Newspapers on Original Kobo

Running Man · 11-09-2010, 01:31 AM

Okay - this is for all of those that want to get some form of newspaper on the Original Kobo Ereader that is readable. I have downloaded newspapers from Sony's website - http://ebookstore.sony.com/, and from www.canada.com (National Post, Vancouver Sun, Times Colonist, Ottawa Citizen, etc). They are in the format of epub with lots of table of content and chapters so you can browse your newspaper. From the Sony website, just download the newspaper and drag and drop it into your ereader (hopefully it is in epub format). From the canada.com website, when you download the newspaper, choose the Sony Ereader device format (it does not list the Kobo EReader

). You can either download the epub file directly to your Kobo Reader via your computer or download the newspaper to your computer and drag and drop it into your Kobo Ereader. The newspapers seems to work on my Kobo Ereader with out any problem. You do get some pictures with text, and it is formating is not bad. I did download a newpaper from The Globe and Mail website, but it is in PDF format. The Kobo Ereader doesn't handle it very well.
I guess if you want to enjoy newspapers on your ereader, check the newspapers own website and see if you can download it to ereaders. If so, you might be in luck

Cheers

zoran · 11-09-2010, 02:15 AM

For a longer time I read feeds and find them appropriate. I assume
the content to be the same or similar to head news on the web site.
Almost all of web issues have a link to the feed and a lot of them to
choose. Imagine life without slashdot? Wrong or right, none could
call them obsolete. Regarding the topic, personally, I'd put my atten-
tion to text oriented content. The nature of the device is not for
pictures, especially if the color makes the difference. My best bet
is: almost all users would take rss reader as adequate for their hunger
for news. When at home, they could go after web issue as well.
Someone think it is on the same level as newspapers?

taming · 11-09-2010, 08:10 AM

Kobo support has said (I believe on the FB discussion page) that they are working to have kobo listed as an alternative for newspaper downloads--also that if Cool-er is listed, that version plays well with Kobo.

zoran · 11-09-2010, 11:15 AM

This one?
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?ui...91&topic=16203

taming · 11-09-2010, 01:32 PM

Yes, Z--that one!

Running Man · 11-09-2010, 11:07 PM

Thanks for the facebook page

zoran · 11-10-2010, 12:51 AM

I'm sure people have paid for daily news and want them on the reader.
Otherwise, take an instance, if you live in NYC:
http://www.nytimes.com/
A lot of short news and links to full stories. Somewhere on the very
bottom of the page, lives the rss link to the page:
http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/index.html
Imagine that you are interested in local news, so you take:
http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/NYRegion
To get there. one does not need to fulfill the same route every day.
Rss feed is always the same. I follow ones for years, on the same link.
The problem might be the hyperlink. Without internet access and fine
browser, no go. An example I gave has all links on the same domain.
Some other doesn't, but put you all over the world. So, I see 2 ways
to get newspapers on version 1.
First, to follow subscription in epub and load it to the reader by the
hand or via desktop application.
Second, to unload the reader and build browser with, at least, html
version 4. It could be done if people forget preloaded books and
wait a bit for the page to load. I'm not positive if hardware is fast
for that. And how memory footprint comes in. K3 has browser and
people use it for almost all mundane tasks one might imagine. Does
it make k3 better choice? To me, epub is the very strength of kobo.
There are signs of fbreader for k3, but years could pass by to have
it on.
My choice would be to read books in epub on kobo and read news
some other way.

michael_h · 11-16-2010, 02:30 PM

I'm now less concerned with being able to read newspapers on the Kobo device since learning how to sync Calibre with various news RSS feeds. Since the two sources I sought (CBC and Globe and Mail) are both free, they automatically feed to my computers (home and work) each morning.

Not as convenient as reading the paper on the Kobo itself, but an acceptable alternative.

