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ebusinesstutor · 08-12-2011, 04:15 PM

I love the free ebooks that people list in these forums but I find I am becoming a snob when it comes to formats.

I work all day in front of a computer so I really don't want to read a book entirely online in html. I want my reading to be relaxing, not an extension of my work.

My preferred reader is a7" Android tablet which would probably handle pdfs, but I prefer to read in my Aldiko reader app. So I prefer to download DRM free .epubs.

I do have the Kindle app installed as many of the free ebooks are only available there, so that is a second format I read.

So that is it -only two formats. Sure, I could use Calibre to convert ebook, but I just don't bother.

I think the only thing that would change this is if one of my favorite authors had an ebook in a different format. Then, I might try another format.

How about everyone else? Do you read all formats or are you picky?

08-12-2011, 04:15 PM	#1
ebusinesstutor Star Gawker Posts: 526 Karma: 6944314 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spruce Grove, AB Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Becoming a format snob I love the free ebooks that people list in these forums but I find I am becoming a snob when it comes to formats. I work all day in front of a computer so I really don't want to read a book entirely online in html. I want my reading to be relaxing, not an extension of my work. My preferred reader is a7" Android tablet which would probably handle pdfs, but I prefer to read in my Aldiko reader app. So I prefer to download DRM free .epubs. I do have the Kindle app installed as many of the free ebooks are only available there, so that is a second format I read. So that is it -only two formats. Sure, I could use Calibre to convert ebook, but I just don't bother. I think the only thing that would change this is if one of my favorite authors had an ebook in a different format. Then, I might try another format. How about everyone else? Do you read all formats or are you picky?