First Impressions - Page 4

tsgreer · 11-21-2007, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Thistledown

You don't get a choice of fonts, but you do get a choice of 6 sizes. I don't know if additional fonts can be embedded in a book or not. I also don't think it supports uploading fonts.

But I do hope that changes sometime in the future. I am not exactly in love with the font they are using. To me, it seems one step away from Courier. I'm a simple Times New Roman fan when it comes to reading novels.

Nate the great · 11-21-2007, 11:37 AM

The forum is losing posts.

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

Have you tried a PalmDOC book? These are not mentioned as being supported but standard MobiPocket software supports them even though they don't advertise the fact much. You can choose from thousands of titles in PalmDOC format over at Memoware. It would be nice to know if they can be read. You might have to change the extension to .prc but hopefully not.

Dale

I tried it. It didn't work.

HarryT · 11-21-2007, 11:49 AM

Sorry Nate, what do you mean "the forum is losing posts"?

Nate the great · 11-21-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Sorry Nate, what do you mean "the forum is losing posts"?

At least three of my posts have disappeared in the last couple days after I knew that I had posted them.

HarryT · 11-21-2007, 12:04 PM

Nobody's been deleting posts, Nate, I promise you. We have been moving threads into the appropriate forum sub-sections, but that's all. No deletions!

Nate the great · 11-21-2007, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Nobody's been deleting posts, Nate, I promise you. We have been moving threads into the appropriate forum sub-sections, but that's all. No deletions!

I didn't say they were deleted. I was trying to say that the forum is doing it on its own.

If I had thought you were deleting posts, I would send a pm and ask.

DaleDe · 11-21-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

The forum is losing posts.

I tried it. It didn't work.

Thanks, too bad but I suppose if they supported DOC files they would have mentioned it.

Dale

CCDMan · 11-21-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

Yes. It worked fine.

Cool!

Even better, I just got shipment notice on mine - should be here Monday - 2 days earlier than expected!

JSWolf · 11-21-2007, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by da_jane

Why subscribe to the papers if you can browse the web for free. I.e., why not just read the papers/magazines straight from the web?

Because browsing the net using the wifi eats a lot of the battery.

tsgreer · 11-23-2007, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thistledown

You don't get a choice of fonts, but you do get a choice of 6 sizes. I don't know if additional fonts can be embedded in a book or not. I also don't think it supports uploading fonts.

Actually I don't know if the individual user can embed fonts in a book, but I have noticed that in some of the Kindle edition books I've bought there are different fonts being used. Sorry I don't know enough about how e-readers do the font thing, but the font used in the Kindle Edition of Gus Lee's "Courage" is the one that I wish was standard on my reader...

zuul · 11-26-2007, 11:45 AM

Hi

When you download from the kindle store do you get the option of saving to internal memory or the SD card? TIA

TallMomof2 · 11-26-2007, 04:05 PM

If you download via Whispernet it goes into the Kindle's memory. If you download to your PC then you can drag and drop the file where ever you want.

tklaus · 11-26-2007, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TallMomof2

If you download via Whispernet it goes into the Kindle's memory. If you download to your PC then you can drag and drop the file where ever you want.

But once it's there, you can easily move things between SD and main memory.

allen.gotwald · 11-27-2007, 09:49 AM

Has anyone tried downloading a local library e-book which are normally in mobipocket or pdf with DRM and been able to display it on the Kindle? Since the 505 doesn't accomodate either, I can't take advantage of library texts.

igorsk · 11-27-2007, 10:24 AM

Kindle doesn't support any DRM except its own.

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11-21-2007, 11:49 AM	#48
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Sorry Nate, what do you mean "the forum is losing posts"?

11-21-2007, 12:04 PM	#50
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Nobody's been deleting posts, Nate, I promise you. We have been moving threads into the appropriate forum sub-sections, but that's all. No deletions!

11-26-2007, 11:45 AM	#56
zuul Bookworm Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, USA Device: ebookwise 1150 & Kindle	Hi When you download from the kindle store do you get the option of saving to internal memory or the SD card? TIA

11-26-2007, 04:05 PM	#57
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	If you download via Whispernet it goes into the Kindle's memory. If you download to your PC then you can drag and drop the file where ever you want.

11-27-2007, 09:49 AM	#59
allen.gotwald Advocate Posts: 44 Karma: 34094 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ohio Device: SONY PRS-505 and Nook Color	Has anyone tried downloading a local library e-book which are normally in mobipocket or pdf with DRM and been able to display it on the Kindle? Since the 505 doesn't accomodate either, I can't take advantage of library texts.

11-27-2007, 10:24 AM	#60
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Kindle doesn't support any DRM except its own.