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I thought the following might be a useful reference for matching eBooks, formats, and readers:
A few notes:
A few notes:
- Barnes & Noble ePUB is identical to normal ePUB but the DRM scheme is different. Therefore a book purchased from B&N can only be read on B&N readers (Nook, PC, mobile device).
- Amazon's primary format is .azw which is identical to mobi but the DRM scheme is different. Therefore books purchased from Amazon can only be read on Amazon readers (Kindle, PC, mobile devices).
- Amazon's alternate format is topaz and it is unique to Amazon readers and cannot be read on any other device.
- The Sony Reader also supports BBeB (LRF) ebooks which is a proprietary Sony format that is no longer used. All books purchased from the Sony store can be redownloaded in ePUB format.
- Diesel, ebooks.com. and Fictionwise sell books in multiple formats, but not all titles are available in every format. Some are available in both mobi and ePUB, so are available only in one of these.
- Most readers support PDF documents, but all of them have some degree of issue handling these. They all correct them to some degree for their hardware, but none are perfect.