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PDF & digital e-books?

3 years ago

I have bought some on Amazon with no problems but the one I want is on eBay, pretty cheap, but I'm not sure how it works. Have you ever bought one off eBay? It says for iPad tablet & pc.

How are these sold I just don't quite get it? They say they have a certain amount to sell how does this work? Does anyone understand this? PDF vs eBook

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Lindsey_CA

3 years ago

Terilyn, there's a huge difference between getting a PDF publication directly from the author or publishing house before a book is published, and buying a PDF copy of a book from someone on eBay.

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samkarenorkaren
3 years ago
I've never heard of an ebook being sold on EBay. I have 2 kindle and get my books from amazon

Wish I could help
Annegriet
3 years ago
Well, a pdf you can download to any device I think.
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I sense a potential copyright violation. What's the book?
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I agree that there is most likely copyright violation taking place.
terilyn
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I get PDF publications from authors before the books are published, I can download them to Kindle or Apple Books or documents.
joann_fl thanked terilyn
joann_fl
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I bought the book, (28 summers) it was a bit tricky to get it to my iPad but so far it's working. I am not tech-savvy I guess. It came in 3 formats PDF, Mobi & e-pub which I know nothing about. They say this is legal so I am happy with it so far.
terilyn
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I just finished 28 Summers, I loved it.
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Joann: Your kindle uses a format called MOBI. All e-books from Amazon are in MOBI format. If you get a book that's in a different format you can use an app called CALIBRE to convert it to the correct format for your device and then send it to your device from Calibre. PDF's generally don't convert well, just an FYI. But you can use PDF on a Kindle.
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Yes, I had to use the MOBI, it worked fine. 28 summers isn't as fast-moving as I had hoped. I am reading "The Sand Dollar Inn" series and I just love it It's by Hazel Taylor. I think the first book is free, check it out.
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Never heard of that. I get ebooks from my county library through the Overdrive app. And, of course, 1 free ebook a month with Amazon subscription.
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This month it appears to be two free books
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Annegriet

Hey Noway! Wait--what's the one free ebook with Amazon? I have Amazon Prime. Have I been missing out on a free ebook? I love to read! Thanks, Annegriet

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FREE with Prime | July's First Reads books have arrived

https://www.amazon.com/firstreads/ref=afr_delivers

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