I am SUCH an eReader newbie because I never intended to own one! Because I was gifted with a Cruz, I need to learn how to navigate the ebook world and it looks like this might be the perfect forum for that
I need a guide to getting STARTED with an eReader.....and I apologize if one is located elsewhere, but I didn't find it on a search. I need to know what types of programs I need to have so that my books are organized and whatever other tips you can give for a person just starting out. I think I have figured out how to download books, but I am not ready to do that yet until my *system* is all in place.......yeah I'm anal too......
So far my husband has the wifi configured for our home network, set up my Borders acct (the Cruz came with a bunch of free books I have to get from their site), and the Cruz is charging. I currently have ZERO books
on my eReader and while I can certainly see vast thousands of free books offered, I am most concerned with initially getting books that I know from authors I like.
(I did look under technology on the wiki page, but I did not see my device there
)
My Cruz will have roughly 2 purposes.....as a eReader and as a Planner. I'm trying to figure out the best way to make this happen so that I don't end up with a bunch of crap loaded that I will never use.
Based on recommendations I have read here, I have downloaded the
calibre program and watched the tutorial. My understanding is that this program will be my *library* for my laptop, and anything dowloaded/converted here can then be sent to my eReader.
Is a program necessary to provide this organization chore on the eReader itself? I imagine it comes with something......I currently have no books loaded, so I don't know how it goes, but I wanted to have my organization system in place before loading books so that they would all be included. Does that only make sense in my head?
I'm concerned that I can easily search through all the books loaded onto my eReader, that I can mark books as read/ in progress/ or new and I guess also track anything I have borrowed from the local libraries & possibly from other friends (assuming my reader does that as I do not know for sure) so that those books will receive reading priority.
Honestly I have no idea what else I might need (I have chosen the cover which I will order, but fortunately for the interim the Cruz comes with a slightly padded sleeve which will have to do until the cover arrives.)