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Originally Posted by EliNoah
I guess I should have mentioned that she is american so it doesn't need arabic capabilities...
She doesn't have much room, either where she is living or when she is traveling. She can get some books but they are mostly "guy" books, lol, that the soldiers like.
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Hi, EliNoah:
You didn't mention it, but if your sister wears desert camo, the Pocketbook 360 will fit quite well in the cargo pockets on the trousers. My iPod traveled there the 3 months I was in Kuwait and I never had an issue with it bumping anything.
Plus, the PB360 has an integrated hard plastic cover (comes with the device, can be attached to the back while reading) so it is less bulky - while still protected - than most other readers. So, I should think it'd travel safely in a bag, back pack or pants pockets.
If she has a computer, then all she'll need with the PB360 is the charger and the USB cable for PC connection. They don't take up much space, neither does the PB360.
Again, you didn't say what
kind of computer access she has there (via the military or civilian) but a lot of the free web sites are accessible through the military firewalls. If she has her own computer, then she can do a bit more (as far as loading stuff onto it).
The PB360 can read a LOT of the popular formats (.mobi, ePub, rtf, PDF, etc) and can also read Adobe's DRM'd ePub and PDF. You don't need any special software to connect it to the PC either - the computer will recognize it as another storage space and it's a simple click-drag-drop operation to put stuff onto the device.
Maybe she can get a library card (Free Philly Library offers a good selection for $15/year to non-PA residents if her library doesn't have an Overdrive account). Then, she can download library books where she is (assuming the computer she has access to can load/install the Adobe Digital Reader).
There is also various de-DRM tools she/you can Google about - then you could shop online almost anywhere. And, there is Calibre for book management. Of course, all this is assuming she has her own computer, versus a military one she has access to.
Sorry that I'm rambling a bit - I'm just thinking what I'd do if I went to the desert [again].
Hope that helps and good luck with your search.
Marilyn