Thread: Kindle 3 vs. Ectaco jetBook
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Old 09-19-2010, 10:17 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by Jack Tingle View Post
.rant on

Whew! I feel better now. I was attempting to read two .rtf files of short fiction. For my jetBook:
1) Open cover & remove SD card.
2) Stick SD card into laptop and wait for beep.
3) Open SD card window.
4) Drag .rft file to card window.
6) Remove card and replace in jetBook.
7) Move files to long term storage folder.

For the stupid K3:
1) Fire up Calibre.
2) Add files.
3) Convert files to .mobi
4) Write files.
5) Hook up K3 with USB cable. Wait for beep.
6) Find Calibre's converted files.
7) Drag to Kindle document folder
8) Eject K3.
9) Unhook USB and restow.
10) Delete Calibre's crap.
11) Move files to long term storage folder.
Ridiculous.
For the Kindle + Calibre:

1) Connect K3
2) Start Calibre. It will recognize your K3.
3) Add books
4) 'Send to Device'

Done.

For mass conversions, Calibre's CLI tool 'ebook-convert' is your friend, if you don't want to use the GUI. I don't, myself; for 35K books, it needs a beefier box than I have.
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