I just loaded into pReader the eBook version of "The Great Influenza" which I'd purchased from Barnes and Noble, and which needed a different name/card number than I use on eReader.com.
On 4/1/2010 3:35 PM, Sam Kamens wrote: > > Yes, Kobo is designed to work only with their own books. That is > definitely a limitation, but my e-reading practices (as a matter of > fact, my reading practices in general) are generally to use these for > fiction books that I don't plan to read again, so once I finished all of > the eReader books I had bought, I didn't have much reason to go back and > reread them. > > Kobo's selection hasn't been great so far, but it's been good enough and > more convenient than the other options, since I can buy and download the > books right from my Pre, without needing the desktop. > > Your mileage will obviously vary... > > Sam > > [email protected] <mailto:edward.fultz%40comcast.net> wrote: > > I saw the same problem with Kobo - it wants me to have an account > with them. I have too many books to limit my options. > > > > Edward Fultz > > [email protected] <mailto:edward.fultz%40comcast.net> > > (978) 807-4225 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Messeder" <[email protected] > <mailto:jmesseder%40comcast.net>> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2010 2:30:07 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: Re: [Treo] Ereaders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Closest to eReader on the Treo is pReader, so far. I've still got > > eReader Pro on my PC, and run it under WINE on Ubuntu notebook. > > Trouble with Kobo, unless I'm misunderstanding something, is the > > only books it reads is what you buy from it. I couldn't get it to even > > notice the books I've already got on my Pre. > > pReader claims it'll read several formats. So far I've only tried > > pdb, but as I've mentioned - that's what comes from eReader.com and B&N > > > > On 4/1/2010 1:43 PM, Sam Kamens wrote: > > > >> Jim Griffin wrote: > >> > >>> So... I should be able to download via ereader (even with DRM), and > >>> > >> use preader (but not Popelli)? > >> > >>> > >> Yes, pReader will read books downloaded from eReader. > >> > >> Another option you might want to consider is Kobo (formerly > >> Shortcovers). They're the only eBook house that I know of with a full > >> WebOS client. > >> > >> I'm still a bit nostalgic for eReader on my treo, but Kobo isn't bad. > >> > >> Sam > >> > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
