Content Borders.com books on my kindle

sarvold · 02-24-2011, 07:47 PM

I am a new Kindle user. I would like to know the process of how to download books from borders.com to my kindle. Could anyone give me the steps to follow?

FF2 · 02-24-2011, 09:42 PM

First, you'd probably need a reader application unless you can directly download the books to a pc (mac). Then presumably they have an encryption scheme (drm) that would have to be stripped. You can investigate Calibre with appropriate plugins that can strip drm (I'm not up on Border's books or methods). It is inappropriate to discuss details of removing drm from ebooks on this forum and you have to determine your own issues as it may be illegal in some countries. But for more info you may Google for Apprentice Alf Blog and check for certain TOOLS.

abookreader · 02-25-2011, 08:14 AM

Borders uses plain vanilla Adobe Digital Editions ePub files.

Only for the First Book
-------
1. Create an account with Adobe Digital Editions and register it.
2. Download Calibre and install it.
3. Install the plug-in to remove ADE ePub DRM (google Apprentice Alf blog for instructions)

Then for Each Book
------------
4. Buy book from Borders and download it into Adobe Digital Editions. Make sure you can read the book in Adobe Digital Editions
5. Open Calibre if it isn't running. Click "Add Books" Browse to find your book on your computer
6. Plug in your Kindle via the USB cable (later you can learn to send wirelessly if you wish)
7. Wait for Calibre to recognize the Kindle
8. Highlight book in Calibre and click "Send to Device"

sirmaru · 02-25-2011, 09:20 AM

Better yet, just buy the books from Amazon. They are probably much cheaper at Amazon anyway. I've priced my ebooks from all the major retailers including indies and Amazon generally is the cheapest of all.

Borders has declared bankruptcy and have stated publicly it was because of the super low prices for eBooks at Amazon.

Finally, every month Amazon makes selected best sellers FREE. You will have to check their site each month. All books published prior to 1924 are free anyway at Amazon and they offer every book shown in the Library of Congress.

All Amazon ebooks (not Caliber touched) have all your highlights and notes available to you at their site for copying to Forums, chat rooms and personal documents.

abookreader · 02-25-2011, 09:40 AM

People have many reasons for shopping around to different stores and it actually is very often price. It pays to know how to utilize the tools to put books from Store A on Device B.

Borders ran a bunch of Gift Card sales at the end of last year and I bought some (net it brought the cost of many books below Amazon). Gift Card sales are pretty much the only way to get a sale on an Agency Priced book.

Then I received a couple more as gifts. I had planned on spreading them out over the year but decided to use them up when the news of impending Bankruptcy hit the WSJ.

Not Borders but I frequently buy from Kobo (same ADE ePub) due to their discount codes. There is one for 30% off right now. 2 Weeks ago it was Fictionwise with a 55% off code.

jbcohen · 02-25-2011, 09:42 AM

Not typically simaru since the advent of the book publishing monopoly called Agency Pricing there is little difference in the book prices between Amazon and Borders so from a readers standpoint it makes little difference in prices, the troubbles are going to be one of technology.

Another method that I have found is my Blackberry has software to read books from Amazon, Borders, Barns and Nobles and Mobipocket so it makes little difference to me where I get my books from. I don't believe that the Kindle will read books from Borders thus you will need to do what abookreader tells you to do.

sarvold · 02-25-2011, 09:57 AM

Thank you for all the input on my post. Yes I also have a gift card to use and that is why I was trying to download to my kindle.

vamsundar · 08-08-2011, 08:46 AM

Hi,

May i know the format of vanilla ePub files? Is differ from normal ePub 2.0 files?

Can any one please give an idea for vanilla ePubs....

Thanks,
Sundar.

koland · 08-08-2011, 10:47 AM

Borders book all have DRM (and are now fulfilled by Kobo, who adds DRM even to free titles that come via Smashwords).

Unless the DRM is removed, you cannot convert the files to read on a Kindle.

EPUB without DRM can be converted via the program Calibre.

abookreader · 08-08-2011, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vamsundar

Hi,

May i know the format of vanilla ePub files? Is differ from normal ePub 2.0 files?

Can any one please give an idea for vanilla ePubs....

Thanks,
Sundar.

Sorry, Sundar. When I said "vanilla" up there I was using an American expression to indicate that their is nothing special about the DRM that is added to the ePub file that you download from Borders/Kobo. It is just regular Adobe Digital Editions DRM. You could compare this for instance to Apple or Barnes and Noble, which use an ePub file but then have their own DRM.

