Posted: 7/30/2010 5:14:55 PM EDT
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is there a way to put epub format books on there?
i know i should of asked before i bought it.. but it was an impluse buy,, 
ive had it for two days and my kid is busy reading on it,, so it will be the weekend before i get my paws on it. thanks the day after i bought it i saw the kindle will be 139,, dont care its too late i have this one . so thats that |
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found this.
Load these popular formats for eBooks, graphics and audio from your computer or microSD card. From Barnes & Noble, Fictionwise & eReader * EPUB * PDB Other Sources * EPUB (Non or Adobe DRM) * PDB (Non DRM) * Graphics: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP * Audio: MP3 Not Supported: DOC, LIT, TXT, AMZ (Amazon), LRZ/LRX (Sony) thats great since i did zero research before buying it and i have a little over 100 tiitles i have not yet gotten around to read.. in all honesty,,, i bought it because i knew i had books on my harddrive,,, no other reason
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fuck yeah and most john ringo books are free. just download them on your comp and drag them into your nook while its charging. helll most of my books were free i just dont know how to do it wirelessly once on there,, will they be available thru my iphone B&N ebook reader app ? THAT would be awesome.. to load them and then it some how adds them to my online library... hey i can dream right? |
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Nope you have to load them on each device  ok.. how about this,, right now all my devices 1 blackberry 1 droidx edit i just got this one today so i dont know if the reader is in the marketplace for it im sure it is just havent looked > 1iphone and of course all share the same user account.. what if.. i create a new user account for the phones can i then "lend" the books i load to the other account i make,, ? that way by-pass trying to load the book on those phones? |
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Quoted: Been working some OT this week and I'm thinking about picking one of these up next month depending on how everything else shakes out. Trying to decide if I want to spring for the version with 3G or skimp out and get the cheaper one. You have to pay b&n a subscription. Bad juju for me. |
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Been working some OT this week and I'm thinking about picking one of these up next month depending on how everything else shakes out. Trying to decide if I want to spring for the version with 3G or skimp out and get the cheaper one. You have to pay b&n a subscription. Bad juju for me. i did have to add a CC to the B&N account.. same as my itunes. I have bought one book simply cause my daughter was excited and wanted one then and there . but i didnt pay B&N for an account or recurring charges < at least i didnt see em. > |
| http://calibre-ebook.com/ You can use Calibre to convert just about any ebook into whatever format your reader works best with. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Been working some OT this week and I'm thinking about picking one of these up next month depending on how everything else shakes out. Trying to decide if I want to spring for the version with 3G or skimp out and get the cheaper one. You have to pay b&n a subscription. Bad juju for me. Subscription for what? |
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Quoted: http://calibre-ebook.com/ You can use Calibre to convert just about any ebook into whatever format your reader works best with. +1 |
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Been working some OT this week and I'm thinking about picking one of these up next month depending on how everything else shakes out. Trying to decide if I want to spring for the version with 3G or skimp out and get the cheaper one. You have to pay b&n a subscription. Bad juju for me. No subscription needed. I don't know where you read/heard that but it isn't true. |
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Quoted: Fail. It's linked to your bn account so you can buy books without having to ytpe in your credit card everytime. I turn my wireless on about once a month, it saves the batteriesQuoted: Quoted: Been working some OT this week and I'm thinking about picking one of these up next month depending on how everything else shakes out. Trying to decide if I want to spring for the version with 3G or skimp out and get the cheaper one. You have to pay b&n a subscription. Bad juju for me. No subscription needed. I don't know where you read/heard that but it isn't true.  |
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return it and buy a kindle I am within my 14 day period... so i am all ears,. why ? also will the kindle be able to read the 181 epub format books i already have ? and a few in PDF? thanks Kindle does not support epub. You would have to convert all those over to mobi format first. I purposely chose a Nook over Kindle for that reason among a couple others. Another one is that the nook supports Overdrive. Overdrive allows you to checkout e-books from your local library if they are part of that program. |
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You should be able to read PDF files no problem. There's Project Gutenberg (I think, it's been a while) that has a HUGE library of stuff that's free in multiple formats (ePub, Audio, etc). Also, the LoC ruled that you have the right to purchase locked down eBooks and break the encryption and it falls under fair use. This prevents you from buying a format locked to a platform and being unable to transfer it to another. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: return it and buy a kindle I am within my 14 day period... so i am all ears,. why ? also will the kindle be able to read the 181 epub format books i already have ? and a few in PDF? thanks Hell no. No matter which one you end up with, Calibre is the ticket to universal reading. |
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Because it can only read one format and they dont live on your device. They can be deleted at anytime if amazon deems them inappropriate. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: return it and buy a kindle Said the guy who can only get books from amazon.  And they can be deleted from your device remotely. Where is the nelson pic? I get books from all over. Not sure why you think the Kindle can only get books from Amazon. |
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sounds like i made a good choice.
except.. its been a few days and my 13 yo is knee deep into some Stephenie Meyer book.. so i havent had a chance to touch it yet
edit : that in it self tells me its easy to read on the thing, i will look into this "overdrive" thing, |
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sounds like i made a good choice. except.. its been a few days and my 13 yo is knee deep into some Stephenie Meyer book.. so i havent had a chance to touch it yet
edit : that in it self tells me its easy to read on the thing, i will look into this "overdrive" thing, Yeah to be honest...you can't go wrong with either device (Kindle/Nook). They both excel at the primary task of reading ebooks. There are some minor differentiators that will depend on exactly what you are looking for. It's probably one my best purchases of the year. As others here have mentioned make sure you download Calibre. It will really help you manage your existing epub library. |
| I have had some type of e-book for at least 3 years. I started with a Bookeen and after that I knew the e-books were great. I used to travel a fair amount for work and the ability to take > 5 books in the size and weight of one book was awesome. I have 100's of books loaded on my Bookeen and my Nook. I liked the more open format of the Nook and I am more of a Google fan than an Amazon fan so that is what pushed me towards the Nook. The most under-rated feature of an e-book is the ability to read with one hand. Nothing like sitting on the beach with a drink in one hand and a book in the other and not having to put your drink down to turn the page. Enjoy your Nook. |