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lance_ · 03-15-2009, 03:26 AM

Hey guys,

I've been an ebook lover for a while. Project Gutenberg saved me a few hundred bucks in literature since high school. I've volunteered as a proofer and read a couple shorts for LibriVox. I've got a bunch of HTML and CHM ebooks from buying O'Reilly books and boxed sets. Lastly I've started to buy a couple ADEPT ebooks since the DRM has been broken.

I've been using MobiPocket on a Palm m105, Toshiba e310, Toshiba e330, Toshiba e740, HTC Touch, and now I've just sprung for a FoxIt eSlick. I've read far more on screens than I have on traditional books.

eInk readers have always intrigued me. FoxIt gave me a huge student discount so they're finally within reach. In computer science we often use GPL or creative commons licensed texts but endlessly tasking from window to window was never very fun. I didn't want to print because of the cost, and I'd lose the quickfind ability. Eink readers are a great compromise.

I've bought a PDF reader and it doesn't allow loading of other programs, and doesn't yet support and DRM. I found this forum while looking for ways to convert and unwrap DRM. I'm keen on sharing what I learn too, and taking a look at porting chm2pdf to Windows.

--lance

03-15-2009, 03:26 AM	#1
lance_ Member Posts: 22 Karma: 356 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: FoxIt eSlick	Hello from Toronto Hey guys, I've been an ebook lover for a while. Project Gutenberg saved me a few hundred bucks in literature since high school. I've volunteered as a proofer and read a couple shorts for LibriVox. I've got a bunch of HTML and CHM ebooks from buying O'Reilly books and boxed sets. Lastly I've started to buy a couple ADEPT ebooks since the DRM has been broken. I've been using MobiPocket on a Palm m105, Toshiba e310, Toshiba e330, Toshiba e740, HTC Touch, and now I've just sprung for a FoxIt eSlick. I've read far more on screens than I have on traditional books. eInk readers have always intrigued me. FoxIt gave me a huge student discount so they're finally within reach. In computer science we often use GPL or creative commons licensed texts but endlessly tasking from window to window was never very fun. I didn't want to print because of the cost, and I'd lose the quickfind ability. Eink readers are a great compromise. I've bought a PDF reader and it doesn't allow loading of other programs, and doesn't yet support and DRM. I found this forum while looking for ways to convert and unwrap DRM. I'm keen on sharing what I learn too, and taking a look at porting chm2pdf to Windows. --lance