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Originally Posted by Igor Neres
I really want to buy a kindle paperwhite, but I have some questions before. If I have one, all the ebooks I download should be from amazon?
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No. Kindles out of the box will not read epub files, but they will read mobi files. Many sources of ebooks will offer them in both epub and mobi formats.
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Originally Posted by Igor Neres
Or can I download free epubs?
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If a mobi file is not offered you can download an epub, convert it to mobi or azw3 and "sideload" it onto your Kindle (provided it is free of DRM (Digital Rights Management)), which most free epubs will be. The best way to do this is via a program called Calibre which is free and has fully supported versions for Windows, OSX and Linux.
Piracy suggestion removed by moderator.
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Originally Posted by Igor Neres
Would it be illegal?
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Your teacher and you could be breaching Copyright depending on how the particular book is licensed and the country you are in. Mobileread does not endorse piracy and most of us like to see at least Authors get some reward for their hard work. There are many free and public domain ebooks which can be freely shared. Even most large ebook Vendors offer some freebies.
Also, if a book has DRM circumventing it is illegal in some jurisdictions.
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Originally Posted by Igor Neres
Or can I download from anywhere and use USB cable?
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Yes. You can download from anywhere and transfer via usb, provided the file you download is in a supported format or you can convert it to one.
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Originally Posted by Igor Neres
And for people who used Paperwhite, is it really worth it? Or just the simples kindle is the way to go?
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Personally I much prefer my e-ink device to have a front-light, so the Paperwhite is definitely worth it.
And, to manage your ebooks, conversions etc I cannot recommend Calibre highly enough.