Sparrow, I don't have the Cybook yet, I only just ordered it. I figure I might as well convert some files in the mean time so when it does arrive I'm ready to go and start reading.
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Originally Posted by cmbs
It's extremely easy to open the mobipocket reader and drag and drop your pdf into it and let it convert automatically. You'll lose some of the formatting.
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I don't really care about the formatting so much, as long as it's readable. Before deciding to get a e-reader I've been copy-pasting stuff into word and printing it out in the tiniest font and margin size, so I don't think small sized text should pose too much of a problem. I'll definitely give Mobipocket a try.
Oh, that would suck, thanks for giving me a heads up ProfJulie. I'm thinking of ordering some e-books from
www.lulu.com. I've tried copy pasting into word and that works (at least for one of them) so I could always convert the word doc. The formating is lost, but it's not that big of a deal. The site has
this in it's faq. So I think it might be dependent on the author. I'll just have to hope for the best I guess...? I think it'll be fine.
The main reason I bought the Cybook was so I can read fanfic and free fiction easily, and I don't think it should be hard to convert word docs or html. I was just curious about the few purchased ebooks I have.
Derek, I have a home PC, it's just I tend to store my ebooks on my mac(easier to read comfortably), so that shouldn't really pose too much of a problem, at least not once my Cybook arrives. The main site I was buying from doesn't list anything about needing special programs to read the files. It just has one download option. Would it be normal for it to be DMR without letting your readers know the supported files needed to access it? That would suck majorly what with me being primarily a mac user. ):
I don't normally buy the ebooks either, it's just the only way I can read a few of these books since they are self-published. One author has her stories available on the web for free and I did read quite a lot for free, however I fully enjoyed them and wouldn't mind supporting the author (the one that has the free stories online only asks 4 dollars a book, so its not like it would be horrible if I can't read her stuff on my Cybook. The other author also has reasonable prices (7 or 8 dollars). So in total for the lot of 9 books I think it would cost about $40. Which is what I would pay for maybe 4 or 5 paperbacks (maybe even more expensive after sales tax and/or shipping is thrown in.
You guys helped me a great deal. Just one more quick question. What's the best way to convert a word doc? Will Mobipocket convert that, or do I need to convert/save them as html files first, before converting? Or do I need to even bother with all that? How does the CYbook do with reading htm compared to, say, mobipocket.
Heh, I figure I'll do all this converting stuff now and not have to worry about it after my Cybook comes in. How long is the wait usually? I've heard about a month from some people, has anyone waited longer than that for it?
PS: You guys are so great and informative. I'm so glad I found this forum.
