Question on previously purchased content

sana · 02-19-2008, 09:52 AM

Hi All -

I was wondering if anyone has any information on whether content from www.ebooks.com is DRM or if I will be able to send onto my Kindle when it arrives?

I purchased some books online - seeing lots of content, but after browsing here, I notice most people here use fictionwise - which has no DRM?

I appreciate the feedback.

HarryT · 02-19-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sana

Hi All -

I was wondering if anyone has any information on whether content from www.ebooks.com is DRM or if I will be able to send onto my Kindle when it arrives?

If you click the "Help" link on the site it tells you that they sell three formats - Microsoft Reader, MobiPocket, and Adobe. All are DRM formats. With a little effort you can (if legal where you live) convert both Microsoft Reader and MobiPocket formats for the Kindle, but not the Adobe.

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I purchased some books online - seeing lots of content, but after browsing here, I notice most people here use fictionwise - which has no DRM?

Fictionwise sell books both with and without DRM; the description of an individual book on the Fictionwise site tells you which formats it's available in.

sana · 02-19-2008, 10:08 AM

harry - thanks for the feedback! i just wish i had read information on this forum prior to buying any content to begin with. i had planned on buying an e-reader, but never thought about content protection until i got really ready to plunck down the money. now i've got content that i won't be able to tranfer

sana · 02-19-2008, 10:15 AM

Do you think if I sent the proprietary PDF format to the kindle, they will be able to convert it?

AnemicOak · 02-19-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sana

Do you think if I sent the proprietary PDF format to the kindle, they will be able to convert it?

Unfortunately no.

JSWolf · 02-23-2008, 12:23 PM

Basically, stay away from PDF DRM or not.

sana · 02-29-2008, 09:12 AM

that stinks. i bought these books thinking that i was buying the sony reader. initially, i thought - i have to buy pdf b/c it supports pdf. now that i'm waiting for my kindle - i wish there was a way to break the drm! grr.

JSWolf · 03-09-2008, 08:19 AM

If you had purchased Mobipocket, MS Reader, or eReader format, then you would have a chance to remove the DRM to convert. But seeing that you've purchased PDF, the only thing you can do is read it on your computer. So it's not a total loss.

02-19-2008, 09:52 AM	#1
sana Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle	Question on previously purchased content Hi All - I was wondering if anyone has any information on whether content from www.ebooks.com is DRM or if I will be able to send onto my Kindle when it arrives? I purchased some books online - seeing lots of content, but after browsing here, I notice most people here use fictionwise - which has no DRM? I appreciate the feedback.

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02-19-2008, 10:08 AM	#3
sana Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle	harry - thanks for the feedback! i just wish i had read information on this forum prior to buying any content to begin with. i had planned on buying an e-reader, but never thought about content protection until i got really ready to plunck down the money. now i've got content that i won't be able to tranfer

02-19-2008, 10:15 AM	#4
sana Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle	Do you think if I sent the proprietary PDF format to the kindle, they will be able to convert it?

02-23-2008, 12:23 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,786 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Basically, stay away from PDF DRM or not.

02-29-2008, 09:12 AM	#7
sana Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle	that stinks. i bought these books thinking that i was buying the sony reader. initially, i thought - i have to buy pdf b/c it supports pdf. now that i'm waiting for my kindle - i wish there was a way to break the drm! grr.

03-09-2008, 08:19 AM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,786 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you had purchased Mobipocket, MS Reader, or eReader format, then you would have a chance to remove the DRM to convert. But seeing that you've purchased PDF, the only thing you can do is read it on your computer. So it's not a total loss.

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