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Old 09-25-2010, 07:37 AM   #1
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Does it only allow Amazon stuff to be downloaded?
Could I install texts or are only Amazon texts allowed?
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Old 09-25-2010, 07:39 AM   #2
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You can certainly load your own books onto the Kindle. Any DRM-free Mobipocket book (or text file) will work fine.
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Old 09-25-2010, 04:35 PM   #3
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I have loaded my own PDFs and text files. I have some public domain mobi and prcs as well, all loaded using calibre no problem. I even loaded my Amazon content using calibre, no problems at all. While it is nice having the wireless, I don't foresee myself using it for books unless I happen to be on the road and have exhausted all my books that I loaded before I left home.
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Old 09-25-2010, 11:56 PM   #4
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I've downloaded plenty of PDFs, mobi files...lots of things. As long as it's DRM-free, you're fine.
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Old 09-26-2010, 11:55 AM   #5
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even word documents. They need to be converted, but amazon will do that for free.

I simply email the word document to my free.kindle email and it gets put right on my k3. This is with a wi-fi connection.

I could also send it through 3g, but there would be a small charge.
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even word documents. They need to be converted, but amazon will do that for free.

I simply email the word document to my free.kindle email and it gets put right on my k3. This is with a wi-fi connection.

I could also send it through 3g, but there would be a small charge.
would that work with 3 gigs worth of rtf,txt,lit,pdf equals 3500 books
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Old 09-26-2010, 02:19 PM   #7
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would that work with 3 gigs worth of rtf,txt,lit,pdf equals 3500 books
for that, I'd run all the conversions on a fast PC, using freeware Calibre program - convert everything to .mobi format then load onto kindle via USB.

I suggest that you do batches of 2-300 at a time, as Kindle will want to index them once it receives them.
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Could I install texts or are only Amazon texts allowed?
There is quite a bit of information in the Kindle User Guide that answers this question and many more. If you do not yet have a Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200317150
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Old 10-01-2010, 05:44 PM   #9
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for that, I'd run all the conversions on a fast PC, using freeware Calibre program - convert everything to .mobi format then load onto kindle via USB.

I suggest that you do batches of 2-300 at a time, as Kindle will want to index them once it receives them.
why not just let the kindle app on pc index them then copy/paste to the kindle?

simple.
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Old 10-01-2010, 05:52 PM   #10
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why not just let the kindle app on pc index them then copy/paste to the kindle?

simple.
Not simple...

Your Kindle and your Kindle 4PC have a different PIDs... one cannot decrypt the others books.
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Old 10-03-2010, 12:14 PM   #11
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You can use the wireless too.
One of the first things I did after getting my Kindle 2 was use the browser to bookmark the Kindle compatible sites for Manybooks.net and Feedbooks.com. You can download books directly to the Kindle over wireless. Very nice, although for some reason Manybooks' site doesn't always have the Kindle compatible file available for download straight to the Kindle, but I can still download it to the computer and transfer it via USB. Never a problem with Feedbooks, plus the Feedbooks site is a little easier to navigate on the K2.
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Old 10-03-2010, 12:19 PM   #12
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I still haven't used the USB connection with my K3. Non-Amazon books I send via Calibre to my wifi and it's free.
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