Comments on: Sony PRS-T1 E-Reader Sale: $129 http://www.davidderrico.com/sony-prs-t1-e-reader-sale-129/ Novels and E-Books by David Derrico, Science Fiction Author Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Always Write http://www.davidderrico.com/sony-prs-t1-e-reader-sale-129/comment-page-1/#comment-6352 Always Write Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.davidderrico.com/?p=1698#comment-6352 Generally, no. Amazon e-books are in MOBI format, while the Sony reads e-books in ePub format. As a general rule, e-books that are protected with DRM (most e-books from big publishers are) can not be read on any device other than the one it was intended for (Amazon store e-books on the Kindle, B&N e-books on the Nook, Sony store e-books on the Sony). Any title <i>without</i> DRM can be converted (using free programs) from one format to another on your computer, and then side-loaded to your e-reader. I discuss the ins and outs of formats and DRM here: <a href="http://www.davidderrico.com/where-can-i-read-my-e-books-drm-and-format-issues-explained/" rel="nofollow">http://www.davidderrico.com/where-can-i-read-my-e-books-drm-and-format-issues-explained/</a> Generally, no. Amazon e-books are in MOBI format, while the Sony reads e-books in ePub format.

As a general rule, e-books that are protected with DRM (most e-books from big publishers are) can not be read on any device other than the one it was intended for (Amazon store e-books on the Kindle, B&N e-books on the Nook, Sony store e-books on the Sony).

Any title without DRM can be converted (using free programs) from one format to another on your computer, and then side-loaded to your e-reader.

I discuss the ins and outs of formats and DRM here:

http://www.davidderrico.com/where-can-i-read-my-e-books-drm-and-format-issues-explained/

]]> By: Jim Van Straten http://www.davidderrico.com/sony-prs-t1-e-reader-sale-129/comment-page-1/#comment-6347 Jim Van Straten Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:02:56 +0000 http://www.davidderrico.com/?p=1698#comment-6347 Does anyone know if the nerw Sony E Reader (PRS-T1) can be used to purchase and download e-books from Amazon? Does anyone know if the nerw Sony E Reader (PRS-T1) can be used to purchase and download e-books from Amazon?

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