Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

How to purchase books from Amazon and read them on other devices


There is no doubt that Amazon is one of the biggest books providers in the world. Books bought from Amazon are usually with pretty good quality and favored price. So the majority of readers tend to look for books from it. This is the reason why Amazon is so popular among this industry.
But there is one point that almost the Amazon books are prepared for kindle series e-readers. As we all know that Amazon is also the main seller for kindles, so this is just the commercial means for Amazon provides such a great number of wonderful books for kindle that they can attract much more readers to buy kindle products to promote its sales volume and earn more profits in its own business.

Thus if you are kindle owner, then it seems it is quite easy for you to get free books or buy books in Amazon, just need your account you can achieve your desire. All the process may cost you less than several minutes.

The second situation is that you are not a kindle owner, for example you have only a sony, nook, kobo or iPad then how can we buy books from Amazon?
The first step is the same as what kindle owners do, just a registration of an account, then use your account to buy books in Amazon with your credit card.

But after you put these books on your devices, you will find that is a disaster. Because these books for kindle can’t be read on other devices. The Amazon books are protected by its digital right management (drm), and they are the unique format .azw that can only be read on kindles, so we need to remove this so-called drm protection and convert the ebooks format then we can enjoy Amazon books.

To let all things reach the desirable position with one pace (removing this drm restriction and converting format), you need to make use of a powerful software--Epubsoft Ebook Converter.

Epubsoft Ebook Converter is the newest and greatest tools among ebook fans. You can easily convert EPUB, PDF, AZW, MOBI ebooks to other formats through it! Then you can enjoy reading your ebooks on any device. It supports the current mainstream ebook e-reader formats, for example: EPUB, MOBI, AZW, PDF and so on. By using this software, you can sync the converted books to other e-readers, such as iPad, Kobo, Sony Reader, Android, etc.

1. Download and install Epubsoft Ebook Converter.
2. Click the "Add ebooks" button to add the ebook files which you would like to convert. You can also drag the files into the main window, then the files will be added automatically.
3. Click the Button on the left panel to choose the output format you want.
4. Click the "Convert Now" button to start converting.
5. Just wait a moment, and click the "Open" button to view the converted files.

You will find a more flexible and convenient reading world in front of you. Now you can enjoy books bought from Amazon on any application you like!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Ebooks now for everyone in Tulare

No matter what age, no matter what income, anyone in Tulare can have an electronic reading device and ebooks at no charge.
Well, for two weeks, anyway. All you need is a card for any library within the San Joaquin Valley Library System.
The Tulare Public Library launched its program Monday, and by Wednesday morning, it had 200 ebook users, Adult Services Librarian Mary-Catherine Oxford said.
“Ebooks are cool. They’re convenient. If you get stuck somewhere, you can have something in your purse or on your smartphone to read. If you’re traveling, you can take multiple books using a lot less space,” Oxford said.
The beauty of this system is it’s available around the clock, every day of the year if you access it online, which means you can borrow books from the comfort of your home if you don’t need to borrow an electronic reading device as well, Oxford said.
And while it’s a service some people have been asking about for a few years, it may also open some new doors, Oxford said.
“We can reach a whole new group of people. People that don’t have time to come in and sit down, or don’t think the library is for them, or can offer them anything, it will help us reach a new audience. Like our website and database, it’s one more service we can offer virtually when it’s convenient for them,” Oxford said.
She said the library will be looking for feedback, and seeing what people choose from the collection so it can be shaped accordingly.
“It’s important for a library to keep up with the needs of the community. It’s our responsibility to get people what they want and need and provide it in a format that works for them,” Oxford said.
If it all sounds too good to be true, there is one hitch. You can use any brand of electronic reading device except the Kindle.
The new downloadable lending program is being provided by the 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service, and Oxford said the library got a great rate because it is one of 11 beta sites across the country testing 3M’s ebook lending service for libraries. The library obtained the required book license fee, Discovery terminal and one-year subscription to the Cloud Library for $15,400, plus the cost of books, which can range from $10 to $90, Oxford said.
Currently they have a 600-ebook collection targeting all age ranges, but “we are hoping to grow this collection if we get a positive response,” Oxford said.
There are two ways to use the new service. One is application-based, where books are downloaded straight to the device, meant for use with smartphones, iPads and such devices. The other way involves downloading onto a computer.
You can borrow as many as three ebooks at once, but you’d have to be a speed reader to get through them before they disappear when the two-week limit expires, Oxford said.
“But no more late fees,” she said.
If the borrowed electronic reading device is lost or not returned, the borrower faces a $100 fine.