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well. jh Send a noteboard - 29/07/2010 10:00:55 AM
...and the trees sing

I'm sort-of maybe thinking about getting one, and have two questions:

  1. What are the pros/cons/USPs of all the different readers?
  2. Are ebooks a standard format that are compatible with all readers, or if I buy a certain reader am I locking myself into a certain ebook format?


can't help you with the first one, but as for the second, formats tend to vary a bit, however, there are readers out there which use a number of different formats, and then there are readers which links you up to a certain store. The formats I have seen are generally prc, mobi, epub, pdf, lit, txt, pdb. Check wikipedia to find one which supports the formats you enjoy. (Also, there are tools out there to convert books to different formats, I am not sure how well they do it, though.)
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$140.00 Kindle Knightscape - 29/07/2010 04:02:42 AM 1059 Views
They're not striking at the iPad...the two are in a different league Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 04:51:23 AM 811 Views
Why would anyone buy a Kindle instead of an iPad? Tom - 29/07/2010 04:22:17 PM 810 Views
tablet computers are nothing new random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:22:12 PM 738 Views
because some of us prefer to use our laptops regardless. LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:27:04 PM 864 Views
I bought a nook instead of an iPad Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 06:55:23 PM 822 Views
^ and what he said. LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:57:41 PM 705 Views
Thirded Tavi - 29/07/2010 07:07:42 PM 874 Views
Price Knightscape - 30/07/2010 04:04:51 AM 722 Views
Ok, so, my question about all these readers... Nebhead - 29/07/2010 09:10:38 AM 765 Views
well. jh - 29/07/2010 10:00:55 AM 984 Views
On converting: depends on what you're converting from and to. Ghavrel - 29/07/2010 10:11:50 AM 818 Views
well... jh - 29/07/2010 12:10:44 PM 809 Views
the NOOK doesn't do txt (at least, not without conversion) LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 07:09:39 PM 695 Views
No. The standardization is horrible (blame Amazon). Ghavrel - 29/07/2010 10:13:13 AM 821 Views
as you said, at least BN and Sony are much more compatible. *NM* LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:28:03 PM 344 Views
I am trying to make the same decison random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:27:44 PM 814 Views
pdf's show up nicely in iBooks and Stanza on the iPhone/iPad BlackAdder - 29/07/2010 04:31:03 PM 922 Views
I tried reading PDF on stanza with my iphone random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:20:23 PM 724 Views
doublepost *NM* BlackAdder - 29/07/2010 04:31:03 PM 327 Views
Some answers (Now with NOOK info) Tavi - 29/07/2010 04:15:53 PM 997 Views
Some information about more than the Kindle: LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:47:14 PM 738 Views
Good points Tavi - 29/07/2010 06:52:10 PM 927 Views
ahh, okay. I wasn't aware that was the Kindle 2 LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:56:55 PM 664 Views
Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 06:59:16 PM 714 Views
Re: Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Tavi - 29/07/2010 07:16:32 PM 936 Views
I'm really interested in Austrian Economics... Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 09:22:10 PM 838 Views
Some good links for you: (And why I'm going to get a NOOK) LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:48:54 PM 837 Views
e-books from the library. I had forgotten about that random thoughts - 30/07/2010 05:12:05 PM 636 Views
I believe they're mostly ePub, but probably some PDF-type files too *NM* LadyLorraine - 31/07/2010 01:49:04 AM 312 Views
The main question I ask myself is Where am I going to get ebooks from? Mark - 30/07/2010 01:06:41 PM 680 Views
Have you checked out google books and other similar non-bookstore sites? *NM* LadyLorraine - 30/07/2010 01:40:36 PM 329 Views
I have Mark - 30/07/2010 03:10:40 PM 702 Views
~clears throat~ Elaine - 30/07/2010 01:55:18 PM 783 Views
Thanks Mark - 30/07/2010 03:01:38 PM 829 Views
Absolutely no question you can. Michael - 31/07/2010 10:51:23 AM 849 Views
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