Using the nook with Kobobooks.com

Mark (Admin)

Feb 06 |11:49 AM

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:19

A common question about the nook is, "Do I have to buy my books at Barnes & Noble?" The answer is a resounding "No!"

Since the nook supports the ePub standards, and the most common copy-protection technique from Adobe, you can use e-books from many vendors, like Koboboooks.com.

Kobobooks has some great deals and often runs coupons which will allow you to get that latest $9.99 best seller for a couple bucks off. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of using Kobobooks.

Pros

You can still share them with other devices that use the same Adobe account. My wife and I have books we share using the Adobe Digital Editions tool.
You can save them on your computer and easily use them with another e-reader in the future.
Great deals. Saving a few bucks with their coupons on books is a no-brainer right?
Re-download at anytime or read it online with your web browser (can't do that with B&N).

Cons

Will not sync your position in the book with other devices
Have to be manually copied to the nook (must connect to your computer)
Show up in "My Documents" instead of "My B&N Documents". No cover browse, etc.
Less of a selection than the B&N site.

I highly recommend Kobo for quick reads or finding books B&N doesn't have.

Click Here to Visit Kobobooks and find some deals!
Click Here to watch my Video Tutorial on loading Kobobooks onto your nook.

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0 #8 sandyss 2011-12-10 02:35

You can purchase Adobe ebooks from other
library,then bypass drm,then transfer them to nook.
more details:http://www.epubor.com/adobe-digital-editions-ade-drm-removal.html

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0 #7 2011-08-15 21:22

I bought a book from Borders to use up a gift certificate. I'm trying to download it so I can read it on my NOOK Color. I downloaded it from Kobobooks.com using the Adobe APP installed onto my Macbook Pro. I clicked on the Adobe DRM file and was able to download the EPUB file. I then moved that EPUB file to my NOOKcolor via USB. When I try to open that EPUB file on my NOOK, I get an error saying "user not activated". Any idea what I did wrong?

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-1 #6 2010-02-17 03:07

Quoting Aversiera:

BN does have Immortal... http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Immortal-Life-of-Henrietta-Lacks/Rebecca-Skloot/e/9780307589385/?cds2Pid=32069&inframe=y

yes it was added 2 days after i made my purchase :)

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0 #5 2010-02-11 10:18

BN does have Immortal... http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Immortal-Life-of-Henrietta-Lacks/Rebecca-Skloot/e/9780307589385/?cds2Pid=32069&inframe=y

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0 #4 2010-02-10 18:28

really? all ive seen the past couple of days is that book on the ebook page...maybe a couple days too late? oh well.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks/index.asp

Quoting jameed:

i was happy with my first purchase from kobo yesterday. BN did not have "the immortal life of henrietta lacks" but kobo had it for a reasonable price with a 20% coupon. the sign up process and check out were a breeze. when kobo's selection grows bigger, a bit of a redesign may make navigation through tens of book covers easier.

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0 #3 admin 2010-02-07 22:36

You can't use Calibre to install the eBook if it is copy-protected.

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0 #2 2010-02-06 21:51

You could use Calibre to easily install the e-book in your Nook

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0 #1 2010-02-06 13:51

i was happy with my first purchase from kobo yesterday. BN did not have "the immortal life of henrietta lacks" but kobo had it for a reasonable price with a 20% coupon. the sign up process and check out were a breeze. when kobo's selection grows bigger, a bit of a redesign may make navigation through tens of book covers easier.

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