Hi, Chris, On my iPad, I have iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, Free Books for iPhone (works fine on iPad, and as its name implies, has hundreds of free books of many genres), GoodReader (for pdfs) and British Library. The icons for all of these are in one stack labeled 'Books'.
Happy reading! Pat On 06/05/2012, at 11:05 AM, Chris Burton wrote: > Hi Carlo > > Thankyou very much for your really informative email regarding the DRM issues > with ePub books; I had no idea of the disparity between vendors! > > I will take your advice and limit the number of apps I need. I guess ibooks, > borders and amazon would cover most? > > Are there any places that I can find and download 'DRM free' ebooks? > > Best regards and many thanks > > Chris > > > Christopher L.K. Burton > Director > Western Whale Research > PO Box 1076 > Dunsborough WA 6281 > Mobile: 0419 199 120 > Email: c...@it.net.au > > On 05/05/2012, at 2:55 PM, cm wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> With ePub books there is always the question of Digital Rights Management >> (DRM). DRM is a system whereby only the legal owner of an eBook can open it >> on his or her device. Some books have gone into the public domain and will >> be DRM free, but many eBooks that you pay for will be locked to your >> particular user ID with a given vendor. A quick search reveals that Borders >> relies on an Adobe ID to enforce its DRM. Apple and iBooks rely on your >> Apple ID. >> >> For DRM protected eBooks you may find you need to maintain a separate reader >> on your iPad for each vendor that you purchase from. It is a case of having >> to enter the correct ID for a given vender. In my case, for instance, I try >> to purchase a book on the iTunes book store first and if it is not available >> I check Amazon. For my iTunes eBooks I use the iBooks reader app, and for my >> Amazon purchases I use the Kindle app. >> >> This is far from satisfactory and it is something that the vendors could >> easily fix with a bit of cooperation. The DRM on the ePub format is >> standardised so it would not be hard for one piece of software to maintain >> multiple IDs for the various vendors and use the correct ID to open each >> eBook. At the moment, however, there is an arms race between vendors to win >> market share and there is very little cooperation in evidence. >> >> I would recommend limiting the number of vendors you purchase DRM protected >> eBooks from to the bare minimum to save headaches with managing multiple >> accounts and IDs. >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> On 05/05/2012, at 11:01 , Chris Burton wrote: >> >>> Hi Laura >>> >>> Thanks very much for your suggestion of Borders. They do have a very good >>> range at reasonable prices. >>> >>> After arranging for a refund from Fishpond, I did a search and some ebooks >>> came up on itunes, as well as Borders. Both have a good range and prices. >>> >>> Is their a difference in the type of ebook format between them or are they >>> the same in terms of downloading to the ipad? >>> >>> Best regards and thankyou very much >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> >>> On 04/05/2012, at 4:50 PM, Laura Webb wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Chris >>>> >>>> Ages ago I had a similar problem with Fishpond and eBooks and no longer >>>> use them. I did suggest they should offer a warning for iPad users but it >>>> did not happen. I find Borders to be very reliable with instant ebook >>>> downloads to my iPad. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Laura >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> >>>> On 04/05/2012, at 8:11 AM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi ronnie >>>>> And thanks very much for bringing this to my attention. I had no idea & >>>>> will be asking for my $ back! No wonder the ebooks are so cheap @ >>>>> fishpond. >>>>> Best regards >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On 04/05/2012, at 1:46 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 04/05/2012, at 10:48 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Morning muggers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I watched the Steve Jobs story with great interest last night and >>>>>>>>> marvelled at his life and achievements with Apple. It feels really >>>>>>>>> good to have been a part of it by using macs all these years and >>>>>>>>> certainly bought up some memories!! For example I had forgotten that >>>>>>>>> Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I >>>>>>>>> didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an >>>>>>>>> ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to >>>>>>>>> ask what is the best way to transfer this epub book to my ipad: via >>>>>>>>> itunes after download to my MBPro; by direct download from Fishpond >>>>>>>>> to the ipad, or some other way, as it is the first of such books I >>>>>>>>> would like to buy and use on my ipad? >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>> >>>>>> I just noticed no-one has answered your question. :( >>>>>> >>>>>> Unless Fishpond have changed; Fishpond eBooks cannot be downloaded, they >>>>>> have to be read online. >>>>>> >>>>>> There is nothing obvious to indicate that the purchase of the ebook >>>>>> won't allow download and you can read it offline on your iPad. >>>>>> >>>>>> But I just tried with a free eBook just to see if Fishpond had changed, >>>>>> but no... It can only be read in Fishpond online. >>>>>> >>>>>> I did a quick google search and found that one person emailed Fishpond >>>>>> and received a Refund for the eBook he purchased as he thought he would >>>>>> be able to download the eBook to read on his eBook Reader. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hopefully they will adjust their website to make it more clear what the >>>>>> ebook you are buying actually is. >>>>>> >>>>>> Normally with other sellers of ePub eBooks you can download directly to >>>>>> your iPad into iBooks, or to your Mac so you can then Add to iTunes >>>>>> Library and the ePub appears under Library in Books. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Best regards to all and thanks for any advice. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Christopher L.K. 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