library books on Kindle

parias1126 · 03-14-2010, 08:47 PM

How do you do this?

wallcraft · 03-15-2010, 09:05 AM

This only works for MOBI library ebooks, but see Kindle, DRM, and Confussion.

bookoffers · 03-19-2010, 03:30 PM

do what?

pardon me but I'm a bit confused..

anyway, if you mean ebooks in your kindle, it is possible.. i mean, more and more library now offers ebooks on their websites..

bam451 · 04-10-2010, 09:06 PM

I just posted the same question. I know that public libraries have ebooks, but none in my area say they can be used on the kindle. My library says "Download audiobooks and ebooks at home to your own MP3 player, iPod, or Sony Reader, Nook, or computer with eMediaLibrary's 24/7 digital library". So is there a way to convert them to work? Is it really hard?

desertgrandma · 04-10-2010, 10:20 PM

see this thread also....

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79970

SensualPoet · 04-11-2010, 10:21 AM

I promise: the one and only time I will cross-post here.

This turned out to be ridiculously easy -- snagging the Kindle pid, installing Overdrive to borrow the book (this is a requirement of your library), removing the DRM with a one dialog box entry (input name, output name), converting to mobi, dropping onto the Kindle.

It sounds way more complicated than it is.

You can even return an epub early to make it available to other patrons. And nothing wrong with deleting it once read; you can always borrow it again.

If there is a caveat ... it's that many libraries have a pretty sorry collection of library e-books at the moment.

03-14-2010, 08:47 PM	#1
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03-15-2010, 09:05 AM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	This only works for MOBI library ebooks, but see Kindle, DRM, and Confussion.

03-19-2010, 03:30 PM	#3
bookoffers Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: NOne	do what? pardon me but I'm a bit confused.. anyway, if you mean ebooks in your kindle, it is possible.. i mean, more and more library now offers ebooks on their websites..

04-10-2010, 09:06 PM	#4
bam451 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: none	I just posted the same question. I know that public libraries have ebooks, but none in my area say they can be used on the kindle. My library says "Download audiobooks and ebooks at home to your own MP3 player, iPod, or Sony Reader, Nook, or computer with eMediaLibrary's 24/7 digital library". So is there a way to convert them to work? Is it really hard?

04-10-2010, 10:20 PM	#5
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	see this thread also.... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79970

04-11-2010, 10:21 AM	#6
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I promise: the one and only time I will cross-post here. This turned out to be ridiculously easy -- snagging the Kindle pid, installing Overdrive to borrow the book (this is a requirement of your library), removing the DRM with a one dialog box entry (input name, output name), converting to mobi, dropping onto the Kindle. It sounds way more complicated than it is. You can even return an epub early to make it available to other patrons. And nothing wrong with deleting it once read; you can always borrow it again. If there is a caveat ... it's that many libraries have a pretty sorry collection of library e-books at the moment.

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