Sony announced in early February that Reader Store in the US and Canada would close on March 20, 2014, and transfer customers to Kobo. Accordingly, Reader Store is now closed. As of late March, you can buy eBooks from the Kobo Store directly from your Reader desktop software application. Beginning in mid-June*, you’ll also be able to shop on kobo.com directly from specific** Wi-Fi Readers from Sony. And with the free Kobo reading app, you can continue to download, store and read your eBooks on your Sony device, or any Kobo eReader or tablet. ![]() We’re glad to have you in the Kobo reading community! To browse the Kobo Store,. Have questions or need help? To contact Kobo Customer Care. *Originally scheduled for late May. **Sony Readers PRS-T1, PRS-T2, and PRS-T3. By now, Sony or Kobo has sent you an email with instructions on how to transfer your library to Kobo. You can now create a new Kobo account (or sign in with an existing one) using the link included in the email. If you haven’t yet received this email, please check your junk mail folder. Because this link is associated with your Reader Store account, your eBooks will automatically transfer to your Kobo library. Be sure not to share this link with anyone else! • Are all of my eBooks from Reader Store going to transfer to my Kobo library? Shares 26 The following plea was posted over on yesterday, and I'm reposting it here in the hopes that we can crowd-source the best solution and help more people. Several years ago, I gave my aunt a Sony PRS-600 reader. I was talking with her the other day, and she said that she hasn't been able to get books for it for some time. Where can she download books, now, for a Sony reader? I don't use a Sony anymore, and mostly get my books from Amazon, but Sony readers don't take the Kindle format. I already posted a response over on MobileRead, and I decided to answer the question in more detail as a post on this blog. I'd also love to hear what you think, especially if you have a Sony Reader and can relate your experiences. This is not a simple question, by any means, and I'm sure there are details that I will miss. First Things First Before we start looking for a source of ebooks, make sure that you check to see if that old ereader still works. If it doesn't work, then you don't need this post; instead you need a new(er) ebook reader. Here's how to triage an old ereader: • Use the USB cable to connect your ereader to your computer. If it has a separate charger, plug that in as well. • Wait half an hour and then check to see if the ereader is on and charging. ![]() • Also, check to see if your PC recognizes the ereader. If you get a negative result on either point two or three, try a different USB cable or a different USB port. Also, perform a hard reset and then try to charge it again. (Ask in the comments if you don't know how.) If the ereader is still dead, then it's dead. But if your PC doesn't recognize it, ask for help in the comments (you might still have options). But if it works, great. Let's find something for you to read. Content Whether we are talking about the Sony Reader or another old ereader, thanks to buying ebooks is not a simple process. While there are many sites like that, and there are stores like or that sell DRM-free ebooks, the majority of new ebooks come with DRM. And that's a problem when you are trying to find ebooks for an older ereader that may or may not support DRM. Let's look at the Sony Reader as an example. When Sony of ebooks, they handed their customers accounts over to Kobo and then turned off the Sony eBook Store. Sony released firmware updates for their last three Sony Reader models (,, ) but the earlier models were simply abandoned to an uncertain fate. If you have one of those older models, or if you have another old ereader, then you have the choice of either buying DRM-free ebooks or checking to see if your device supports DRM. ![]() Connect your Sony Reader to your computer using its USB cable. Check that the Reader is powered on and select 'Yes' when your computer is prompted to recognize the device. In the Cloud Library app, choose the 'My Books' tab and open the book you wish to transfer. This ensures that the e-book is downloaded to your. A list of the best places to get ebooks for Sony Readers and Sony eBook Software. Find free ebooks, periodicals, and websites to buy new releases and popular titles. You can use the Reader software to transfer books, audio and pictures to the Reader. You will need to install the Reader software and organize content on your. So here's my 'one size fits most' solution. Aside from the Kindle and a few really obscure ebook readers, most ebook readers use one type of DRM from Adobe. You can check to see if your old ereader supports Adobe DRM by looking through its settings menu, or the license pages, for mentions of Adobe. You can also try installing app on your computer. Run the app, and then use the USB cable to connect your ereader to your computer. If the app recognizes the ereader, then you can buy DRMed ebooks from Kobo, Google, and many other ebookstores. Those books can be loaded on to the ereader using Adobe DE. If the app does not recognize your ereader, or if it can't authorize the ereader, you may still be able to read DRM-free ebooks. (Ask for help in the comments). You might also be able read DRMed ebooks, but I will have to send you elsewhere for that. Barnes & Noble has posted a set of instructions which explain how to load DRMed ebooks on to the Nook Glowlight Plus. Those instructions can also be used for some other old ebook readers. I don't think this trick will work with old Sony Readers, or at least it did not work for me. ![]() Addendum The above post was originally supposed to answer just the one question posted on Mobileread, but I also tried to frame the post so that it could help anyone with an old ereader. If there's a question I haven't answered, please ask in the comments. Be sure to name your ereader model and manufacturer, so I can help troubleshoot. Nate Hoffelder is the founder and editor of The Digital Reader: “I’ve been into reading ebooks since forever, but I only got my first ereader in July 2007. Everything quickly spiraled out of control from there. Before I started this blog in January 2010 I covered ebooks, ebook readers, and digital publishing for about 2 years as a part of MobileRead Forums. It’s a great community, and being a member is a joy. But I thought I could make something out of how I covered the news for MobileRead, so I started this blog.”. I still have my Sony prs 600, and while I am more than willing to purchase new books, cannot find an easy way to get them to my reader, so I just snag them from torrent sites, drop on a SD card and plug in my reader and read to my hearts content. I do not advocate everyone doing this, (ie artists deserve to be paid, not to mention the virisus and Spyware you can pick up on a torrent site) but not left with much choice. (although I have purchased a few on amazon, then grabbed on a torrent site to keep my conscious clear) •.
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