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Old 03-21-2018, 03:44 AM   #16
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Only used ones. The advantage of the Sony would be that you could read ePub library books without converting them.

then i will prefer kindle at least new one...

i can remove drm and convert without problem using my current work-flow.
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Great decision. It means you will no longer be "locked-in" to any one "ecosystem". It also gives you some measure of protection from what may happen with any one vendor. At least the books you have bought are on your own hardware unencumbered. Like Zod I regard working with Calibre and Apprentice Alf as not only trivial but necessary. However, there are many people who are very happy being locked-in to one Vendor and don't want to do anything more than one-click at Amazon and open their ereader.
Yeah, those Kindle Manga models for $90 on Woot were tempting me to try a Kindle. But even if I bought one, I'd still download all my Kindle books and strip the DRM. I am a rereader and like having easy, guaranteed* access to all the books I bought.

*as guaranteed as an electronic file can be, anyway.

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One practical tip. Most books delivered to the Voyage by Amazon are now in kfx format. Calibre only works well with KF8 files, which usually have .azw3 file extensions. The easiest way to get a kf8 format in your circumstances is to go to content and devices on Amazon and download the book concerned for transfer via usb. Of course, many if not all of the ebooks you have may well be kf8. Just look for the .azw3 extension.
Yeah, I use an older version of Kindle For PC to download my books. I use 1.17 (available here for PC) First thing, make sure to go to Tools > Options and turn off automatic updates!

Kindle for PC lets me right click on the cover and select download. I can download books as fast as I can click them.
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Old 03-21-2018, 06:46 PM   #18
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Yeah, those Kindle Manga models for $90 on Woot were tempting me to try a Kindle. But even if I bought one, I'd still download all my Kindle books and strip the DRM. I am a rereader and like having easy, guaranteed* access to all the books I bought.
I don't really feel right about stripping DRM from library books. I did do it one time because a Dean Koontz' book was so terribly typeset that I didn't want to read it with all the spaces between dialog (why do they do that?). I made sure I was done reading it before it was due and deleted it before that date.
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One practical tip. Most books delivered to the Voyage by Amazon are now in kfx format. Calibre only works well with KF8 files, which usually have .azw3 file extensions. The easiest way to get a kf8 format in your circumstances is to go to content and devices on Amazon and download the book concerned for transfer via usb. Of course, many if not all of the ebooks you have may well be kf8. Just look for the .azw3 extension.
thank you, that is a great tip
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i choose to be lock in with kindle as kindle free dictionary are unbeatable by others.
I am curious why a dictionary is so important to you? I doubt I would use it once every 2 or 3 books?
I think to me the Kobo beta web browser would be better for me to check something I am reading.


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I have Kindles and Kobos (and Nooks). I prefer Kindles but I find it very handy to have both Kindles and Kobos. Barry
So the question is why you prefer the kindle? I love my kindle, but I have only ever had kindles. They gave me back the ability to read, so I will always love them.
I have to say my biggest bug for a kindle is the inability to increase the font on the home page or folders. I view them as details, not book covers and find the font way too small for me.
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I am curious why a dictionary is so important to you? I doubt I would use it once every 2 or 3 books?
I think to me the Kobo beta web browser would be better for me to check something I am reading.


So the question is why you prefer the kindle? I love my kindle, but I have only ever had kindles. They gave me back the ability to read, so I will always love them.
I have to say my biggest bug for a kindle is the inability to increase the font on the home page or folders. I view them as details, not book covers and find the font way too small for me.

no one know when i need the dictionary, it is advantage to have it.

i prefer kindle over other too.

furthermore it has other language dictionary too.
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The dictionary is useful if you’re studying. In academic books you may come across difficult words which you frequently can not guess by the context.

I’ve found that ereaders excel in this regard. It’s convenient, a lot lighter than carrying one.
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I am curious why a dictionary is so important to you? I doubt I would use it once every 2 or 3 books?
It's obvious that English is not Steven's first language. When reading in a foreign language, a dictionary is extremely important!
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I don't really feel right about stripping DRM from library books. I did do it one time because a Dean Koontz' book was so terribly typeset that I didn't want to read it with all the spaces between dialog (why do they do that?). I made sure I was done reading it before it was due and deleted it before that date.
I don't read library books. If I did, I wouldn't yank the DRM from them unless they were badly formatted.
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The fact that this happened once doesn't mean that your Voyage is necessarily on a downslide. This happened with my Mom's paperwhite a couple of years ago and the problem never occurred again.
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It's obvious that English is not Steven's first language. When reading in a foreign language, a dictionary is extremely important!
English is my first language but there still words that are new to me.

it always good to have good e-dictionary with you.
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The fact that this happened once doesn't mean that your Voyage is necessarily on a downslide. This happened with my Mom's paperwhite a couple of years ago and the problem never occurred again.
thank you, puts my mind at rest
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Yeah, those Kindle Manga models for $90 on Woot were tempting me to try a Kindle. But even if I bought one, I'd still download all my Kindle books and strip the DRM. I am a rereader and like having easy, guaranteed* access to all the books I bought.
Note, given the lack of audiobook support, it really is mostly suitable for just manga. It kinda chokes if you put 32GB worth of regular ebooks (tens of thousands?) in there.
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I don't read library books. If I did, I wouldn't yank the DRM from them unless they were badly formatted.
I've only done it the one time.
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