Question about Kindle, Calibre & Canada

Bellychaser · 11-02-2010, 01:04 PM

The Kindle has everything i want except Amazon. I don't plan on buying any books from them, I live in the boonies of northern Ontario Canada so I don't even have 3G around here and I already have an extensive library of unread books but most are PDF or EPUB. How much of a PITA is it to use Calibre to convert my books to read on the Kindle and what quality of reading experience should i expect? Also, can someone describe for me the Kindle's catalog features? Can i still use the catalog it if none of my books come from Amazon?

Basically I am leaning toward the Kindle 3 because of the text quality, it's low price and because it appeals to me aesthetically.

Thanks!

ProfCrash · 11-02-2010, 01:39 PM

If you are leaning towards the Kindle you might find the answer you are looking for in the Kindle forums.

I have not used Calibre but have read that it is very easy to use for conversion.

FF2 · 11-02-2010, 01:59 PM

The kindle has a COLLECTIONS feature. But no sub-collections. So, you can create a SciFi and a mystery and a biography, etc collection and add books to them, any books not just the one you buy from Amazon. It actually is only an index - it does not physically move books to folders with those names. It is like a Windows shortcut - a pointer. So you can actually add one book to multiple collections. For instance, you grab a new book or two. Some folks have a To-be-read collection but the book is also SciFi - it can be added to both collections.

Bellychaser · 11-02-2010, 02:02 PM

Thanks for the collections info - that's perfect. And i'll ask in the Kindle forum too.

11-02-2010, 01:04 PM	#1
Bellychaser Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Device: none	Question about Kindle, Calibre & Canada The Kindle has everything i want except Amazon. I don't plan on buying any books from them, I live in the boonies of northern Ontario Canada so I don't even have 3G around here and I already have an extensive library of unread books but most are PDF or EPUB. How much of a PITA is it to use Calibre to convert my books to read on the Kindle and what quality of reading experience should i expect? Also, can someone describe for me the Kindle's catalog features? Can i still use the catalog it if none of my books come from Amazon? Basically I am leaning toward the Kindle 3 because of the text quality, it's low price and because it appeals to me aesthetically. Thanks!

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11-02-2010, 01:39 PM	#2
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	If you are leaning towards the Kindle you might find the answer you are looking for in the Kindle forums. I have not used Calibre but have read that it is very easy to use for conversion.

11-02-2010, 01:59 PM	#3
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	The kindle has a COLLECTIONS feature. But no sub-collections. So, you can create a SciFi and a mystery and a biography, etc collection and add books to them, any books not just the one you buy from Amazon. It actually is only an index - it does not physically move books to folders with those names. It is like a Windows shortcut - a pointer. So you can actually add one book to multiple collections. For instance, you grab a new book or two. Some folks have a To-be-read collection but the book is also SciFi - it can be added to both collections.

11-02-2010, 02:02 PM	#4
Bellychaser Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Device: none	Thanks for the collections info - that's perfect. And i'll ask in the Kindle forum too.

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