A new era in reading

[Rgarner]

I found an app called ReadEra. It seems to do a decent job of dealing with a variety of formats and isn't huge. Can I move my Nook ebooks there? Can I also get that one I shouldn't have got from googoo drive?

 

[ocnbrze]

I found an app called ReadEra. It seems to do a decent job of dealing with a variety of formats and isn't huge. Can I move my Nook ebooks there? Can I also get that one I shouldn't have got from googoo drive?

if you bought the books from nook than no. if you used the nook app to read other files than yes.

 

[nickdalzell]

the only service that I know of that allows DRM-free ebook transfers is/was Aldiko. Today, their store produces a 500 server error, so either they EOL'd or their older app is no longer compatible. The reader portion and any books I have got before then, however, are still viewable, and can be transferred to any book reader app that supports both PDF and EPUB. PDFs of books are also viewable in Aldiko, completely bypassing the now-broken store.

 

[Rgarner]

How would I go about transferring Nook files? Do I just open the app, select something, and try to move it? This would almost certainly be between devices.

 

[ocnbrze]

no just go to the new device, download the nook app, sign in, and download the books you bought from nook.

 

[ocnbrze]

the thing is nook puts drm(digital rights management) on their nook books. so you need to read the books only on their app. its part of the agreement when you create a nook account. same goes for amazon's prime books and anything you buy from crapple(from what i know)

 

[Rgarner]

Yeah, I guess I could do that. The only thing is that although I kind of like Nook, it's somewhat on the big side, at least with all my files, and I was hoping ro get around that with ReadEra. Are you sure I can't just send from Nook to ReadEra?

 

[ocnbrze]

Yeah, I guess I could do that. The only thing is that although I kind of like Nook, it's somewhat on the big side, at least with all my files, and I was hoping ro get around that with ReadEra. Are you sure I can't just send from Nook to ReadEra?

you would have to some how get rid of the drm which this forum frowns upon discussing.

 

[Rgarner]

I tried sending a couple files from one phone to the other. The result was some kind of html mishmash that ReadEra couldn't "translate". Can I get rid of this drm nonsense just long enough to get a few files across to the new phone? It's for personal use only. I have no intention of selling, distributing, etc.

 

[ocnbrze]

I tried sending a couple files from one phone to the other. The result was some kind of html mishmash that ReadEra couldn't "translate". Can I get rid of this drm nonsense just long enough to get a few files across to the new phone? It's for personal use only. I have no intention of selling, distributing, etc.

Nope to the drm......sorry

 

[olbriar]

You might find help elsewhere but skirting drm is not discussed on AF

 

[nickdalzell]

Aldiko stored its downloaded books in the ebooks folder that's viewable with any standard file browser. The books would be in sub-folders by the books title, so /storage/emulated/0/ebooks/The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn would be where that book would be stored. I am not sure if Nook handles it that way but it would at least allow a backup.