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Old 09-24-2010, 09:02 AM   #1
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erm, simple question , hope for simple answer!

like to buy another e reader as my cooler screen has died...but I am unsure if kindle allows books I have bought already to be uploaded. They are in adobe digital editions....it seems from all I have read that kindle only want you to buy books from them?
so can i upload from ADE???

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Old 09-24-2010, 09:14 AM   #2
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Hi Al
I'm still new to this world, but ..
Simple answer is : No
It might be possible to strip the ADE protection from YOUR books, then convert them to a format suitable for Kindle. Whether this is legal for you to do, depends where you live.
Hope you'll more informed answers from the more experienced.
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What pchrist7 said is correct. Adobe Digital Editions will have DRM protection and a file format that isn't compatible with the Kindle.
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it is very easy to remove the adobe drm. Just do a google search for:

remove epub drm

Click the first link, look at post #3.

Once you have removed the drm, you can use Calibre to convert the file to .mobi - which is readable on the kindle.
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They're correct, you can't use a Kindle for that. My suggestion is to check out either the jetBook or the Astak 5" reader. Both have Adobe DRM and a very wide selection of non-DRM file formats. They're also fairly inexpensive. I have a jetBook and a K3 and I like them both. Before I bought the jetBook, I looked very seriously at the Astak. There's a forum for that.

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Old 09-25-2010, 02:01 PM   #6
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it is very easy to remove the adobe drm. Just do a google search for:

remove epub drm

Click the first link, look at post #3.

Once you have removed the drm, you can use Calibre to convert the file to .mobi - which is readable on the kindle.
this is interesting thanks will have a look...its not for many books just that its a shame to lose access to them when (if) I buy a kindle

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