You need to remove the DRM and then covert the file to a Kindle format. Most people here use Calibre + the Plug-ins to accomplish this.

RainingLemur · 08-08-2011, 02:32 PM

Apprentice Alf can/will be your friend here.

02-24-2011, 07:47 PM	#1
sarvold Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: kindle	Borders.com books on my kindle I am a new Kindle user. I would like to know the process of how to download books from borders.com to my kindle. Could anyone give me the steps to follow?

02-25-2011, 09:20 AM	#4
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Better yet, just buy the books from Amazon. They are probably much cheaper at Amazon anyway. I've priced my ebooks from all the major retailers including indies and Amazon generally is the cheapest of all. Borders has declared bankruptcy and have stated publicly it was because of the super low prices for eBooks at Amazon. Finally, every month Amazon makes selected best sellers FREE. You will have to check their site each month. All books published prior to 1924 are free anyway at Amazon and they offer every book shown in the Library of Congress. All Amazon ebooks (not Caliber touched) have all your highlights and notes available to you at their site for copying to Forums, chat rooms and personal documents. Last edited by sirmaru; 02-25-2011 at 09:24 AM.

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02-24-2011, 09:42 PM	#2
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	First, you'd probably need a reader application unless you can directly download the books to a pc (mac). Then presumably they have an encryption scheme (drm) that would have to be stripped. You can investigate Calibre with appropriate plugins that can strip drm (I'm not up on Border's books or methods). It is inappropriate to discuss details of removing drm from ebooks on this forum and you have to determine your own issues as it may be illegal in some countries. But for more info you may Google for Apprentice Alf Blog and check for certain TOOLS.

02-25-2011, 08:14 AM	#3
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Borders uses plain vanilla Adobe Digital Editions ePub files. Only for the First Book ------- 1. Create an account with Adobe Digital Editions and register it. 2. Download Calibre and install it. 3. Install the plug-in to remove ADE ePub DRM (google Apprentice Alf blog for instructions) Then for Each Book ------------ 4. Buy book from Borders and download it into Adobe Digital Editions. Make sure you can read the book in Adobe Digital Editions 5. Open Calibre if it isn't running. Click "Add Books" Browse to find your book on your computer 6. Plug in your Kindle via the USB cable (later you can learn to send wirelessly if you wish) 7. Wait for Calibre to recognize the Kindle 8. Highlight book in Calibre and click "Send to Device"

02-25-2011, 09:40 AM	#5
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	People have many reasons for shopping around to different stores and it actually is very often price. It pays to know how to utilize the tools to put books from Store A on Device B. Borders ran a bunch of Gift Card sales at the end of last year and I bought some (net it brought the cost of many books below Amazon). Gift Card sales are pretty much the only way to get a sale on an Agency Priced book. Then I received a couple more as gifts. I had planned on spreading them out over the year but decided to use them up when the news of impending Bankruptcy hit the WSJ. Not Borders but I frequently buy from Kobo (same ADE ePub) due to their discount codes. There is one for 30% off right now. 2 Weeks ago it was Fictionwise with a 55% off code.

02-25-2011, 09:42 AM	#6
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Not typically simaru since the advent of the book publishing monopoly called Agency Pricing there is little difference in the book prices between Amazon and Borders so from a readers standpoint it makes little difference in prices, the troubbles are going to be one of technology. Another method that I have found is my Blackberry has software to read books from Amazon, Borders, Barns and Nobles and Mobipocket so it makes little difference to me where I get my books from. I don't believe that the Kindle will read books from Borders thus you will need to do what abookreader tells you to do.

02-25-2011, 09:57 AM	#7
sarvold Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: kindle	Thank you for all the input on my post. Yes I also have a gift card to use and that is why I was trying to download to my kindle.

08-08-2011, 08:46 AM	#8
vamsundar Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chennai, India Device: iPad, Kindle	Hi, May i know the format of vanilla ePub files? Is differ from normal ePub 2.0 files? Can any one please give an idea for vanilla ePubs.... Thanks, Sundar.

08-08-2011, 10:47 AM	#9
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Borders book all have DRM (and are now fulfilled by Kobo, who adds DRM even to free titles that come via Smashwords). Unless the DRM is removed, you cannot convert the files to read on a Kindle. EPUB without DRM can be converted via the program Calibre.

08-08-2011, 02:32 PM	#11
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Apprentice Alf can/will be your friend here.

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