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Re: Help opening ebook files (epub, mobi, PDF, etc.)

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Phumla21+ wrote: 28 Jul 2020, 12:33 1. ePub
2 Android phone
3 No
4 I click on the download link
The Nook app is not available in my country
You can try to convert it to pdf. Otherwise, you should quit the book.
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1. MOBI
2. My phone
3. No
4. I tried to download it and it didn't work. I clicked the link that said if the ebook couldn't download click this link.
5. Ran into a problem with just this file
6. Didn't receive a error message.
7. Yes
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Thanks Scott. this is really a well written guide. I didnt mention my issue here but I was able to resolve it by myself through the suggestions mentioned in the previous threads.
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Clubofbooks2 wrote: 01 Aug 2020, 19:12 1. MOBI
2. My phone
3. No
4. I tried to download it and it didn't work. I clicked the link that said if the ebook couldn't download click this link.
5. Ran into a problem with just this file
6. Didn't receive a error message.
7. Yes
You need the Kindle App to open the file. If the issue is with the download, you need to report it via your Update tab.
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1. epub
2. my PC
3. No
4. N/A
5. N/A
6. Yes - Error - Error Opening Book
7. Yes, tried the free Kindle App. The app loaded, and the book shows in my download folder with the Kindle icon, but the book will not open in the app.

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ankenn wrote: 06 Aug 2020, 20:51 1. epub
2. my PC
3. No
4. N/A
5. N/A
6. Yes - Error - Error Opening Book
7. Yes, tried the free Kindle App. The app loaded, and the book shows in my download folder with the Kindle icon, but the book will not open in the app.

Thanks!
You need the Nook App for this format. For the kindle App, you need to convert it to MOBI.
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1.pdf
2.iPhone
3.yes
4.open in - select app-download
5. Open in
6. The file could not be downloaded at this time
7.kindle
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Kayenashe wrote: 07 Aug 2020, 10:30 1.pdf
2.iPhone
3.yes
4.open in - select app-download
5. Open in
6. The file could not be downloaded at this time
7.kindle
You should try to download it to your PC, convert it to MOBI, and then move it to your cell.
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1. Pdf
2. Smart phone, Android settings
3. Yes
4. Usually I just simply click on that Pdf file, my phone downloads the file, notifies me that that file has been downloaded, then automatically opens that file. If, for some reason it doesn't automatically open, then I can click on my Files folder, click on downloads folder or click on my search button, type the name of that file I'm looking for, then click open file and that file should opened.
5. I've clicked on the file to download, and it was successfully downloaded. However, upon opening the folder, only the cover book page is downloaded. Hence I'm not sure where the rest of the book has gone.
6. No, no error message.
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Mntungwa_PS wrote: 16 Aug 2020, 16:00 1. Pdf
2. Smart phone, Android settings
3. Yes
4. Usually I just simply click on that Pdf file, my phone downloads the file, notifies me that that file has been downloaded, then automatically opens that file. If, for some reason it doesn't automatically open, then I can click on my Files folder, click on downloads folder or click on my search button, type the name of that file I'm looking for, then click open file and that file should opened.
5. I've clicked on the file to download, and it was successfully downloaded. However, upon opening the folder, only the cover book page is downloaded. Hence I'm not sure where the rest of the book has gone.
6. No, no error message.
As explained in the first post, in that case you should report it via your Update tab. :tiphat:
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1) EPUB
2) on android mobile and computer
3) no
4) error is showing that application is not present. tried o install app but is is not supporting my computer.
can i get some other book, i really do not want to miss this opportunity.
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jassii wrote: 17 Aug 2020, 02:10 1) EPUB
2) on android mobile and computer
3) no
4) error is showing that application is not present. tried o install app but is is not supporting my computer.
can i get some other book, i really do not want to miss this opportunity.
Have you tried to install the App on your cell?

You can try to convert it to PDF via the free Calibre App. If you can't get either APP, you need to quit the book via your Update tab.
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1. Mobi
2. Kindle fire and OnePlus 6T
3. No
4. N/A
5 6. I downloaded the file and when I tried to open it, it said "can't open file" on both devices. The file cannot be shared to Kindle on my phone and when I try to share it to Kindle app on my Kindle, it said "This item is protected by DRM and cannot be read in your file. Please remove the items from your device and download it again or purchase a copy from the Kindle store."
I deleted and re downloaded and got the same error message.
This is my first free book.
7. Yes I followed all the steps.
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Tkmmiller wrote: 19 Aug 2020, 13:48 1. Mobi
2. Kindle fire and OnePlus 6T
3. No
4. N/A
5 6. I downloaded the file and when I tried to open it, it said "can't open file" on both devices. The file cannot be shared to Kindle on my phone and when I try to share it to Kindle app on my Kindle, it said "This item is protected by DRM and cannot be read in your file. Please remove the items from your device and download it again or purchase a copy from the Kindle store."
I deleted and re downloaded and got the same error message.
This is my first free book.
7. Yes I followed all the steps.
You should report it via your Update tab.
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1. The file format is PDF
2. Laptop
3. Yes I have
4. After downloading the files, I can access them from my download folder which automatically opens the file with Adobe PDG reader
5. When opening the file, I can only see the cover page of the book. There are no other pages to the downloaded book
6. No I don't
7. Yes I did
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