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

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how do i convert the epub format to pdf format????please reply me as soon as possible,, i am very interested in reading but format problem hinders me to proceed further.
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lia heera wrote:how do i convert the epub format to pdf format????please reply me as soon as possible,, i am very interested in reading but format problem hinders me to proceed further.
You can do it using Calibre. A Google search for the terms "epub pdf calibre" will give you several tutorials on how to do it.
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kislany wrote:Tagging @Scott because I forgot to tag him in my post above and I can no longer edit the post.
@kislany Is this for the Review Team? If so, then can you submit an error report through the Review Team so I can cancel the review?

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Ok will do. Thanks Scott.
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I had tried all the options and still I can't open the file and I guess the problem is the format of the eBook. Could it be possible if I change my preferred format of the eBook instead of mobi, a PDF format I guess will be safe. I had problems with my personal computer and my android phone. I'm still out of budget. Could anyone teach me on how to change the preferred format of the eBook. I don't want to waste the second chance the administration had given me to be a part of the book review team. Thank you
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EMLINE wrote:I had tried all the options and still I can't open the file and I guess the problem is the format of the eBook. Could it be possible if I change my preferred format of the eBook instead of mobi, a PDF format I guess will be safe. I had problems with my personal computer and my android phone. I'm still out of budget. Could anyone teach me on how to change the preferred format of the eBook. I don't want to waste the second chance the administration had given me to be a part of the book review team. Thank you
You can convert the format via the free Calibre App.
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1. Kindle
2. window PC.
3. No
4. I successfully downloaded the Kindle for PC, but the link to download the kindle version of the book on amazon takes me to purchase page of the paper copy instead. I couldn't even download it.
5. Trying to download the book "Then I met Margaret".
6. I have read the "Top Tips".
Thanks

-- 21 Nov 2017, 07:08 --
Debbyemi wrote:1. Kindle
2. window PC.
3. No
4. I successfully downloaded the Kindle for PC, but the link to download the kindle version of the book on amazon takes me to purchase page of the paper copy instead. I couldn't even download it.
5. Trying to download the book "Then I met Margaret".
6. I have read the "Top Tips".
Thanks
Please any admin that can help will be appreciated. am beginning to get reminder to update my status and I can't even download the book.
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1. .mobi
2. Android phone
3. Yes
4. It's true that I have faced the same problem before when I tried to open the file directly from the place it was downloaded. But then I read the tips in this post and tried moving the file to the kindle folder in my phone itself. It still didn't work. Then I downloaded it again and moved it by using my SD card in my computer. I could finally access it in the Amazon Kindle app then.
5. When I open it directly from its place of download, I get an error message "Can't open file'. Even after doing the same procedure I had done previously (refer 4), the file is not shown in the Amazon Kindle app even after synchronization.
6. Yes, I got the error message " Can't open file" when I tried to access it directly from the downloads.
7. Yes, I have tried and re-tried all the Top Tips to no avail.

Kindly help me.
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Please i cannot subscribe to kindle unlimited because after registration, i was told my current digital account does not allow me to subscribe to kindle unlimited
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1. EPUB, MOBI, PDF

2. ANDROID

3. YES

4. Go to the downloads app, then select the book. I then choose the app to open the book.

5. ERROR COMES UP AFTER SELECTING THE BOOK TO OPEN IT

6. UNSUPPORTED OR WRONG BOOK FORMAT

7. YES. I ALSO DELETED AND DOWNLOADED IT AGAIN. I got the same error after downloading ereader prestige
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Hi i cannot open the book in kindle.i thought the first book is supposed to be a free book but there is a charge in amazon.
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1. The ebook is in epub format.
2. I am using android phone - Tecno N7.
3. No, I have not opened an epub ebook/document with the device.
4. I get an error message that says "unsupported format".
7. Yes, I read the "top tips". The apps are not available in my country (Nigeria).

-- 27 Nov 2017, 09:58 --

If I can not open epub ebook, can I change the book? I have changed my preference to only Docs and PDF.
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Don Iyke wrote:1. The ebook is in epub format.
2. I am using android phone - Tecno N7.
3. No, I have not opened an epub ebook/document with the device.
4. I get an error message that says "unsupported format".
7. Yes, I read the "top tips". The apps are not available in my country (Nigeria).

-- 27 Nov 2017, 09:58 --

If I can not open epub ebook, can I change the book? I have changed my preference to only Docs and PDF.
You can convert the file via the free Calibre App. You can't change a format, once you chose it.
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I have tried everything I can to open the epub ebook I downloaded, to no avail. I don't know what to do again. The tips and the reply I got from here were not useful at all. I can't download the apps I was asked to download to open the epub ebook because they are not available in my country.
If I can change the ebook I chose, I need to know how. As it is, I can not read the ebook I chose because I can not open it. If I can not change it, then what are my options?
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Number 1: I did NOT get this book for free (Raven's Peak), i had to pay for it on my kindle because i could not get it yo download. Number 2: I finished it and completed a review but I cannot get the review to transfer to the online book club site!!!! Help!!!!!
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