08-18-2008, 07:16 AM | #1 |
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Finally taken the plunge
Hi all,
Finally taken the plunge and now have an iLiad reader (and writer)....but I'll never get rid of the 15 Ikea book cases. Looked at ebooks some years agoa and boy things have changed, there is so much more available...yippee. My only problem is that my wife wants my iLiad now so I've told her to get her own Sony. Time to dive into the threads.... nigel db down under |
08-18-2008, 07:18 AM | #2 | |
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Welcome to the mobileread maelstrom...Enjoy your iLiad!!!
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08-18-2008, 12:25 PM | #4 |
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08-22-2008, 02:53 AM | #5 |
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Hidari, Marc, Cassidym - Thanks for your welcome...there is an awful lot of info here...I'm having a ball and have to keep reminding myslef to breathe.
Hi Marc, yup, the famous "Billys" We just keep collecting them..well I should say Sally keeps filling them....Quick question why Cybook rather than Sony for sharing? I'll take a gander at the comparison table as well. Thanks all Nigel |
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Sony uses a different format of books, and different desktop software, and won't sync with Mobipocket Reader on the desktop, as far as I know. I can see both a Cybook and an Iliad being a good household mix, all syncing from the one PC, with familiar setups (both implementing that common Mobipocket function of dictionary lookup), and allowing you to buy an ebook in a single format (eg. mobipocket) without having to do any de-DRM or conversion on it. There's a lot of assumptions I'm making in the above - it's just that, to me, there seems more commonality in the Iliad and the Cybook than the Iliad and the Sony (without diminishing the Sony - it's only in conjunction with the Iliad that I see the Cybook as being a more complementary device). None of the above considers price. Cheers, Marc |
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08-24-2008, 08:09 AM | #7 |
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Mark thanks for that, hadn't realised Sony using a different format. Trouble is, for the price, the Sony just seems better. If you don't mind, for a newbie, relatively non-technical, how difficult will it be transport books from Sony to Iliad (sally reads way faster than I do) or will we have to buy books twice, two difernt formats. You menton de-DRM...time to look this up.
I'll have to look into this before Sally gets to the UK. Many thaks for your help and soon hope t post any questions in the right forum Nigel (in Melbourne) |
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That said, it is pretty easy to remove DRM from the LIT (MS Reader) format. Search this formum, there are tons of messages on convertLIT, calibre and mobiperl. Those three tools will allow you to remove the DRM, and convert the lit to both LRF for the Sony and Mobi for the iLiad. HTH, BOb |
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08-25-2008, 07:08 AM | #9 |
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Bob, thanks for that. Much as I like the authors, I don't really want to pay for two copies of the same book.
After reading these forums, I may invest in some Linux training....wonder if my old PAscal and BBC basic books are still around Nigel |
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Of course your other option would be to sell the Sony and get another Mobipocket device such as the CyBook or the highly anticipated Astak Litebook due out in June, er July, er August, er September. BOb |
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