Ebook sellers (not Amazon)

[Elckerlyc]

I tried it once with a Google book but it never showed up on my Kindle.

The problem with emailing your books to your kindle-account is that your Kindle-device than labels it as 'Document', not as 'Book.'
I will PM you (or anyone interested) on how to get Kindle-books on any other device.

 

[biodroid]

@Elckerlyc - Thanks, but shouldn't it be other book sellers that need to be converted to Kindle format? I always pay for my books, just to point out I do not condone piracy, it's just some books not available on Amazon are available on Google books or other stores. I have been wanting to read the Death Gate Cycle for a long time but only book 7 is available, the rest are copy protected. I let Margaret Weis's PA know and she said she will contact the publisher. I thought I could try B&N or Google etc. coz they will still get their payment.

 

[HareBrain]

The problem with emailing your books to your kindle-account is that your Kindle-device than labels it as 'Document', not as 'Book.'

I've noticed this, but are there any practical consequences?

 

[Elckerlyc]

@Elckerlyc - Thanks, but shouldn't it be other book sellers that need to be converted to Kindle format? I always pay for my books, just to point out I do not condone piracy, it's just some books not available on Amazon are available on Google books or other stores. I have been wanting to read the Death Gate Cycle for a long time but only book 7 is available, the rest are copy protected. I let Margaret Weis's PA know and she said she will contact the publisher. I thought I could try B&N or Google etc. coz they will still get their payment.

Ah, I misunderstood. Apologies.
Removing DRM has imho little to do with piracy. DRM is a hindrance to where and how I want to read the books I paid for.
I have no experience with removing DRM from other sources than Amazon. But converting DRM-free content to AZW format should pose no problem with Calibre.,

 

[Elckerlyc]

I've noticed this, but are there any practical consequences?

Practical? Yes, insofar my Kindle treat documents different than books. If I sort books by author, I get only Amazon books, not the 'documents' I uploaded.
But mostly it annoys me not a little. Apparently non-amazon books are not books. Much the same as Microsoft when installing Windows. If you already had Linux installed it will be overwritten.

 

[.matthew.]

I think "apprenticealf wordpress" is the main one people use with it. Just google those

 

[biodroid]

The problem with Apprentice Alf is that it seems to work for Kindle keyboards only, I went there for my new Paperwhite but nothing worked for me

 

[Montero]

And I was just pointed to another publisher selling direct to the public.

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