Making the move from epub to kindle if poss how?

(13 Oct 2012 06:03 AM)J.S.Egan Wrote:  What is the epub reader? Where did she buy the books?

(13 Oct 2012 10:27 AM)l_macd Wrote:  This is the big problem with ereaders and to be honest is down to Amazon wanting to control their share of the market by having their own file format for ebooks (Apple do it too, and to an extent Barnes & Noble). For that reason, just getting another epub reader is the easiest option. Because it uses Adobe DRM that is linked to the user and not the device, you mum could easily buy another epub ereader (Sony T1, Kobo Touch/Glo, etc) and read her books on it (as long as she registers the new ereader with her existing Adobe ID). So for example, trying the Kobo Glo could be an option instead of the Paperwhite?

However, if you are willing to bend the rules slightly and put in a little effort, you can fairly easily learn how to remove the DRM from the ebooks. Then it's just a simple matter of using a free programme like Calibre to convert them to/from the different formats so you can read the ebooks on whatever device you want. Not everyone will agree with doing this though, it's up to you as an individual.

As for the price of a Kindle Touch 3G, I'm not sure but have a look at the auction prices for them on ebay and see what they sell for (a few sitting at £50+ with a couple of days still left on the bidding).

(13 Oct 2012 11:10 PM)Sylar Wrote:  In theory if i was to bend and not saying I am going to of course, would the formatting of the books be okay do you think?