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macharya · 05-05-2010, 02:30 PM

Hi ,

seeing the great number of reviews and help provided in this forum , i decided to buy the PB360(will get it this week).. and reading through the comments here also downloaded Adobe Digital editions(for my library ebbok program) and Calibre..just one question , is it possible to use google books or is that in a different unsupported format? noob here so be gentle ;-)

mtravellerh · 05-05-2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by macharya

Hi ,

seeing the great number of reviews and help provided in this forum , i decided to buy the PB360(will get it this week).. and reading through the comments here also downloaded Adobe Digital editions(for my library ebbok program) and Calibre..just one question , is it possible to use google books or is that in a different unsupported format? noob here so be gentle ;-)

Google Books are in different formats all supported by MM. I recommend PDFs, cause most of the scanned books are not proven. U a member of the MM club yet?

Guns4Hire · 05-05-2010, 03:21 PM

Well the 360 supports a LOT of formats. But it really depends on what format Google Books is in. Since I haven't used Google Books I don't know what that format is. But the results of a quick search seems to be that EPUB is one of the formats supported by Google Books. Which of course the 360 supports.

macharya · 05-05-2010, 03:56 PM

Thanks ... btw, what is MM club? also, would pdf's work ? i thought epub would be better than pdf's on smaller screens.

mtravellerh · 05-05-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by macharya

Thanks ... btw, what is MM club? also, would pdf's work ? i thought epub would be better than pdf's on smaller screens.

Not necessarily. Most Google books are in a smaller format and therefore work quite well on your reader, especially in landscape view.

Logseman · 05-05-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by macharya

Thanks ... btw, what is MM club? also, would pdf's work ? i thought epub would be better than pdf's on smaller screens.

The MM club is the club for the owners of a Mighty Mouse, a nickname that mtravellerh assigned to the small Pocketbook 360. Small as a mouse, mighty as a conditional phrase, which might be true or not

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PDF's do work with certain constrictions, based mainly on the fact that most PDF's are meant to be printed in 11'' paper sheets, not read in a reader about 4 times as small. EPub is a good choice for the Pocketbook 360 too. And don't forget to look for the incredible modified reading software (FBReader by GrayNM). It will allow you to turn every non-DRM book into a lovely reading experience, as you can adjust everything, including things like removing the flash for each page turn, turning pages with no buttons and, as well, turning them automatically every certain time, aside of configuring margins, hyphenation, lots of font sizes...

macharya · 05-06-2010, 09:29 AM

Thanks to everyone for their replies.. i will try the PDF;s also to see how they look. also , i will try the FBReader by GrayNM(did some reading on it and looks like its awesome) . will post my experiences once i have my PB360 in my hand and get to play with it for a while..

Ulli · 05-10-2010, 11:31 AM

PDF is my prefered (and as-good-as-only-read) format i use on the pb (360 as 302). The page turning is bit slower as in epub (but only a bit, in fact, it doesnt matter!). The Reflow of PDFs is working in the very most cases. The size of the font isnt too small for me (most time even without any zoomoption).
What you dont have in PDFs is, the customising of the font for yourself and the size of the font. But for the size there are pretty much zoom options

macharya · 05-11-2010, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the tips.. received my 360 yesterday and put the FBreader by GrayNM . downloaded some books from Gutenberg and google books and from my local library.. everything works .. so i'm good.. now just tinkering around with the setting in FBReader ;-)

neilmarr · 05-11-2010, 11:49 AM

Hya Macharya: If you want to compare PDF and ePub side-by-side in your new device, pop into my site (below) and pick a book that's available in both formats (we're in the throes of converting all titles to ePub, but have only a dozen or so done and dusted so far), then drop me a line on ntmarrATbewrite.net (use the @ sign, of course) and I'll send the book to you in both formats with our compliments. It'll be interesting to hear how they compare on the 360. Good to have your company, by the way. Hope you get as much of a kick out of MR as I do. Happy reading. Neil

PS: If anyone else in this thread wants to try this experiment, please just email me and I'll send two versions of the same title to you. Best. Neil

macharya · 05-14-2010, 08:26 AM

Hi NeilMarr, Thanks..just sent an email to you.. the 360 is a nice device and i just got the fbreader from GrayNM and wow.. that makes a huge difference..Will let you know how they compare on the 360 once i receive them

