PRS-T1 Moved to another country, loosing books when syncing

kiesel · 12-21-2017, 04:34 AM

Hi,

I am writing this on behalf of my wife who has problems with her ereader since we moved from Germany to Denmark. Everytime she tries to sync books the eReader software on her laptop says she can't do that because she is in the wrong country. But when she changes the country she looses the german ebooks she bought.

Is there any way to have two countries registered? I'd have no problem rooting the reader if that would help.

Ghitulescu · 12-22-2017, 08:01 AM

This is why ebooks suck (and other "online" content, music, videos etc.).

To your question, no, I know no solution to this. I only read free ePubs.

However, if possible, I'll try to get these books somewhere outside their influence (say on an USB-stick or so), unDRM them, then use them as "free" ePubs.... everywhere (country or device)

Hemmi · 12-22-2017, 08:54 AM

Calibre. Get all the ebooks downloaded to your computer and put them in Calibre. Then, you can sideload the books to read them.

kiesel · 01-03-2018, 03:14 AM

Thank you all for your reply!

mobama · 01-03-2018, 07:06 AM

Thanks for telling that we lose cloud content even when crossing a border within EU. There's a lesson in this:

Cloud content is an evil idea. Only trust the files you can see with your own eyes on the drive. Download everything you can and keep it safe in the folder you know.

Richwood · 02-11-2018, 12:48 PM

Sounds like even in the EU the copyright and distribution rights vary from country to country. Seems then that even on a vacation with an ebook reader a attempted Sync after crossing a border from your own country could cause book losses. Will they be restored from your cloud when you return home? Be interesting to know.

12-21-2017, 04:34 AM	#1
kiesel Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Sony PRS T1	Moved to another country, loosing books when syncing Hi, I am writing this on behalf of my wife who has problems with her ereader since we moved from Germany to Denmark. Everytime she tries to sync books the eReader software on her laptop says she can't do that because she is in the wrong country. But when she changes the country she looses the german ebooks she bought. Is there any way to have two countries registered? I'd have no problem rooting the reader if that would help.

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12-22-2017, 08:01 AM	#2
Ghitulescu Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 403106 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: PRS-T1	This is why ebooks suck (and other "online" content, music, videos etc.). To your question, no, I know no solution to this. I only read free ePubs. However, if possible, I'll try to get these books somewhere outside their influence (say on an USB-stick or so), unDRM them, then use them as "free" ePubs.... everywhere (country or device)

12-22-2017, 08:54 AM	#3
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,364 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	Calibre. Get all the ebooks downloaded to your computer and put them in Calibre. Then, you can sideload the books to read them.

01-03-2018, 03:14 AM	#4
kiesel Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Sony PRS T1	Thank you all for your reply!

01-03-2018, 07:06 AM	#5
mobama Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 2303460 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Onyx T76ML, Kobo H2O Edition 1, Kobo Mini	Thanks for telling that we lose cloud content even when crossing a border within EU. There's a lesson in this: Cloud content is an evil idea. Only trust the files you can see with your own eyes on the drive. Download everything you can and keep it safe in the folder you know.

02-11-2018, 12:48 PM	#6
Richwood Astronomy Nut Posts: 519 Karma: 3700000 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Reno, NV Device: Kindle (All), Kobo (Multiple), Sony (most) and Nook Glowlight Plus	Sounds like even in the EU the copyright and distribution rights vary from country to country. Seems then that even on a vacation with an ebook reader a attempted Sync after crossing a border from your own country could cause book losses. Will they be restored from your cloud when you return home? Be interesting to know.