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Old 08-02-2011, 06:41 PM   #1
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I was unsure about eReaders. Tried the free android app and found I like the eReaders. Convenient. Light weight. Portable.

So I was given a $75 gift card and decided to buy a basic eReader. Bought a Kobo.

The jury is still out though. I usually bought paperbacks, then passed them on to friends to read when I was finished. Not seeing that functionality with eReaders.

I hate to waste paper, but am not to sure I like not being able to share books after I am finished.
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Old 08-02-2011, 07:30 PM   #2
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Old 08-03-2011, 04:12 AM   #3
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Old 08-03-2011, 05:41 AM   #4
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Good to have your company, Art. The problem you're facing in sharing ebooks with friends and family is that they are often padlocked by a detestable piece of software called DRM (Digital Rights Management).

My own wee house and several other publishers see this imposition as an inconvenience -- indeed a downright insult - to honest buyers and a blatant infringement on their right of ownership. (It in no way deters piracy, as is claimed, it serves merely to encourage multiple buys of the same title by a single customer.) The number of houses adopting this anti-DRM view is growing.

You will find that your Kobo's ideal partner is Calibre Library software (free download here: http://www.calibre-ebook.com) Thousands of us here at MobileRead and another million ebook readers worldwide swear by it.

One or two extra features worth noting is that Calibre offers a section called 'Open Books' in which DRM-free publishers and titles are listed. By making sure you buy or get free (from the MobileRead Library for instance) only DRM-free ebooks, you can easily convert them to other formats using Calibre at a couple of mouse clicks. Takes seconds. And you can read your books on any device you own and easily share them.

When you've read a book on your Kobo, you can delete it to save overloading the device and risk slowing its performance. The title remains in your Calibre Library (with a capacity for thousands of titles) for another upload to your device in thirty seconds whenever you want a re-read.

There is a way to strip DRM from ebooks, but -- no matter how morally justifiable some of us feel it to be -- it remains illegal, so we can't discuss it here. There are, however, instructions all over the net if you have the patience to follow them (I don't possess that quality).

Happy trouble-free Koboing and very best wishes. Neil
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Old 08-03-2011, 06:03 PM   #6
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Thanks so much to all, for the warm welcome and great tips!
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Old 08-03-2011, 06:12 PM   #7
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Downloading Calibre now. I really appreciate the tips. I believe I will enjoy the eReader. I am just baffled at the rules for the electronic books as I always share what I have read. I will make every effort to only purchase books that can be shared. If nothing else, money talks. I would not abuse and make illegal copies. But a book is a book. Meant to be shared.
Thanks again all!
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