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

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Post by stacey+2018 »

I have found a list of other reading apps if anyone is interested. I cannot use the OBC app on my laptop either. I have a reading app currently installed on my Windows 10 laptop that can open epub and PDF files.
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It would be fantastic if OBC could allow PDF/EPUB copies of books to be offered whenever we decide to choose what type of book to download.
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Post by Jazlyn Clark »

I am reading the book on the OBC app and the chapters either have trouble loading or skips over entire chapter pages. I am having trouble being able to read the book because of these issues.
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Post by jolawe1333 »

I would love to read and review the book, but I would need a paper copy. The cost is a little pricey for me as I am on a fixed income. I think perhaps I am not "techie" enough to be a reviewer for you.
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Post by jolawe1333 »

May I get a printed copy of the book for $3.00? I don't know how to do the download stuff.
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Post by Tiare Miyasato »

1. mobi

2. iPhone 16 to put on my kindle

3. No (my first time doing this)

4. Tried opening/moving it to my kindle app and it says it’s not compatible.

5. Says it’s not compatible

6. Not compatible

7. Yes
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Post by Bridget Sithole »

I'm unable to buy the book it's giving me an error
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Post by Galileo Galileo »

1.PDF
2.PC
3.YES
4.Whenever i download a file,it always open in a PDF form and maybe i can read it through MS word.but this i have tried but only the cover page has been downloaded
5,This file has successfully downloaded but its only the the cover page instead of the whole book

7.yes i have but there is no effect
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Post by Nomaswazi Gabela »

The book I downloaded is a sample with 10 pages skipped in all chapters. I am therefore unable to read the book. I was unable to purchase the book for $2.99 on Kindle as advertised, and the message received is that there's a price difference in my country, however the actual price in my country does not show. So, I need guidance on how to purchase the book in South Africa on Kindle and what the actual price is.
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Post by Steve Gonzalez »

I have tried to download book and your file does not work and looking at Amazon in my app the book is not available to down load.
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Post by Arao Baptista »

When i try to pay for the book, the purchase prices goes up from $3 to approximately $10.
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Post by Jasmine Johnson 24 »

I purchased Deceptive Calm as a self purchase from Amazon. Whenever I try to open the book in my Kindle app I get s message that it is unable to open due to an error.
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Post by Judy Burr »

The OBC reader works a lot like Kindle. You tap in the middle of the page (over a few rows with your index finger flat on the page), and you will see at the top with a magnifying glass to look for a word or phrase in the entire book, a note maker, and then the setting icon gives you a choice of white or sepia for your background and a font scale that helps you adjust the font size on your page. For some books, you might need to adjust the font size. At the bottom of the tapped page, you will find the page numbers. It is a great reader. If you have issues, ask in the CONTACT section. It is probably the font size, or very rarely you might have to redownload the file.
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Post by Judy Burr »

If you want to read your .pdf on your PC (or laptop), you can right-click on the .pdf file and choose to read it in your browser. There, you have options: font size, find, page numbers, etc. I have tried converting .pdf to Kindle with 50-50 success. The worst scenario that I encountered was the page sliding around, and I could not get the pages to flip correctly and had to readjust every page.
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