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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But the thing with Windows... Your dad can use such websites such as BooksOnBoard or Feedbooks to purchase eBooks and be able to read them till you can get to stripping out the DRM. Linux will make him stuck with DRM laden PDF for any sort of recent eBooks. Do you really want to do that to him? Saddle him with PDF? I hope the answer is no. Anyway, Windows does give more choices as it has the greatest number of eBook reading programs available for it.
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Yes, but, as I said in my original post, my dad has never used a computer in his life, is 83, partially sighted, and does not want to learn how to use one now. He has no internet connection and no intention of getting one. The idea is to provide him with an inbuilt library on the laptop which should last him for several years, and I can add stuff manually when I visit. I've got lots of books in PDF formatted for the iLiad, which when displayed at full screen width on a laptop is just the right size for him to read, as well as lots of non-PDF in various formats, which can be read with FBReader. Its not about giving him the most choices, its about giving him books he can see without him having to worry about formats and downloads. I want him to be able to see a list of titles, select the one he wants and start reading, without needing to understand how a computer works first. He can get large print books from the local blind charity, but they don't include much in the way of science fiction and fantasy, which is what he really likes -- my ebook collection does.