Dual firmware announcement

[MaggieScratch]

Originally Posted by AlexBell

Some have been miffed that it converts all prc icons to an Amazon icon.

The B&N PC reader does the same thing for eReader format icons (which didn't really have an icon before, so no biggie).

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Does it offer any benefits over the Windows desktop version of Mobi Reader, Derek?

It handles .mobi/.prc and .azw/.azw1(topaz) ebooks. I haven't tried anything else, but as I've got about 7,000 of the former, I'm happy.

Derek

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Hmm.. let's say (an optimistic) five seconds to check each item, 7,000+ items...

You spent 10 hours opening and checking every file? Wow - that's dedication.

NooOOoo... I've already taken time to convert all my purchased .prc/.mobi ebooks into drm-free versions and I chose a random, representative sample of the 7K+ that I moved into the "my Kindle content" directory and opened them - about 300. They all opened and worked fine.

Derek

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by Snuffi

What is the logic behind a (stationary) PC version of a mobile reader? Am I missing something here or is that just another mobi-reader software for the PC?

Hunh-unh! It's a stationary TOPAZ ebook reader that can also read Mobi, PRC and AZW. As Phoenix Publishing tends to put their releases of L Neil Smith's books (including the soon-to-be-re-released "The Crystal Empire") in that gawdawful topaz format and as I've yet to get my bought-used-broken-screen Kindle 2 back from repairs as well as having discovered that trying to read a TOPAZ-formatted ebook on an iPod Touch is an exercise in civilian waterboarding-of-the-mind, I'm quite happy to read these ebooks on my (stationary) PC.



Derek

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Bookeen is waiting until 2013 to find out if they still have to release a new firmware or not.

I have it on BEST authority that Bookeen is *not* waiting until 2013, they're waiting until December 22nd, 2012! And if that day arrives, they'll immediately implement their "We're gonna have a firmware update 'soon'" plan with a target date of release of December 22nd, 28012!

Derek

[EowynCarter]

Derek, we have an "edit" fonction

[Snuffi]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

Yes, you're missing the logic behind: sell Kindle books to all the PC users. Nothing less, nohing else.

While I do see the logic behind them selling the ebooks, I fail to see the logic behind people *buying* DRM-rd books for the PC.
I dislike DRM to begin with and try to avoid it whenever I can but with a mobile reader I at least get the benefit of being able to take plenty of reading material along without having to carry the equivalent of several bricks.
When reading exclusively at home I doubt that there are enough benefits over a paper book to convince me to buy a DRM-ed ebook. I can't read in bed or outside and I can't really do much else except sit in front of the registered machine and read it there. That's very little convenience for a relatively high price (the reduction compared to a paperback is ridiculous if one factors in the restrictions due to DRM).

Or is there something I fail to see?

[Snuffi]

Originally Posted by delphidb96

Hunh-unh! It's a stationary TOPAZ ebook reader that can also read Mobi, PRC and AZW. As Phoenix Publishing tends to put their releases of L Neil Smith's books (including the soon-to-be-re-released "The Crystal Empire") in that gawdawful topaz format and as I've yet to get my bought-used-broken-screen Kindle 2 back from repairs as well as having discovered that trying to read a TOPAZ-formatted ebook on an iPod Touch is an exercise in civilian waterboarding-of-the-mind, I'm quite happy to read these ebooks on my (stationary) PC.



Derek

Ah, so it's basically a brief substitute while waiting for your Kindle. That makes sense.

Was just confused as it sounded as Amazon is trying to actually target a PC-only audience...

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by Snuffi

While I do see the logic behind them selling the ebooks, I fail to see the logic behind people *buying* DRM-rd books for the PC.
I dislike DRM to begin with and try to avoid it whenever I can but with a mobile reader I at least get the benefit of being able to take plenty of reading material along without having to carry the equivalent of several bricks.
When reading exclusively at home I doubt that there are enough benefits over a paper book to convince me to buy a DRM-ed ebook. I can't read in bed or outside and I can't really do much else except sit in front of the registered machine and read it there. That's very little convenience for a relatively high price (the reduction compared to a paperback is ridiculous if one factors in the restrictions due to DRM).

Or is there something I fail to see?

Yes, that there's a lot of people who buy e-books and don't have e-reader (I know people who read at home without PDA or e-book reader). And dislike about DRM, I'm terrible afraid it's not so wide how people who are at these forums would like to think (not my case, but I know a lot of people who think the devil isn't DRM but ePub, because they've to change the format. Don't forget electronic reading didn't begin with e-book readers).

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Derek, we have an "edit" fonction

And (while I do NOT understand why you made this comment as I was responding to four different posts I read over the course of many minutes.), it is clear (only saying this because *YOU* mentioned it. ) you need to use it.

Derek

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by Snuffi

Ah, so it's basically a brief substitute while waiting for your Kindle. That makes sense.

Was just confused as it sounded as Amazon is trying to actually target a PC-only audience...

I know, given the fact that EowynCarter expects me to 'condense' my reply to you *and* my other-topic reply to her into one message, I'll no doubt get flak from her about this separate posting ( ), but I just want to state, categorically, undeniably and without further muddling, that I have NOT ONE CLUE as to Amazon's designs vis-a-vis Kindle For PC, but I'll continue to enjoy it whilst waiting for my repaired Kindle 2.

Derek

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[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

This seems like an opportune time for a reminder about our posting guidelines, most notably N°1 :


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[ProfJulie]

Originally Posted by Snuffi

Ah, so it's basically a brief substitute while waiting for your Kindle. That makes sense.

Was just confused as it sounded as Amazon is trying to actually target a PC-only audience...

Maybe they are. I know people who like to read books on their netbooks, laptops and tablets....and one thing that computers have that eInk readers don't offer (yet) is a nice color screen.

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

Maybe they are. I know people who like to read books on their netbooks, laptops and tablets....and one thing that computers have that eInk readers don't offer (yet) is a nice color screen.

Very true. And if you're attempting to read an ebook with lots of graphics, like a photoshop manual, having color is nicer than b&w e-ink. I'll have to see if there's a photoshop Kindle book I want - just to try it out, you understand, sacrifice in the name of science.

Derek