I don't have my Kindle yet but I can answer a couple of questions.
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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
Anyone up for making a list of tests for the new Kindle owners to run to help us clear up some questions? In return, I would be grateful and award much Karma! 
1. Can you get an ebook onto the Kindle via USB? I know there's a cable to put music on and there's talk about what is assumed to be true about ebooks. But I'd like someone to actually put an ebook file on the thing by USB and show that they can then read it on their Kindle. |
In the Kindle User Guide (available for anyone to download) it states starting on page 76:
"When Kindle is connected to your computer, you will see three directories or folders. The one called "documents" contains all of your digital reading materials like books, newspapers, your "My Clippings" file, etc. The "Audible" directory is for your audiobooks, and "music" is for your MP3 files. You can add Kindle compatible files to these directories, and you can copy, move, or delete the files that are already there. The computer file formats that you can read or listen to on your Kindle are listed below:
• Kindle (.AZW)
• Text (.TXT)
• Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC)
• Audible (.AA) • MP3 (.MP3)
Tip: Mobipocket files must have no Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection applied to be readable on your Kindle. If you purchased a Mobipocket file from a Mobipocket retailer, you will not be able to open the file on your Kindle."
Your PC (or Mac) will see the Kindle and its expansion card as separate removable drives. You just click and drag items over.
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2. Is an .AZW file exactly the same as an unsecured Mobipocket file or not? I'd like someone to do that test on a Kindle, not the other way around.
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No, it is a secured file. I downloaded an .AZW file last night and could not read it on my Mobipocket reader. Renamed the file extension to .PRC and it still did not work. Same error code you get when you try and read a secured book on an unregistered PID.
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3. How about delivery of an ebook purchased on Amazon delivered in some way other than directly to the Kindle. There's talk and I assume you can't do this. Still....
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Once you purchase a book you can go to "Your Media Library" at Amazon and download the book directly to your computer. That's how I was able to experiment with the .AZW book in question 3.
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4. Someone suggested using Mobipocket for Windows to take a PDF and convert it to a form that would be read on the Kindle. If I'm not mistaken, someone said it was even possible to use Mobipocket to convert a secure Mobipocket to an unsecure Mobipocket file.
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I haven't been able to convert a secured MobiPocket file to an unsecured one. Also MobiCreator cannot convert secured PDFs to .PRC
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5. You can email yourself a DOC or HTML file and they'll convert it for you. What if the file you send contains images? Will you see them or will you get text only?
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Don't know.
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6. Are the newspapers you can buy complete editions of the paper copy or are they abridged? An example would be the NYTimes Electronic Edition (full) versus the NYTimes Reader (abridged).
Any other ideas?
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Don't know but I hope they're without ads.
HTH