Newbie in New York

thefanmyj · 12-28-2009, 11:10 AM

Hi, all. Just got a Sony Touch for Christmas. Looking forward to learning about the different file formats, file conversion, sites for downloading ebooks, and other info that I'm sure I'll need but don't even know I need yet. Glad to find and be part of a community of ereaders.

Cheers!

Maria

Latinandgreek · 12-28-2009, 11:45 AM

Hi Maria welcome to MobileRead. Nice to meet someone with the same name as me on here (my real name is Maria)! You can download free public domain books right here under the e-books button at the top of your screen. lrf, rtf and epub will work on your sony reader without any conversion. Also check out Calibre a free program for file conversion and library maintenance that you can download on this site as well. Best of luck!

desertgrandma · 12-28-2009, 11:50 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, Maria.

dreams · 12-28-2009, 01:01 PM

Welcome to MR, Maria

Enjoy learning about and reading on your new 600!

We have many author members on MR (check out my signature for a few of them). Let us know what you like to read and members can give you information on sites to check out.

thefanmyj · 12-28-2009, 02:47 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome. One of the most daunting things so far is that there are so many places to go for ebooks. For print books, I checked four locations: my school library, public library, amazon.com, and bn.com. Now, it seems like I have to search many, many more places! I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Re: what I like to read. . . my interests vary. I like pop fiction (am plowing through the Twilight series now), non-fiction (am also reading Foer's Eating Animals), classic English and American literature, and academic books for school (graduate student in anthropology).

Hopefully, I'll get the hang of this in no time, as I'm really excited to have the reader!

Maria

desertgrandma · 12-28-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thefanmyj

Thanks for the warm welcome. One of the most daunting things so far is that there are so many places to go for ebooks. For print books, I checked four locations: my school library, public library, amazon.com, and bn.com. Now, it seems like I have to search many, many more places! I'm sure I'll get used to it.
ave the reader!

Maria

You are aware, if your local library has epub or pdf ebooks, you can also read them on your Sony?

Just download them to your computer, and sideload to your reader.

The software is free, you can download it from the library, and the books "close" after the lending period.

Can't get any better! (IF you have a good selection.....)

MickeyC · 12-29-2009, 05:12 AM

Hi Maria and welcome to MobileRead. I download books from my public library's web site all the time. There's no charge and you can keep them for 21 days.

thefanmyj · 01-01-2010, 09:01 AM

Hi, Cassidym! Yep, I just got up and running with downloading books from the New York Public Library. Their search page is atrocious, but hey, who can complain about free? I work at a University, and my next task is to figure out how to get their ebooks on my device. That, and finally settle on a case. :-)

12-28-2009, 11:10 AM	#1
thefanmyj Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 26 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Device: Sony Touch	Newbie in New York Hi, all. Just got a Sony Touch for Christmas. Looking forward to learning about the different file formats, file conversion, sites for downloading ebooks, and other info that I'm sure I'll need but don't even know I need yet. Glad to find and be part of a community of ereaders. Cheers! Maria

12-28-2009, 02:47 PM	#5
thefanmyj Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 26 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Device: Sony Touch	Thanks! Thanks for the warm welcome. One of the most daunting things so far is that there are so many places to go for ebooks. For print books, I checked four locations: my school library, public library, amazon.com, and bn.com. Now, it seems like I have to search many, many more places! I'm sure I'll get used to it. Re: what I like to read. . . my interests vary. I like pop fiction (am plowing through the Twilight series now), non-fiction (am also reading Foer's Eating Animals), classic English and American literature, and academic books for school (graduate student in anthropology). Hopefully, I'll get the hang of this in no time, as I'm really excited to have the reader! Maria

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12-28-2009, 11:45 AM	#2
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Hi Maria welcome to MobileRead. Nice to meet someone with the same name as me on here (my real name is Maria)! You can download free public domain books right here under the e-books button at the top of your screen. lrf, rtf and epub will work on your sony reader without any conversion. Also check out Calibre a free program for file conversion and library maintenance that you can download on this site as well. Best of luck!

12-28-2009, 11:50 AM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, Maria.

12-28-2009, 01:01 PM	#4
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Welcome to MR, Maria Enjoy learning about and reading on your new 600! We have many author members on MR (check out my signature for a few of them). Let us know what you like to read and members can give you information on sites to check out.

12-29-2009, 05:12 AM	#7
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Maria and welcome to MobileRead. I download books from my public library's web site all the time. There's no charge and you can keep them for 21 days.

01-01-2010, 09:01 AM	#8
thefanmyj Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 26 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Device: Sony Touch	Hi, Cassidym! Yep, I just got up and running with downloading books from the New York Public Library. Their search page is atrocious, but hey, who can complain about free? I work at a University, and my next task is to figure out how to get their ebooks on my device. That, and finally settle on a case. :-)

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