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Title: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: grampster on March 07, 2017, 09:49:19 AM

Is it possible to transfer the books in your NOOK library to a Kindle? :old:

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 07, 2017, 10:07:58 AM

????

I have always regarded "kindle" as a verb, meaning to start a fire. And a nook is a quiet corner of a room or house.

Why would you want to burn down your house?

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: K Frame on March 07, 2017, 10:09:40 AM

"I have always regarded "kindle" as a verb..."

And that is why you fail, you literalist bastard. :rofl:



Regarding the ACTUAL question at hand...

Yes.

Go here.

https://www.epubor.com/how-to-transfer-nook-books-to-kindle.html

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: dogmush on March 07, 2017, 10:14:51 AM

Different formats.

I originally opted for the Nook because it supported PDF natively as well as epub and a bunch of others.  At the time Kindle was pretty much Amazon only.  It might have opened up a little now.

I know that you can email mobi and pdf's to your kindle's e-mail address and amazon will put them on it.

I also have a conversion program called calibre that was free or low cost (I misremember, it's been years) that will let you convert files back and forth.  

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: KD5NRH on March 07, 2017, 10:21:41 AM

Quote from: dogmush on March 07, 2017, 10:14:51 AM

I also have a conversion program called calibre that was free or low cost (I misremember, it's been years) that will let you convert files back and forth.

Free, and there are DRM removal plugins available for it that will sometimes help if you run into issues with that.

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: K Frame on March 07, 2017, 10:29:32 AM

"Different formats."

That's why I posted a link to a page that tells you how to CONVERT the format.

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: RevDisk on March 07, 2017, 10:45:15 AM

Can attest, caliber works quite well. I'm not overly thrilled with the interface, but it's free.

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: grampster on March 07, 2017, 11:26:36 AM

Thanks guys, especially Mike.  I looked at the process.  Got a headache reading stuff I don't have a clue about.  I just went back to B&N and ordered a new NOOK.  All I have to do is activate it when I get it and everything downloads.  I'll call B&N and have them shut down the broken one.

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: Devonai on March 07, 2017, 08:05:11 PM

What kind of third-rate author would offer one format and not the other?  :P

Title: Re: Stupid question regarding NOOK and Kindle
Post by: Jamisjockey on March 08, 2017, 07:19:52 AM

Quote from: Hawkmoon on March 07, 2017, 10:07:58 AM

????

I have always regarded "kindle" as a verb, meaning to start a fire. And a nook is a quiet corner of a room or house.

Why would you want to burn down your house?

Both are ways of having an immeasurable library literally at your fingertips that even an old man can tote around. Anywhere.