In article <AXasp.13778$vT3.13265@newsfe06.iad>, Nobody > (Revisited)
<usenetharvested@aol.com> wrote:
> On 4/21/2011 9:27 AM, Bonney69@hotmail.com wrote:
> > I have many books in Txt, Rtf and various other formats.
> > I was thinking of getting a Kindle but I am unsure how hard it is to
> > put a book on to it that I didn't buy from them.
> > Can anyone comment on this?
> > Does anyone know what formats it reads?
> > Can you adjust the column width?
> > It is bright enought to read outdoors? If not in direct sunlight the
> > perhaps in the shade?
> >
> > No back light right?
> >
> > And can I put books on a media card and plug that into the Kindle?
> >
> > Are there any Kindle owners out there that would care to chime in with
> > their personal experience?
> >
> >
> > Bonnie
>
> As far as "hardware", my own opinion is that the Kindle 3 is the best
> for readability and operation.
>
> Been der, done dat on most of the hardware out there.
>
> I've done "MobiPocket" on my Palm Centro (not enuf screen)
> PanDigital Novel 7: (does everything, but it's a poorly powered and "not
> quite Android tablet", pain in the ass to read in bed)
> B&N Nook: Absolutely horrible navigation
> PC/Laptop: not good for reading in bed
>
> The Kindle 3 is almost perfect, but it doesn't support "EPUB" for4mat
> from your local library.
>
> There's no real reason why Amazon can't support EPUB. Agreed there's a
> DRM issue. But why can B&N (Nook) and so many ereaders support EPUB ?
>
> Yes, I'm on a crusade/Don Quixote mission. It pisses me off that *1*
> "lack of attention" item screws up a whole platform.
>
> I'd ream Jeff Bezoz out personally if I had a contact.
I use calibre on my Mac. It's a great free program (donation
requested) that will format your books to whatever format you want.
You can then email them to your ebook reader. You would have no
problem. It does not work with DRM (?) books
|
|