eBook Formats and Readers ?'s

[Ktrek]

I know how Adobe Digital Editions (the programme) works.

But there is a difference between Adobe Digital Edition (the format - which doesn't work on the Nook) and Adobe ePub.
And S&S offers Zero Sum Game only as an Adobe Digital Edition but not as an epub so far as I've seen.

Here I believe you to be incorrect. The nook does read adobe epubs that are authorized by Adobe Digital Edition. When the nook is connected to your USB port and ADE is running you can authorize the nook as a recognizable device and any adobe epub or pdf that has DRM can then be sideloaded to the nook and read. I have done it a dozen times with no problems. This is one of things I like about the nook is not being locked into one distributer of ebooks.

Kevin

 

[JD]

^Me to. While I hadn't actually done it before this disaster, part of the reason I got the Nook was so I could get books from more places than just B&N.

 

[ST-One]

I know how Adobe Digital Editions (the programme) works.

But there is a difference between Adobe Digital Edition (the format - which doesn't work on the Nook) and Adobe ePub.
And S&S offers Zero Sum Game only as an Adobe Digital Edition but not as an epub so far as I've seen.

Here I believe you to be incorrect. The nook does read adobe epubs that are authorized by Adobe Digital Edition. When the nook is connected to your USB port and ADE is running you can authorize the nook as a recognizable device and any adobe epub or pdf that has DRM can then be sideloaded to the nook and read. I have done it a dozen times with no problems. This is one of things I like about the nook is not being locked into one distributer of ebooks.

Kevin

Since I have a Nook and bought dozens of ebook in ePub (downloaded and authorized via ADE) I know how the process works.

Whatever the problem with this books here is, it looks like a loss of 7,99 $

 

[JWolf]

I just bought the Adobe version of Zero Sum Game for my Nook, but I can't get it to load on my computer. When I first downloaded it, I hadn't gotten the Adobe Digital Editions, but now I have and when I try to open the e-book it says that something hasn't finished downloading. When I tell it to finish it says that it I get an error that says:
Error getting license
Server communication problem:E_ADEPT_INTERNAL
What do I do to get it onto my computer and then onto my Nook?

What you do is when you get asked if you want to fix the error, say no. Go back to where you purchased Zero Sum Game and redownload the ACSM file and then hopefully ADE will work. But before you do that, did you register ADE with Adobe? Did you register your nook with ADE?

I got the exact same error on 2 different computers. I tried what you suggested with no luck. I think the problem is with S&S. I sent them a message 2 days ago and again yesterday but have yet to hear back anything. I gave up and got it for the Kindle App on my iPod.

I've found that S&S has issues sometimes with ePub eBooks and it's nearly impossible to get a hold of someone to help sort out the problem. That's why I buy S&S eBooks from some other shop where it usually works.

Buying for your iPod is not going to give you as good a reading experience as using your nook. You should have bought via B&N or Sony or Kobo or Borders. Then you'd have it on your nook and not on such a tiny screen.

 

[JWolf]

I just bought the Adobe version of Zero Sum Game for my Nook, but I can't get it to load on my computer. When I first downloaded it, I hadn't gotten the Adobe Digital Editions, but now I have and when I try to open the e-book it says that something hasn't finished downloading. When I tell it to finish it says that it I get an error that says:
Error getting license
Server communication problem:E_ADEPT_INTERNAL
What do I do to get it onto my computer and then onto my Nook?

What you do is when you get asked if you want to fix the error, say no. Go back to where you purchased Zero Sum Game and redownload the ACSM file and then hopefully ADE will work. But before you do that, did you register ADE with Adobe? Did you register your nook with ADE?

What I want to know is who is in charge of the eBook for Zero Sum Game. Whoever it is botched it up big time. The ePub is supposed to be using embedded fonts and the CSS doesn't have all the code needed to use the fonts. I had to strip the DRM, go into the CSS and fix it up. Now the copy I have is the way it should be.

Perhaps thats why there seems to be a delay on the apple ibookstore, it was available for preorder and come release date it disappeared, ive been dying to read this, im hoping that apple fixes this soon, it's ridiculous that i preordered a book with a specific release date, now 4 days later its no where to be seen.

The best thing to do is NEVER buy any eBooks using iBooks. It's Apple's fault we have the Agency 5 and the way to help is to get Apple to tank when it comes to eBooks. Cancel he order and buy it from a different shop. If you buy it from say BooksOnBoard, you can use txtr or Bluefire to read it as both support the DRM used and you don't give Apple the sale.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Buying for your iPod is not going to give you as good a reading experience as using your nook. You should have bought via B&N or Sony or Kobo or Borders. Then you'd have it on your nook and not on such a tiny screen.

iPod? You mean iPAD, right?

And I don't think the iPad's screen is tiny at all.

