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fjtorres · 01-02-2011, 04:22 PM

The Kindle 3 is a very good ebook reader but if library ebooks are going to be the primary source of content then it might be best to return it (Amazon won't mind) and look into an alternative.

The easiest of all, if reading on an LCD screen is no concern, is to look for an android webpad like the Pocketbook IQ or Cruz Reader or T301 (among others) and install the Overdrive Media App next to the Kindle for Android Reader app. The Overdrive app will *directly* go to the LIbrary sites and directly download the books straight to the tablet with no PC use or sideloading involved. No ADE no nothing, just as simple as buying Kindle ebooks from the Kindle for Android app. There are also ePub apps that let you get DRM-free epubs direct to the gadget.

Relying on DRM-removal to feed a Kindle is essentially negating the Kindle line's most valuable feature, the fact that it isn't a PC peripheral like other readers that are dependent on PC-based software. Take that away and what you have is a generic reader. And most generic readers don't require extra steps to use library ebooks.

01-02-2011, 04:22 PM	#14
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	The Kindle 3 is a very good ebook reader but if library ebooks are going to be the primary source of content then it might be best to return it (Amazon won't mind) and look into an alternative. The easiest of all, if reading on an LCD screen is no concern, is to look for an android webpad like the Pocketbook IQ or Cruz Reader or T301 (among others) and install the Overdrive Media App next to the Kindle for Android Reader app. The Overdrive app will directly go to the LIbrary sites and directly download the books straight to the tablet with no PC use or sideloading involved. No ADE no nothing, just as simple as buying Kindle ebooks from the Kindle for Android app. There are also ePub apps that let you get DRM-free epubs direct to the gadget. Relying on DRM-removal to feed a Kindle is essentially negating the Kindle line's most valuable feature, the fact that it isn't a PC peripheral like other readers that are dependent on PC-based software. Take that away and what you have is a generic reader. And most generic readers don't require extra steps to use library ebooks.