02-06-2018, 06:29 AM | #31 | |
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02-06-2018, 06:30 AM | #32 |
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02-06-2018, 06:42 AM | #33 |
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Have you ever removed the keyboard and rotated it sideways to read? It works pretty well.
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02-06-2018, 06:57 AM | #34 |
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02-06-2018, 07:04 AM | #35 |
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Before I got an e-reader, Calibre was it. It, plus the Patricia Clark Memorial LIbrary (here) and Project Gutenberg, had me downloading favorites like crazy, and I read several books cover to cover using the Calibre reader.
I still use that when I am reading via my pc. It's a complete library/reading system for me. |
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02-06-2018, 10:41 AM | #36 |
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02-06-2018, 01:35 PM | #39 |
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My Surface Pro 4 wakes just fine from sleep mode. I do not have problems with it and it takes 3 seconds to wake. I do not find the weight a problem and like being able to pick my books right from Calibre. The only thing I wish for, Calibre wise, is that Calibre would support touch screens. If it did it would be perfect to me.
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02-06-2018, 06:15 PM | #43 |
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I have done a fair amount of reading on a PC, a older desktop system, as a beta reader for a couple of authors. One sent the Manuscripts in Wordperfect format and I used the WP editor to do the reading. The other sent the files in MS Word DOCX format. Lots of reader programs can read those files or they can be converted by multiple utilities. For normal ebook files I have Kindle, Kobo and Sony ebook readers so can read almost any common ebook format on one of them. Next time I get a DOCX format book file to read I will email it to a Kindle and let Amazon convert it for me.
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02-06-2018, 06:19 PM | #45 |
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I use my Sony Reader For PC software. I read the majority of my books on my pc or on my smartphone. I also use Kindle for pc software.
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