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A good test book for checking eReader-format support  XML
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pgovotsos



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Sorry, silly system posted last message 3 times. BTW Thanks Ectaco for the ridiculous message length limits

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ezeechair



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So to summarize eReader (which I just found out exists as an actual software with it's own format - pdb) has a key with the purchased book/doc. The pdb encrypted book can be read through any device that has eReader reader. The other formats use encryption that tie the book to either 1 or listed number of devices - which have to be authorized by retailer or format provider servers. If they disappear and/or hardware changes you can no longer read the book - even if you have their reader software on your device.
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ezeechair



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Cont'd.... With eReader as long as you have a copy of the book archived you can read it via any eReader on using the key.

Is the key required for every access or just on "first use" when book is stored on a physical reader?

Can eReader manage many different keys on one device such as different CC#'s for different purchases? You may not change your name but CCs come and go over time.




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kmrowley



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ezeechair wrote:Where can one go to find out more info on e-readers and what they support.


A web site that you can reference is the MobileRead Wiki,

Main Page
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Main_Page

LCD E-Book Reader Matrix (which is what jetBook falls under)
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/LCD_E-Book_Reader_Matrix

E-book formats
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_formats

PDB format
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB

eReader
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EReader
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kmrowley



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ezeechair wrote: Can eReader manage many different keys on one device such as different CC#'s for different purchases? You may not change your name but CCs come and go over time.


I changed CCs awhile back and with the new firmware update the JBL accepts and remembers both numbers. But, I've also noticed that since changing my CC number at the eReader store - all the books in my bookcase (books I've bought and can download) now have the new number as the unlock code. I could just redownload all my old books and they would have the new unlock code.
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ezeechair



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kmrowley thanks for the links.

Back to your eReader experience - so on adding your new CC# to your reader you still had access to the older books without doing a download. Did you have to define your new CC# at the eReader site or define it to eReader on your pc or just throught the purchase transactions of new books.

The website didn't explain the key function well.

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kmrowley



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ezeechair wrote:kmrowley thanks for the links.

Back to your eReader experience - so on adding your new CC# to your reader you still had access to the older books without doing a download. Did you have to define your new CC# at the eReader site or define it to eReader on your pc or just throught the purchase transactions of new books.

The website didn't explain the key function well.


Before buying my JBL, I had a bunch of PDB books from eReader that I've bought over the years for my palm PDA (they work on the JBL too). They were bought using my old CC, now I'm buying books for the JBL using my new CC. So I've ended up with ebooks with different unlock codes - both work on the JBL (and palm) with no problems. You just enter the codes once on the device and it remembers them for any future books needing that code.

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pgovotsos



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You only need to enter the unlock code on first use. Most reading devices WILL support multiple unlock infos. To do this on the JetBook Lite, you need to have firmware 0.15 installed. Previous versions didn't remember ANY codes, but the new one remembers multiple unlock codes.

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pgovotsos wrote:

Amazon server. If there is any disruption an their end, no new books and no validations. Also the books are only readable on 1 Kindle - if you get an additional or replacement one (for other than warranty reasons) you need to repurchase the books.

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Not so. You can have multiple Kindles registered to one account, not sure what happens when you divorce but you can sell a Kindle and keep the books you bought.
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Sorry, that's how it was when released. I hadn't looked at it since.
 
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