Kobo Mini - Understanding eBook Formats and DRM; eBook Formats and DRM Explained

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Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!
eBooks!come!in!a!range!of!formats.!When!you!look!for!books!to!
read!on!your!K obo!eR ead er,!look!for!books!in!EP UB !or!PDF!
form at s.!
There!are!different!types!of!EPUBs,!as!well:!Kobo!EPUBs,!which!
come!from!the!Kobo!store,!and!other!EPUBs,!which!com e!from!
other!sources.!There!are!some!features!in!Kobo!EPUBs!that!you!
may!not!find!in!other!EPUBs.!
Sometimes!books!are!protected!using!Digital!Rights!
Management!(DRM).!DRM!prevents!unauthorized!copying!of!
books,!and!is!often!used!to!protect!the!books!you!get!from!
libraries !an d !bo o ks elle rs.!T he re !are !sev er al!ty p es !of!D R M .!Y ou r!
eReader!can!display!books!that!are!protected!using!Adobe!DRM .!
Once!you’ve!found!books!that!you!want!to!read,!you!can!choose!
from !se ve ra l!w a y s!to!a d d !the m!to!yo u r!eR e a de r.!Y o u!c an !
transfer!bo ok s!using :!
• A"wireless"connection"on"your"eReader!
• The$free$Kobo$Desktop$software$on$your$computer!
• Drag%and%drop!
Which!method!works!best!depends!on!whether!your!books!are!
protected!by!DRM,!and!where!they!cam e!from.!