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Kindle Readers... Penguin Pub. pulls ebooks from libraries

14 years ago

I was on the waiting list for "The Help", got the email to say that it was available so I went to my library online and now it's only available in Epub. Also, I was catching up on Sue Grafton's books, just finished with Q and R and went to go get S and now that is only available on Epub. Did some more researching and came across this article. It isn't just my library as I have another library card out of state and it's the same thing on their ebook website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Kindle Updates

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pam_25f
14 years ago
This news is annoying! I had been so looking forward to borrowing for Kindle. I have spent many hours trying to figure it out. My K is old so it does not have wifi, the easiest way to download. I have to us USB port to transfer to Kindle but I am stuck on Windows Player does not recognize .AZW When it gets to this stuff, I might as well be reading Greek!By the way, The Help is a great book. You will not want to put it down.
chessey24
14 years ago
I don't know - I just went to my library and ordered a book and it was downloaded to my Kindle. Our library is also lending e-readers including Kindles loaded with a preset # of books.
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renee_b
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Chessey, It's only the Kindle books that are published by Penguin. I'm still on the waiting list for Michael Connelly and that still is in the Kindle format, being the publisher isn't Penguin. Sue Grafton books are Penguin, some of the Nora Robert's (J.D. Robb) books are Penguin, and these arn't available in Kindle format anymore just EPUB and PDF.
Lindsey_CA
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Download the free (and very reputable) Calibre program and then you can get the library books in ePUB format and convert them to Kindle (.azw) format.

Pam_25f -- I don't know why Windows Player is entering into this at all. Download the Kindle book to your computer, and make note of where you've saved it. It's easiest if you create a folder and name it "Kindle downloads" or something like that. Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable that came with the Kindle. Now, open "My Computer" and go to the folder where you downloaded the Kindle book. Now, do the "copy/paste" thing to copy it to the "Documents" folder on your Kindle. Disconnect your Kindle from the computer, and you'll have the book on it, available to read.
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If you need information about kindle, you come in the right forum. I think I will give you information about kindle here. You can read the tips and guide here

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