Thanks

neilmarr · 05-14-2010, 08:34 AM

Hya, Macharya: Glad to hear you're happy with your new 360. I'll look out for your email. I'm working out in the sun on a wee netbook right now (ideal for proof reading, folks), so it means hobbling back indoors to my PC. With you very soon. Cheers. Neil

macharya · 05-19-2010, 12:11 PM

Hi Neil, Thanks for the books.. started the pdf one first(not completed it yet).
My Impressions: It displays perfectly though i zoomed in a little more for my convenience.
I havent yet started the EPub book yet. will start it on the the upcoming long weekend . by then i should have a fair idea , but till now i think the reader is a very good buy!!

05-05-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
macharya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PB 360	New Owner Hi , seeing the great number of reviews and help provided in this forum , i decided to buy the PB360(will get it this week).. and reading through the comments here also downloaded Adobe Digital editions(for my library ebbok program) and Calibre..just one question , is it possible to use google books or is that in a different unsupported format? noob here so be gentle ;-)

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Guns4Hire Reading...Since 1970 Posts: 610 Karma: 7819 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nova Air C, Nova Pro, LifebookMars, BoyueT62+ Glowlight, NST, PB360	Well the 360 supports a LOT of formats. But it really depends on what format Google Books is in. Since I haven't used Google Books I don't know what that format is. But the results of a quick search seems to be that EPUB is one of the formats supported by Google Books. Which of course the 360 supports.

05-05-2010, 03:56 PM	#4
macharya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PB 360	Thanks ... btw, what is MM club? also, would pdf's work ? i thought epub would be better than pdf's on smaller screens.

05-06-2010, 09:29 AM	#7
macharya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PB 360	Thanks to everyone for their replies.. i will try the PDF;s also to see how they look. also , i will try the FBReader by GrayNM(did some reading on it and looks like its awesome) . will post my experiences once i have my PB360 in my hand and get to play with it for a while..

05-10-2010, 11:31 AM	#8
Ulli (-: Posts: 667 Karma: 1310 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Frankonia Device: PocketBook 360°,302	PDF is my prefered (and as-good-as-only-read) format i use on the pb (360 as 302). The page turning is bit slower as in epub (but only a bit, in fact, it doesnt matter!). The Reflow of PDFs is working in the very most cases. The size of the font isnt too small for me (most time even without any zoomoption). What you dont have in PDFs is, the customising of the font for yourself and the size of the font. But for the size there are pretty much zoom options

05-11-2010, 10:41 AM	#9
macharya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PB 360	Thanks for the tips.. received my 360 yesterday and put the FBreader by GrayNM . downloaded some books from Gutenberg and google books and from my local library.. everything works .. so i'm good.. now just tinkering around with the setting in FBReader ;-)

05-11-2010, 11:49 AM	#10
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Hya Macharya: If you want to compare PDF and ePub side-by-side in your new device, pop into my site (below) and pick a book that's available in both formats (we're in the throes of converting all titles to ePub, but have only a dozen or so done and dusted so far), then drop me a line on ntmarrATbewrite.net (use the @ sign, of course) and I'll send the book to you in both formats with our compliments. It'll be interesting to hear how they compare on the 360. Good to have your company, by the way. Hope you get as much of a kick out of MR as I do. Happy reading. Neil PS: If anyone else in this thread wants to try this experiment, please just email me and I'll send two versions of the same title to you. Best. Neil

05-14-2010, 08:26 AM	#11
macharya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PB 360	Hi NeilMarr, Thanks..just sent an email to you.. the 360 is a nice device and i just got the fbreader from GrayNM and wow.. that makes a huge difference..Will let you know how they compare on the 360 once i receive them Thanks

05-14-2010, 08:34 AM	#12
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Hya, Macharya: Glad to hear you're happy with your new 360. I'll look out for your email. I'm working out in the sun on a wee netbook right now (ideal for proof reading, folks), so it means hobbling back indoors to my PC. With you very soon. Cheers. Neil

05-19-2010, 12:11 PM	#13
macharya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PB 360	Hi Neil, Thanks for the books.. started the pdf one first(not completed it yet). My Impressions: It displays perfectly though i zoomed in a little more for my convenience. I havent yet started the EPub book yet. will start it on the the upcoming long weekend . by then i should have a fair idea , but till now i think the reader is a very good buy!!