1. ePub is a file format. It's what's available at many e-bookstores (B&N, Sony, Kobo, etc.) and the Overdrive system that libraries also use. The Kindle is not compatible with ePub, although you can easily convert non-DRM-copy-restricted ePubs to the Mobi format that the Kindle can read.
2. 3G is the kind of wireless that cellphone networks use. You can access it anywhere you would have cellphone reception, and it's useful for when you travel and such.
3. WiFi is the kind of wireless that your home network or Starbucks uses. It's harder to set up and you need access to a wireless hotspot (often with a password) before it works.
4. Sideload is when you transfer books to your reader by hooking it up to the computer via the USB cable and moving the files over manually.
5. Yes. The Nook is Barnes & Noble's e-reader, and it is compatible with both B&N's own and also ADE-DRM ePubs (such as the libraries and Sony and Kobo bookstores use). It comes in a cheap Wi-Fi-only model, a slightly more expensive Wi-Fi + 3G model, and a new colour LCD model.
It doesn't have the same features as the Kindle though. However, it has other advantages, such as letting you read practically any book in the B&N catalogue free for one hour at a time if you visit a physical B&N bookstore while you have your Nook with you.
6. The Kindle DX is a larger model (about 9 inches, I think) which makes it easier to read picture-based documents such as PDFs.
7. No, you can buy books from other stores, but you will have to find stores that will sell books in DRM-free Mobipocket or other format that you can convert to Mobi. "Secure" Mobipocket books will not work because even though Amazon bought and owns the format, they don't include compatibility for the old-style copy-protection on the Kindle, nor did they license the new-style method for anyone else.
8. You can buy books direct from within the Kindle, or online from the Amazon website or any other which sells compatible books.
9. Yes. You can move your books back and forth as much as you like. Just transfer them on and off the device. As long as you keep a backup of the files around, you'll be fine, and Amazon backs up your purchases from them at their website so you can redownload at any time.
10. Amazon is an online retailer which sells books (among many other things) on their website.
11. E-books are files that you download, just like mp3 or PDF files.
12. It's button-pressing all the way on the Kindle.
13. No fee for the web browser. However, if you have a 3G model of Kindle and you decide to send your personal documents directly to the Kindle via the wireless function, there's a per-megabyte charge for that. It's easier and free to sideload them anyway.
14. Yes, you can adjust the font up and down through 8 sizes now, I think. And with the Kindle 3 you have the option of switching between a serif and a sans-serif font for almost all your books (excluding Topaz and PDF format books, which cannot be adjusted). Though they are the Kindle's built-in font faces and you cannot add or use your own without hacking it.
Hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Last edited by ATDrake; 10-30-2010 at 04:57 AM.
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