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Originally Posted by simplyparticular
I believe only the Sony 600 & 900 can zoom - I don't see that option on my Nook. I don't really need it - I just let the device reflow since I'm reading text PDFs.
I've converted LIT, MOBI, PRC, PDF and eReader/.pdb to ePub using Calibre. The first three look great. eReader does not convert as nicely (and takes a few more steps to unlock) and PDF looks lousy. I have better luck doing it one of three other ways:
1. leave as PDF just let the device reflow - fine for most fiction PDFs
2. open in Apple Preview or Adobe Acrobat Pro and copy the text into Sigil - good for books with Drop Capitals at the top of chapters, since they garble the first paragraph of every chapter when converted and that has to be manually fixed
3. convert to .prc using Mobipocket Creator, and then have Calibre convert the .prc to ePub - best for books with pictures (like autobiographies/memoirs with the picture section)
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Thanks so much for all this info! I've done some conversion using ABC's LIT converter, mostly to rtf. I can do light programming but I'm no programmer. I see that Calibre supports the nook.
I like the connectivity the nook offers but I'm concerned about Wi-Fi availability in my area. This is what the AT&T Coverage Viewer shows for my area:
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverage...80558773&sci=9
There's no 3G in my area. According to the Viewer, it looks like my connection would range from 75 to 135 kbps. There's a cell tower on a hill about a mile from my house. I live in a valley so I wonder how much that would affect my connection.
Many times I have used Wikipedia and other reference sources while reading a paperback and some of my MS Reader books. It'd be nice to access them from the device instead of going to my PC. But if access is quite slow then it may cause more frustration than anything. I was only too glad to get away from a 56k modem 10 years ago!