11-09-2010, 01:31 AM	#1
Running Man Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Victoria Device: Sony PRS350 & PRS650, Kobo EReader, Acer 1830TimelineX	Newspapers on Original Kobo Okay - this is for all of those that want to get some form of newspaper on the Original Kobo Ereader that is readable. I have downloaded newspapers from Sony's website - http://ebookstore.sony.com/, and from www.canada.com (National Post, Vancouver Sun, Times Colonist, Ottawa Citizen, etc). They are in the format of epub with lots of table of content and chapters so you can browse your newspaper. From the Sony website, just download the newspaper and drag and drop it into your ereader (hopefully it is in epub format). From the canada.com website, when you download the newspaper, choose the Sony Ereader device format (it does not list the Kobo EReader). You can either download the epub file directly to your Kobo Reader via your computer or download the newspaper to your computer and drag and drop it into your Kobo Ereader. The newspapers seems to work on my Kobo Ereader with out any problem. You do get some pictures with text, and it is formating is not bad. I did download a newpaper from The Globe and Mail website, but it is in PDF format. The Kobo Ereader doesn't handle it very well. I guess if you want to enjoy newspapers on your ereader, check the newspapers own website and see if you can download it to ereaders. If so, you might be in luck Cheers

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11-09-2010, 02:15 AM	#2
zoran himself Posts: 576 Karma: 11226 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	For a longer time I read feeds and find them appropriate. I assume the content to be the same or similar to head news on the web site. Almost all of web issues have a link to the feed and a lot of them to choose. Imagine life without slashdot? Wrong or right, none could call them obsolete. Regarding the topic, personally, I'd put my atten- tion to text oriented content. The nature of the device is not for pictures, especially if the color makes the difference. My best bet is: almost all users would take rss reader as adequate for their hunger for news. When at home, they could go after web issue as well. Someone think it is on the same level as newspapers?

11-09-2010, 08:10 AM	#3
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Kobo support has said (I believe on the FB discussion page) that they are working to have kobo listed as an alternative for newspaper downloads--also that if Cool-er is listed, that version plays well with Kobo.

11-09-2010, 11:15 AM	#4
zoran himself Posts: 576 Karma: 11226 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	This one? http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?ui...91&topic=16203

11-09-2010, 01:32 PM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Yes, Z--that one!

11-09-2010, 11:07 PM	#6
Running Man Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Victoria Device: Sony PRS350 & PRS650, Kobo EReader, Acer 1830TimelineX	Thanks for the facebook page

11-10-2010, 12:51 AM	#7
zoran himself Posts: 576 Karma: 11226 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	I'm sure people have paid for daily news and want them on the reader. Otherwise, take an instance, if you live in NYC: http://www.nytimes.com/ A lot of short news and links to full stories. Somewhere on the very bottom of the page, lives the rss link to the page: http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/index.html Imagine that you are interested in local news, so you take: http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/NYRegion To get there. one does not need to fulfill the same route every day. Rss feed is always the same. I follow ones for years, on the same link. The problem might be the hyperlink. Without internet access and fine browser, no go. An example I gave has all links on the same domain. Some other doesn't, but put you all over the world. So, I see 2 ways to get newspapers on version 1. First, to follow subscription in epub and load it to the reader by the hand or via desktop application. Second, to unload the reader and build browser with, at least, html version 4. It could be done if people forget preloaded books and wait a bit for the page to load. I'm not positive if hardware is fast for that. And how memory footprint comes in. K3 has browser and people use it for almost all mundane tasks one might imagine. Does it make k3 better choice? To me, epub is the very strength of kobo. There are signs of fbreader for k3, but years could pass by to have it on. My choice would be to read books in epub on kobo and read news some other way.

11-16-2010, 02:30 PM	#8
michael_h Member Posts: 20 Karma: 26 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo ebook reader	I'm now less concerned with being able to read newspapers on the Kobo device since learning how to sync Calibre with various news RSS feeds. Since the two sources I sought (CBC and Globe and Mail) are both free, they automatically feed to my computers (home and work) each morning. Not as convenient as reading the paper on the Kobo itself, but an acceptable alternative.

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