websites for purchasing books

kelly1010 · 03-20-2009, 05:09 AM

Hi,

I was wondering if there are other websites besides the sony website where I can purchase books for my sony 505. I'm looking at ebooks.com right now and I was just wondering what format I should be looking for. Hopefully this makes sense to you all. I'm pretty new at this.

Kelly

AnemicOak · 03-20-2009, 08:54 AM

You can get Sony format books from Webscription.net (if you like Sci-Fi) & Fictionwise in their Multi-Format offerings.

You can get ePub format books from Books On Board (& probably some others).

You can get PDF format books from various retailers but results will vary on how they will look. It's usually the least desirable option.

Ebooks.com is useful at times, but beware most books can be found cheaper elsewhere.

dreams · 03-20-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelly1010

Hi,

I was wondering if there are other websites besides the sony website where I can purchase books for my sony 505. I'm looking at ebooks.com right now and I was just wondering what format I should be looking for. Hopefully this makes sense to you all. I'm pretty new at this.

Kelly

I'm new to this also but, from what I understand..

The 505 uses lrf and lrx (the DRM'd version of lrf), epub and PDF.

This is all that I have tried so far, although other threads discuss how to convert. I haven't ventured this far yet.

If you check the MobileRead Wiki https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Main_Page under "Quick Links" it lists ebook sites to check. Just make sure you get a version you can use.

MobileRead also has beautifully hand-formatted versions of PD books you can download (lrf and epub)

03-20-2009, 05:09 AM	#1
kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	websites for purchasing books Hi, I was wondering if there are other websites besides the sony website where I can purchase books for my sony 505. I'm looking at ebooks.com right now and I was just wondering what format I should be looking for. Hopefully this makes sense to you all. I'm pretty new at this. Kelly

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03-20-2009, 08:54 AM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	You can get Sony format books from Webscription.net (if you like Sci-Fi) & Fictionwise in their Multi-Format offerings. You can get ePub format books from Books On Board (& probably some others). You can get PDF format books from various retailers but results will vary on how they will look. It's usually the least desirable option. Ebooks.com is useful at times, but beware most books can be found cheaper elsewhere.

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