Read Kindle Books on Nook Color/Touch/Tablet "My dad wants to get me a Nook for Christmas. So, I was looking into how to get books to read for it and my local Library said they have 2 formats for it. The Kindle Format and an "E-book" format. Do I download the Kindle format and it will work on my Nook or will "E-book" work on my Nook??" --- From Erin, Yahoo! Answer
Can Nook read Kindle books? The answer is difinitely YES! Firstly, let's take a look at the eBook formats supported by Nook and Kindle, respectively. Kindle: Unprotected MOBI or PRC, TXT, Topaz format books (TPZ), AZW, PDF(The original Kindle doesn't support). Nook: In addition to the format of books purchased specifically for the Nook, you can also load books that in either ePub (including Adobe DRM or DRM free), PDF, or plain text of TXT format. The original Nook supports fewer document formats than Nook Color, Nook Simple Touch, and Nook Tablet. you can load books that come in either the PDF or EPUB format. As you can see, the book formats of Kindle and Nook are not matched. Most of Kindle eBooks are MOBI format or AZW format. To read Kindle books on Nook freely, you need to convert Kindle books to Nook. How to Convert Kindle Books to Nook for Free? Part 1: For DRM Protected AZW or MOBI Books If your AZW books have DRM protection, then before reading Kindle books on Nook, you have to remove DRM from AZW or MOBI Kindle books. And frankly to say, the free methods to remove DRM is quite difficult and complex. The following link lists the detailed steps: http://stackoverflow.org/wiki/Removing_DRM_from_Kindle_books. This script will output the .html file. If your Nook has Internet browser, upload the HTML file, then read it with the browser on Nook. Also, you can convert HTML files to ePub or PDF for reading on Nook directly. The conversion method can be finished following the steps in Part 2.
Part 2: For DRM-Free AZW or MOBI Books If the Kindle books have no DRM protection, then it becomes easy. All you need is a free eBook converter - Calibre. calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. calibre can convert from a huge number of formats to a huge number of formats. It supports all the major e-book formats, including: Input Formats: CBZ, CBR, CBC, CHM, DJVU, EPUB, FB2, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, MOBI, ODT, PDF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ Output Formats: EPUB, FB2, OEB, LIT, LRF, MOBI, HTMLZ, PDB, PML, RB, PDF, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ
Calibre is compliable with Windows, Mac and Linux. Free download and install it. Then do as the following steps: Step 1: Add your e-books to the manager. To do so, hit the "Add Books" button. Step 2: Once everything loads to the manager, click on "Library" to check all your ebooks. We are going to want to make sure everything is edited to look best for when it is transferred over, including cover and other metadata. Step 3: Hit the "Convert Books" and select either individual or bulk, meaning you can convert all your books at the same time with the same settings. Step 4: Select the Output Format for whatever your e-reader requires. Select all and hit "Send to Device." Finish! Now you can read Kindle books on Nook wherever you go! Share this useful article with your friends if you like it!
By the way, here is a site which allows you to download eBooks in Nook format Book Download Center. On this site, you can download your favorite eBooks to Nook Color, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Tablet, and other models, no need to convert Kindle books to Nook supported formats any more! More information on: http://www.free-ebooks-for-nook.com/how-to/read-kindlebooks-on-nook.html.