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wallcraft · 05-27-2009, 09:38 PM

If you are already using Calibre, then converting your ebooks to whatever format is best will be really easy. For the DRMed LIT ebooks, you need a keys file from a Windows PC but it should then be possible to "downconvert" them to DRM-free. Leave them as LIT, and let Calibre convert them for you.

I think it is possible to use the EZ Reader with your left hand only. It has page turn keys on the left and I normally use it left handed. You will need to use the number keys on the bottom for menu navigation though, and I use my right hand for this. It might be worth waiting for the BeBook Mini, or the EZ Reader "Pocket PRO", with a similar key layout but smaller overall and with a 5" screen. There are other nice looking 5" devices in the pipeline, see PocketBook 360° final design and New Device: Bookeen Opus. How they will work in practice is as yet unknown,

I am less sure about using Kindle with the left hand only, because the K1 has a right-side scroll wheel and the K2 has a right-side 5-way pointer.

05-27-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	If you are already using Calibre, then converting your ebooks to whatever format is best will be really easy. For the DRMed LIT ebooks, you need a keys file from a Windows PC but it should then be possible to "downconvert" them to DRM-free. Leave them as LIT, and let Calibre convert them for you. I think it is possible to use the EZ Reader with your left hand only. It has page turn keys on the left and I normally use it left handed. You will need to use the number keys on the bottom for menu navigation though, and I use my right hand for this. It might be worth waiting for the BeBook Mini, or the EZ Reader "Pocket PRO", with a similar key layout but smaller overall and with a 5" screen. There are other nice looking 5" devices in the pipeline, see PocketBook 360° final design and New Device: Bookeen Opus. How they will work in practice is as yet unknown, I am less sure about using Kindle with the left hand only, because the K1 has a right-side scroll wheel and the K2 has a right-side 5-way pointer.