02-03-2009, 11:57 AM | #1 |
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First Post - I hope for Bookeen with Ubuntu
Greetings to members.
I moved away from Windows last year and am still discovering Ubuntu. I love reading and think I'll go for the Bookeen Cybook 3 and would like to set out the situation here as I see it: I understand that: I should be able to download my ebooks into ubuntu (but not read, easily at least, *.prc files); after that to connect bookeen and it should show up as a usb storage device; thereafter to copy and paste the books into the appropriate folder. The reason I am asking is that I'm not entirely sure that it will be compatible with Ubuntu: It's not that I haven't read round the subject -- rather I have over-read around it and when I do that I end up thoroughly confused A little reassurance that it's OK for me to proceed would be very welcome. This looks like a great forum: I thoroughly enjoyed the thread about ordering the cheaper bookeen and was on tenterhooks waiting to see whether the member actually got it at the price he ordered. The thread reads almost like a novelette. Regards John Reading: Dickens Bleak House in html format on my EeeePC 901 (running Xandros). Machines available for me: sony laptop running Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) An old IBM ThinkCentre dual booted with Windows XP/ Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) When the IBM 'dies' I'll be Window-less, but can access it from a mate's if need be. |
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02-03-2009, 12:06 PM | #3 |
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The CyBook mounts as a standard USB mass storage device (two of them, in fact). If you can see, say, a USB memory stick, you'll be able to see the CyBook.
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02-03-2009, 01:39 PM | #4 |
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....thanks for the replies.
I'll certainly go ahead. Much looking forward, chaps! all the best, John PS: Also reading Bleak House in paper format but oh-boy! It sure is hard work on the hands (weighs in at 1,737 grammes ... : ) |
02-03-2009, 01:59 PM | #5 |
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The Cybook is fully supported under linux by calibre. You will have as good of an experience under linux as you would under windows.
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02-03-2009, 04:05 PM | #6 |
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Welcome to MobileRead, andavane.
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02-04-2009, 02:50 PM | #7 |
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Well, the cybook is mass storage device, didn't tried it, but should works fine.
But i coudn't get mobiboket's reader to work ok wine. book's list all screwed. Any advise ? Or maybe i need to update wine ? |
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02-05-2009, 03:50 AM | #9 |
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02-05-2009, 03:53 AM | #10 |
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FBReader, which I believe is available for Linux, will display DRM-free MobiPocket files.
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02-06-2009, 02:14 AM | #13 |
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02-06-2009, 03:03 AM | #14 |
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I'll try FBReader.
My E-books are drm free anyway, i'll rather spend myself the mess of re-downloading all my book everytime i reinstall windows or linux / get a new pc/reader. |
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