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Old 12-16-2015, 11:31 PM   #16
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While I agree the Kindle does a really good job with ebooks, managing collections via LibrarianSync and calibre makes it do an even better job.
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Old 12-17-2015, 03:45 AM   #17
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While I agree the Kindle does a really good job with ebooks, managing collections via LibrarianSync and calibre makes it do an even better job.
Yes, indeed. I only use LibrarianSync and KOReader myself.
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Old 12-17-2015, 03:46 AM   #18
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solder it. mildly fun, not going to destroy resale value too much.

after I jailbroke the kindle, I got SSH going then realized I didn't actually need to change anything. I now just read books on it.

try it sometime, the kindle does a really good job with ebooks.
For people who 'only read books' on their Kindle, the KOReader add-in is still nice to have installed.

And as eschwartz said above, if you have a **lot** of books, then LibrarianSync is a nice add-in.

The above means that you will need MrPI installed.
And MrPI requires KUAL to be installed (its a KUAL extension).

= = = = =

Hmm...
Maybe we should package up a "book readers' special" collection of the above.
Just a late night, random thought.
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Old 12-17-2015, 08:29 AM   #19
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For me, I need the jailbreak so I can change the fonts for books in CJK languages. The default fonts are just too light in color...
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Old 12-17-2015, 09:35 AM   #20
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Ive resorted to the plugboard method currently to organise and its working ok for me, i've also got all books saved in amazon cloud with cloud collections as AZW3's but id still rather JB now in case amazon restricts anything further in future.
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Old 12-17-2015, 10:42 AM   #21
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90 days from his renewed communications will end on January 31 -- and if it isn't released until then, I will not be shocked, and I will still consider BD to have been acting with "responsible disclosure".
We're halfway there. Until then, no throwing stones, please.
Of course not, we are all good mannered and responsible people...

It could be good to take this opportunity to set up a January poll and even to set up a new one for February. The second one would be a bit shorter though, so maybe it would make some sense to extend it to the first week of March. After that, we could think about a Spring poll.
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Old 12-17-2015, 10:56 AM   #22
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Of course not, we are all good mannered and responsible people...

It could be good to take this opportunity to set up a January poll and even to set up a new one for February. The second one would be a bit shorter though, so maybe it would make some sense to extend it to the first week of March. After that, we could think about a Spring poll.
What do you believe the benefit of a poll would be?
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Old 12-17-2015, 04:07 PM   #23
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I love to play Interactive Fiction (aka Text Adventures) on my Kindle PW1 (via gargoyle). Since the PW3's keyboard seems to be definitely more accurate & RAM is larger, I hope that playing IF on PW3 will have a much better usability.

That's why I bought PW3 after reading of the possible JB.
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Old 12-17-2015, 06:01 PM   #24
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For me, I need the jailbreak so I can change the fonts for books in CJK languages. The default fonts are just too light in color...
You can embed the fonts you need.
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Old 12-17-2015, 09:47 PM   #25
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You can embed the fonts you need.
I read one case where embedding fonts to display a foriegn language produced very poor results.
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Old 12-18-2015, 08:12 AM   #26
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I read one case where embedding fonts to display a foriegn language produced very poor results.
Agree. Embedded fonts don't have styles like bold and italic, so I'm waiting for the jailbreak to replace the stock fonts.
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Old 12-18-2015, 08:19 AM   #27
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Agree. Embedded fonts don't have styles like bold and italic, so I'm waiting for the jailbreak to replace the stock fonts.
Embedded fonts certainly will have bold and italic IF you embed the bold and italic versions of the font into your book.
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You can embed the fonts you need.
I did this once. It was, umm, unsatisfactory.

I was always tweaking my fonts and I ended up with books with different fonts and different versions of fonts all over the place. Never knew what font I'd get when I opened a book. Plus, the unnecessary duplication offended my sensibility This is not How It Should Be Done.

The font hack lets me have several custom fonts to choose from at any time. In addition, I can change the font used in the UI and make the menu, dictionary, and library listing much more pleasant and readable. The font hack alone is worth the price of admission It's a major reason I still stick with my PW2 and pray I don't break it. I'm handicapped and a serial JB is quite beyond me.
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Old 12-27-2015, 06:10 PM   #29
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Either you embed, wait, or buy a different reader that allows side loaded fonts.
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You have to remember, if you open the PW3 to access the serial port, you invalidate the warranty.
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