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Amazon is NOT switching over to ePub. That's completely false information. It is, however, extremely easy to convert from Amazon's formats (Mobi and KF8) to ePub, and vice versa, using the wonderful free program "Calibre". Last edited by HarryT; 07-04-2013 at 02:53 PM.

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MamaStorm Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Nook Simple Touch Glowlight	And this is why I kinda hate the internet.

07-04-2013, 04:09 PM	#4
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	The internet is useful for some things though, it'll tell you how to root your Nook so you can install the Kindle for Android app on it and that will allow you to read Kindle books as well as the epubs you already read on it. Or as HarryT says, you can use Calibre to convert the books you buy from Amazon to epub format so your Nook can read them (though if they have DRM you have to remove it first before Calibre can convert - google apprentice alf for details). The Kobo Touch supports mobi format but not that well and only for DRM free books. So your two options are those listed above.

07-05-2013, 08:52 AM	#8
MamaStorm Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Nook Simple Touch Glowlight	Thanks, folks.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	MamaStorm, E-ink readers are front-lit, by the way. The problem you are facing, which is really quite simple to solve by using calibre, deals with the idea of latching onto a store that most easily supplies the kinds of books you like to read. You state that Amazon is that source. However, since you already have a nook, the most logical solution (unless you are independently wealthy) is simply to download calibre and become acquainted with that program. Don