Transfer books from Kindle to Kobo e reader ??

pottersfolly

Uxb wrote: »

.................which is precisely why the DRM is there.
to stop people like you endlessly digitally copying a book and "lending" the digital copy to lots of friends who never somehow quite delete their digital copy - while of course you continue to use your master copy as well.

...thereby depriving the author of royalties either though outright purchase of the book or royalties via the lending libraries scheme of books physical and 'e' lent out.

......which is why DRM is a GOOD THING.

Thank you ..................... I think!

pottersfolly

JamesWMH88 wrote: »

To the OP, if you want to get your Kindle ebooks to your Kobo you will need to use a program called Calibre, and a plugin for it called DeDRM (I think) or if you're lucky enough to have bought your books from Tor you can convert them straight to epub. You can just use your Kindle data cable to get your ebooks from your Kindle to your PC. You should easily be able to google a guide on how to do what you need.

Thank you

pottersfolly

MS1950 wrote: »

If all your books are on your Kindle only then you will need to download and install 'Kindle for PC' on your computer (and download your Kindle books from Amazon to it):

You can then load the kindle books into Calibre and convert them to epub format for the Kobo.

Complicated - but it works.....

Many thanks

pottersfolly

I didn't expect to offend and didn't really think that I was doing anything wrong so to those that don't go along with the idea of transferring from one reader to another I have taken your comments on board. To those that have been of help ............. Thank you very much

elsien

On the DRM front, if I buy a book from Amazon for kindle, then tranfer to my nook, as above, the author is still getting paid so I don't see what the problem is? I'm not talking about copying to or from other people, I don't do that, I'm talking about trying to get hold of books that I want to read that aren't available from for the nook. I'm still paying, so what's the issue?

JamesWMH88

macman wrote: »

So when your old vinyl LP's or CD's wore out, did you expect the publisher to give you a new copy, gratis, on MP3 or download? When your printed books eventually fall apart, do you expect a free replacement? You are buying a licence for a singe platform or copy.
There's a big difference between 'lending' a single copy of a printed book to friends, and copying an unrestricted ebook so that the author's royalty stream is potentially reduced zero.

Bad analogy, it would be like buying a CD that only worked on one specific type of CD player. If you then went on to replace your CD player for a different make, you'd have to re-buy all of your CD's, even though there's nothing wrong with them, you've paid for them, and the artists have had their royalties.

macman

I don't accept that it's a bad analogy. Amazon, for (as it turns out) very sound commercial reasons, decided to go it alone with their own ebook format. In effect, to do the same as Apple, and create a locked OS running only on their own hardware.
When video players first came out, there were two competing formats, VHS and Betamax. As we all know, VHS fairly quickly took the vast share of the market (even though it was technically inferior). Are you suggesting that people who'd bought films on Betamax should then have got a free copy on VHS?
Or-if you buy a book in hardback, that you should get a free paperback 6 later when it comes out?
Different platforms require different hardware. Anyone buying a Kindle knows that it's effectively a walled garden.

macman

elsien wrote: »

On the DRM front, if I buy a book from Amazon for kindle, then tranfer to my nook, as above, the author is still getting paid so I don't see what the problem is? I'm not talking about copying to or from other people, I don't do that, I'm talking about trying to get hold of books that I want to read that aren't available from for the nook. I'm still paying, so what's the issue?

Transferring or copying? If copying, then you are creating 2 copies-so that 2 people can read it independently.
That is straightforward breach of copyright-no different to photocopying a printed book.
You might not copy it, but plenty will, which is why DRM was put in place.

JamesWMH88

macman wrote: »

I don't accept that it's a bad analogy. Amazon, for (as it turns out) very sound commercial reasons, decided to go it alone with their own ebook format. In effect, to do the same as Apple, and create a locked OS running only on their own hardware.
When video players first came out, there were two competing formats, VHS and Betamax. As we all know, VHS fairly quickly took the vast share of the market (even though it was technically inferior). Are you suggesting that people who'd bought films on Betamax should then have got a free copy on VHS?
Or-if you buy a book in hardback, that you should get a free paperback 6 later when it comes out?
Different platforms require different hardware. Anyone buying a Kindle knows that it's effectively a walled garden.

No I'm not saying that at all, I'm saying that if they bought the Betamax then they should be able to transfer it to VHS themselves without breaking the law.

Just like with ebooks I'm not saying people should be entitled to a new free ebook of another format, I'm saying once they've bought an ebook they should be able to transfer that book to any device they want, as far as I'm concerned they've bought the book and should be able to read it how they like.

dannny_2

pottersfolly wrote: »

Can I transfer books from my Kindle onto my husbands Kobo

Yes, by using calibre. Free and clean.

http://calibre-ebook.com/

Should you is another question altogether.