Thread: How good is Epub -> Mobi conversion really?
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Old 07-29-2010, 02:47 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by AdrianM View Post
Thanks for the reply.

I guess I'll buy it anyway, even if it's just for new books as it seems just too cool not to but I'll probably wait for the first wave of buyers to give some feedback on it first.
I originally purchased a Sony PRS-500. It was slow, clunky-to-use, heavy and had a screen which was almost unreadable in most lighting situations.

I then purchased a Bookeen Cybook Gen3 and got a much lighter device with a better screen and a simple reading interface. Unfortunately, Bookeen went out of it's way to delay firmware updates to the point that I went out and bought two *broken* Kindle 2s and had them repaired by Amazon. Those are the e-readers I now use.

I cannot imagine NOT using my K2s. They're easy to use, easy to carry, easy to buy books for. Not only that, but if an epub ebook is properly formatted, the Calibre conversion process makes for excellent .mobi ebooks that read well on the Kindle. I'm quite happy with my K2s.

Would I like to see an epub viewer for the Kindle? Sure. But it's not a necessity. Go ahead and grab one of the new 3G+WiFi Kindles, you won't be sorry.

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