# Ebook reader question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-question/714320>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 6, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-question/714320 "2015-03-06T00:08:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jakesteele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-question/714320/1 "2015-03-06T00:08:52Z")

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I am thinking of buying an ebook reader but my problem is that I have half my books on Kindle and half on Epub. Also, a bunch on PDF, Mobi(which plays on Kindle). Is there any ereader that can handle all the different formats or do I have to get a Kindle and a Nook?

Also, is it possible to take a book in one format and somehow convert it to another?

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-question/714320/2 "2015-03-06T01:50:58Z")

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Duplicate OP. [Original here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=750960)