08-27-2008, 07:22 AM | #1 |
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azw -> any other format : possible?
Recently I'm seeing more and more books that I want which are available exclusively for the kindle.
For example: The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night Chronicles of the Black Company Hawkwood's Voyage As for the last book, I don't understand the logic of it. It's the first book in the series of four, but Fictionwise and BoB are only stocking the last one... My question is twofold: 1. Is there a way to buy kindle books without having a kindle (some hack)? 2. If there is, is there a way to format shift it into mobi or htm? (mobidedrm perhaps? or some other way) I'm not talking about the legallities of it all. I do not consider format shifting a moral crime. Once I have paid for it, it's mine. (Please do not start a discussion about this, there are too many around as it is ) Last edited by Dave Berk; 08-27-2008 at 08:43 AM. Reason: grammar |
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1. You have to have a Kindle registered to your account, regardless whether you have one or not
2. Mobidedrm works on AZW files (which are actually Mobi). It doesn't work on AZW1 and TPZ (Topaz) files. |
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Thanks, Igor.
Since I don't have a kindle, is it possible to register the same kindle on more than one account? That way I can get a friend to register his kindle on my account as well. Also, is there a way to find, before buying, if the book I want to buy is azw, aw1, or tpz? What's the difference between these formats? |
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One question two, I"m not sure, but maybe downloading a free sample would tell you? |
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daffy4u: Sadly I can't. I don't live in the states.
Anyway, there goes my dream of outsmarting Amazon and getting their books on my reader...... |
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The last book is from a publisher names ACE. i don't know enough about them to comment. As much as I agree that ebooks should be open to everyone I will not stop purchasing books from Amazon. |
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Isn't this a little like when Microsoft first started out? No one could copy their programs, right? They kinda had the software locked up.
But what happened? People became so incensed, they figured out programs that got around the microsoft lockdown. You used to not be able to get Word, or the microsoft office tools without buying a licensed copy from the. Now, there is "open office" almost an exact duplicate. You don't need to use Internet Explorer. you can use Firefox. You don't even need Windows. You can use Linux. (Or Mac) My point is this. Eventually, someone, somewhere will come out with ways around Amazon's "exclusive" deals, and product. Legally. And cheaper. Already, thanks to people on this forum, there are ways to change titles, authors, etc., and God knows what. Trying to get Amazon to change its policies will not work. They don't care. When you rake in the money hand over fist, you really don't have time to care. Someone, somewhere, will solve this issue. |
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You have to have a kindle pid which you get from a kindle serial number which you have to buy a kindle to get? There isn't anyway around this? Like faking the serial number? Finding kindle serial number's someplace on the web? I have a prs-505 and would like the option of purchasing ebooks from amazon without paying $350 dollars for a kindle which I probably won't use. bob |
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