I saw that amazon kindle has an app for iPhone. Anyone know if I can buy ebooks from Amazon that I can read on my phone? I have an eris. Thanks.
I can't imagine enjoying reading a book on my phone...
I can't imagine enjoying reading a book on my phone...
OTD, is it hard to find ebooks to legitimately buy? I'm just getting into loading some books on my Eris (I just downloaded Mark Twain's "Roughing It" from Google Books in ePub format), and I'm looking for Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff". When I Google it, the only available format is Kindle, which Aldiko can't read (not counting the shady bit torrent pdf sites).
"The Right Stuff" was a huge best-seller. I'm looking to buy it, not steal it. Is that the case with a lot of books - that they're just not available in a format other than Kindle?
OTD, is it hard to find ebooks to legitimately buy? I'm just getting into loading some books on my Eris (I just downloaded Mark Twain's "Roughing It" from Google Books in ePub format), and I'm looking for Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff". When I Google it, the only available format is Kindle, which Aldiko can't read (not counting the shady bit torrent pdf sites).
"The Right Stuff" was a huge best-seller. I'm looking to buy it, not steal it. Is that the case with a lot of books - that they're just not available in a format other than Kindle?
You can use this tutorial to remove the DRM and calibre to convert a kindle book to ePub format and allow you to read it in Aldiko.
While the link mentioned will allow you to convert your books on your Kindle to work on your Eris, I found a MUCH easier method. When you order the books on Amazon, download the Kindle for PC program, and download the books to that instead. Then, follow this tutorial on how to convert them to work on your Eris (import them into Aldiko). MUCH easier to do, especially for those who don't understand how to use Python or other DOS type programs. I've used this method to convert over books that I downloaded from Amazon to my Kindle for PC in just a few minutes.
I can't imagine enjoying reading a book on my phone...
While the link mentioned will allow you to convert your books on your Kindle to work on your Eris, I found a MUCH easier method. When you order the books on Amazon, download the Kindle for PC program, and download the books to that instead. Then, follow this tutorial on how to convert them to work on your Eris (import them into Aldiko). MUCH easier to do, especially for those who don't understand how to use Python or other DOS type programs. I've used this method to convert over books that I downloaded from Amazon to my Kindle for PC in just a few minutes.
I have very poor eyesight, but I can my Aldiko reader is easier to see than most of my dead-tree library.Oh I hope no one took offense! The convenience and portability is outstanding, of course. My only issue would be staring at such a small screen for so long, and having to do so much constant scrolling. Even for web pages... I'll look up a quick site on my phone every now and then when I need to, but for full-fledged browsing I prefer a regular monitor and mouse. OTD, the features you listed sound pretty helpful.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing though... Purely preference, that's all. Though I've never actually tried it, so that's why you'll notice that my post is purely an assumption about myself But you both enjoy it, so that's awesome. Everyone uses their smart phones for different reasons, so this should be no exception
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