Thread: Need something that will handle pdb format - the old ereader standard
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Old 01-19-2011, 03:55 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by bookjunky View Post
My jetbook is turning into a lemon and I am looking for a reliable device that will still handle pdb format books. I mean I have like 8gb's worth of pdb's. It was a sad day when my trusty palm os pda died. Smart-phones really suck as reading devices. And I really don't have much money to spend on a reader.
The cheapest E-Ink ereader seems to be the Kindle 3 WiFi. It can't read pdb natively, but Calibre will happily convert them to Mobipocket for you (and a plugin is available to strip the DRM if necessary).

Oh - and 8GB?! Wow. My ebooks take up only 1.4GB, not counting the classics I have from Mobileread (another 0.6GB).
Last edited by pdurrant; 01-19-2011 at 03:57 PM. Reason: 8GB? Wow.
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