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Old 02-07-2009, 12:23 PM   #1
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I am thinking of buying a Kindle or a SONY 505, a question I have is can the newspapers you buy on Kindle be converted or viewed some how on a SONY 505? Are the file types compatible or can they be converted to ones that the SONY can read, I like the SONY a bit better, but the selection is better on the Kindle for the blogs and newspapers, I am new to this, APPRECIATE any guidance you can give me!
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Old 02-07-2009, 12:40 PM   #2
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You can't buy the Kindle newspapers without a Kindle.

Many Newspapers (and all blogs) have RSS feeds which Calibre (see its forum here) can assemble into a "newspaper" for you. Calibre can export to LRF, ePub or MOBI (so it supports most reading devices). Not all content is available via this method, but it is easy to try Calibre on any Desktop PC (Windows, Max, Linux) and it even comes with its own ebook viewer. If this is "good enough", it is completely free.
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Old 02-07-2009, 12:40 PM   #3
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I am thinking of buying a Kindle or a SONY 505, a question I have is can the newspapers you buy on Kindle be converted or viewed some how on a SONY 505? Are the file types compatible or can they be converted to ones that the SONY can read, I like the SONY a bit better, but the selection is better on the Kindle for the blogs and newspapers, I am new to this, APPRECIATE any guidance you can give me!

Hello, msw.....and welcome to MobileRead.

I'm sure your questions will be answered here shortly.

In the meantime, haunt the forums, look at all the free books uploaded for you, and jump in on any thread that interest you.
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Old 02-07-2009, 01:08 PM   #4
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You can't buy any Kindle content without owning a Kindle.

There's a new Kindle rumoured to be available soon.

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I am thinking of buying a Kindle or a SONY 505, a question I have is can the newspapers you buy on Kindle be converted or viewed some how on a SONY 505? Are the file types compatible or can they be converted to ones that the SONY can read, I like the SONY a bit better, but the selection is better on the Kindle for the blogs and newspapers, I am new to this, APPRECIATE any guidance you can give me!
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Old 02-07-2009, 04:55 PM   #5
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No, you have to have a kindle to get kindle content. So get the kindle
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Old 02-08-2009, 11:58 PM   #6
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Thanks for all the good posts in the Kindle forum. New E-book buyer here and I am definitely going with the Kindle 2 (if it comes out tomorrow).
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Old 02-16-2009, 06:57 PM   #7
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Thanks for all the good posts in the Kindle forum. New E-book buyer here and I am definitely going with the Kindle 2 (if it comes out tomorrow).
Don't forget the promotion to win a free Kindle 2 here at mobileread.com Forums.
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Old 02-19-2009, 06:42 PM   #8
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just get the kindle and be done with it
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