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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I was under the impression Kindle had to read Amazon-converted files. (Does it also read Mobi files directly? That would've been a mild negative; mobi was a format I never quite clicked with. I preferred ereader for my PDA.)
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Yes, it reads them directly. Don't know why that would be a negative; as long as the formatting is the same there's little difference between a PDF and a MOBI version of the same book.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I could learn Mobi conversion. (I'm learning lrf conversion.) But the ability to work with multiple filetypes I could already make by myself was a strong part of my Sony decision; I almost went with the Hanlin instead, but couldn't find it in the States (I had a 24-hour window to decide which to buy), and decided that international shipping/customer service was a hassle I didn't want to deal with.
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Well, I have no idea what you're using to do conversions. Calibre is great as it will do the vast majority of conversions without much trouble.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
If I'm getting the emailed version, when I'm at home, I'm going through my dialup internet.
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Again, you don't have to email for conversion. Furthermore, you're on slow dialup whether you're downloading a book for your Sony to your computer or downloading a book from Amazon or your email to your computer.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Even if not... I'm giving Amazon a record of everything I read.
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If you're that paranoid you shouldn't be doing anything on the Internet.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
If the Kindle can read mobi and txt files *loaded directly onto it from one's computer*, that needs to be added to the "Kindle Myths" thread--because it's not clear from the advertising hype. They pitch Whispernet & their books for sale, and try not to mention if you can use content you already have without sending it to them.
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They can (so long as they aren't DRMed) and it's pretty clearly stated in the manual although I can understand how some people might be confused.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
"Blog" may be a misnomer here. I'm talking about connected sets of LiveJournal and InsaneJournal posts, where the comments are often as important as the posts.
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Sure, I get ya. But I think that you're probably one of the only people in the world who desires to read them not on your computer but via a long, laborious, cut-n-paste process to put them into a PDF file and then dump that PDF file onto an eReader. Your desires are so particular that I think it's unfair for you to criticise any eReader that doesn't live up to those peculiar expectations. It would be like criticizing a television for not allowing me to watching YouTube videos directly.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I know these aren't reasons that'd be compelling to a lot of other people.
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Yeah, I think you're so set in your ways that you're not open to doing things in new and better ways. I mean, I used to wish Bulletin Boards like this one were still accessed via USENET, but I've learned to adjust. I don't copy and paste them all into USENET postings. :P