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GA Russell · 09-12-2009, 03:56 AM

Please don't laugh at this simple question. I'm a newbie, and I know this is a really fundamental concept that I don't know.

I have found two documents on the internet I would like to read on an eBook reader. Unfortunately, I do not believe that they are currently available as eBooks.

So I cut and pasted them into my MS Word documents. My Word copies look just like they did on the internet. Is that a formatting issue?

Are all Word documents pdf's?

So is it possible to move these two documents from my computer to an eBook reader? Would it have to be one that reads pdf's or another format?

Should I use calibre for these documents?

Thanks!

09-12-2009, 03:56 AM	#1
GA Russell Ticats win 6th straight. Posts: 7,695 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Newbie basic question re Word documents Please don't laugh at this simple question. I'm a newbie, and I know this is a really fundamental concept that I don't know. I have found two documents on the internet I would like to read on an eBook reader. Unfortunately, I do not believe that they are currently available as eBooks. So I cut and pasted them into my MS Word documents. My Word copies look just like they did on the internet. Is that a formatting issue? Are all Word documents pdf's? So is it possible to move these two documents from my computer to an eBook reader? Would it have to be one that reads pdf's or another format? Should I use calibre for these documents? Thanks!