Open question: Can you purchase a Kindle book off of a website?

Russell Brooks · 11-20-2010, 02:32 PM

I'm curious to know if an author sells their .Mobi format of their ebook directly from their site or if they send you the file via email, if the Kindle can still download it.

wallcraft · 11-20-2010, 02:37 PM

Yes. If a MOBI is DRM-free you can side-load it via USB or e-mail it to Amazon for Whispernet delivery (for a charge) or WiFi delivery (free). Any MOBI you get from an author's site or via e-mail with be DRM-free. Some publishers also provide DRM-free ebooks, e.g. Baen's webscriptions. See, for example, Using the Amazon Kindle with WebScriptions.

Russell Brooks · 11-20-2010, 02:56 PM

okay, that's great news. I assume the same thing can be done with other formats, correct?

wallcraft · 11-20-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell Brooks

I assume the same thing can be done with other formats, correct?

The Kindle only reads PDFs and MOBI and plain text. If you have another format (and even some PDFs), Calibre can convert it to MOBI for the Kindle. If you bought a DRMed ebook from a bookstore, there are 3rd party plug-ins for Calibre that will strip most DRM so that the ebook can be shifted to another format. See Apprentice Alf's Blog for more info on DRM (look for the tools_v2.2a bundle).

Russell Brooks · 11-20-2010, 03:04 PM

ok, thanks for the help.

11-20-2010, 02:32 PM	#1
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11-20-2010, 02:37 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Yes. If a MOBI is DRM-free you can side-load it via USB or e-mail it to Amazon for Whispernet delivery (for a charge) or WiFi delivery (free). Any MOBI you get from an author's site or via e-mail with be DRM-free. Some publishers also provide DRM-free ebooks, e.g. Baen's webscriptions. See, for example, Using the Amazon Kindle with WebScriptions.

11-20-2010, 02:56 PM	#3
Russell Brooks Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 569642 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Device: none	okay, that's great news. I assume the same thing can be done with other formats, correct?

11-20-2010, 03:04 PM	#5
Russell Brooks Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 569642 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Device: none	ok, thanks for the help.