 

[JWolf]

Buying for your iPod is not going to give you as good a reading experience as using your nook. You should have bought via B&N or Sony or Kobo or Borders. Then you'd have it on your nook and not on such a tiny screen.

iPod? You mean iPAD, right?

And I don't think the iPad's screen is tiny at all.

No, iPod. Did you bother to read the message I replied to? The message clearly said iPod. Also the good news is that Apple did not get the sale.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

iPod? You mean iPAD, right?

And I don't think the iPad's screen is tiny at all.

No, iPod. Did you bother to read the message I replied to? The message clearly said iPod.

I thought that was also a typo, since I can't understand why anyone would want to read an e-book on a screen as small as an iPod's.

 

[Ktrek]

iPod? You mean iPAD, right?

And I don't think the iPad's screen is tiny at all.

No, iPod. Did you bother to read the message I replied to? The message clearly said iPod.

I thought that was also a typo, since I can't understand why anyone would want to read an e-book on a screen as small as an iPod's.

Believe it or not there are a LOT of people who use ereader apps on the Ipod and the Iphone. I don't understand it either but just yesterday I saw a dude reading a book on his Iphone at Starbucks. He looked at me with my nook like I was the kook!

Kevin

 

[Smitty]

Believe it or not there are a LOT of people who use ereader apps on the Ipod and the Iphone. I don't understand it either but just yesterday I saw a dude reading a book on his Iphone at Starbucks. He looked at me with my nook like I was the kook!
Kevin

Agreed, a long time ago I would read whole books on my Palm 3. In more recent times, I would buy books on my iphone and read in Stanza and the iphone Kindle app. Now that I have my Kindle I really do not read books on the iphone anymore.

 

[Mysterio]

I agree that reading on the iPod is not optimal but right now in Canada getting Zero Sum Game for my iPod Kindle App is the only option available to me.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Well I suppose that's not as bad, since if you're talking apps, I guess you mean the iPod Touch, which does have a bigger screen. I have a Classic and would never even think of trying to read a book on a screen THAT small.

 

[ronny]

iPod? You mean iPAD, right?

And I don't think the iPad's screen is tiny at all.

No, iPod. Did you bother to read the message I replied to? The message clearly said iPod.

I thought that was also a typo, since I can't understand why anyone would want to read an e-book on a screen as small as an iPod's.

I sometimes read on my Blackberry which is going to give a similar experience to an iPod, though I'm sure an iPod is better. I have a Kindle but I don't carry it all the time. With a Kindle app on my Blackberry I can pick up where I left off. I don't know if I would read War and Peace on my phone but it's good for short stories and light reading.

 

[JWolf]

I have read on my iPhone. But I do prefer my Sony Reader.

 

[Venardhi]

I had a chance to play with the NookColor the other day and while It isn't going to replace my eink nook (especially after the software update that makes page turning (and everything else) ridiculously faster, which I also got to play with) It certainly does have some appeal for me. The screen is kind of amazing considering the price-point and the only issue I ran into was a little jerkiness on the magazines, but considering it wasn't a final software build I expect that will be mostly fixed by the 19th. I went in very doubtful and walked out figuring out how to pay for it out of my strained holiday budget, so I guess you could say I'm sold.

 

[JD]

How do you get the updates for the e-ink Nook. My sister has one to, and she said to make sure I always do the updates, but I haven't seen anything about any yet.

 

[Venardhi]

There hasn't been an uupdate since the wifi only model came out, but on the 18th or 19th you should get a little popup on your main screen telling you to download the update either through the nook via wifi or by downloading it online and dropping it on the nook from your computer.

 

[JD]

Ok thanks. Then there just must not have been any since I got mine a couple months ago.

 

[Ktrek]

Actually B&N said sometime this month. The 19th is the release date for the nookcolor (which my wife is buying for me for Christmas) but the nook classic update is supposed to be by the end of the month. They have never specified a date.

Kevin

 

[aaon80]

I have read on my iPhone. But I do prefer my Sony Reader.

I own both an iPad and an iPhone 4. In general I prefer reading books on the iPad in iBooks. In a pinch I will read using the Kindle app for the iPad, as I had to do when Zero Sum Game didn't come out in iBooks, despite the preorders. In general it is a more pleasant reading experience than I would have anticipated. I didn't think I would like teh eye strain of reading on the screen, but I find it to be not bad, and I can read for extended periods with no problem.

I also occasionally read on my iPhone (on the bus, tram, etc). On the old iphone this was a poor experience, with the resolution limiting the enjoyment significantly. However, the high resolution iPhone 4 screen has made it a breeze. Yes, you have to turn pages pretty frequently, due to the small size, but the text in both iBooks and Kindle is crystal clear. Definitely acceptable for short or medium length trips.

Having said all that, I still prefer my books in dead-tree format. But since I am living in Europe for a few years, I'll likely be buying many more ebooks, to avoid having to haul them all back to the USA when I am done! :-p