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Re: Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Tavi Send a noteboard - 29/07/2010 07:16:32 PM
I've tried and have yet to find a good conversion.

The nook and Sony's readers support ePUB which is a standard format. Lots of free books are available from various places in ePUB. Amazon really only wants you reading Kindle book on a Kindle, so like someone else said, they've DRMd it out the wazoo. For that reason, I shunned the Kindle. That, and the wasted space of the physical keyboard. I don't need it ever, so why have it there on the device all the time. The nook is a touchscreen keyboard similar (though not as good) to the iPhone's.


Most of the free books I run across are available in multiple formats, not just ePUB. Where are you finding the books that are ePUB only?

The DRM on the Kindle format is one of the reasons why I've still yet to buy a lot of books from them. The vast majority of my books are the free offers they have. I don't want to spend so much money replacing my library with Kindle books, and a few years down the line, have my entire collection become obsolete. So while I love my Kindle, I hate the DRM on it.

And I'm horrible at using touchscreens, so I actually prefer the physical keyboard.
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$140.00 Kindle Knightscape - 29/07/2010 04:02:42 AM 935 Views
They're not striking at the iPad...the two are in a different league Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 04:51:23 AM 688 Views
Why would anyone buy a Kindle instead of an iPad? Tom - 29/07/2010 04:22:17 PM 691 Views
tablet computers are nothing new random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:22:12 PM 623 Views
because some of us prefer to use our laptops regardless. LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:27:04 PM 760 Views
I bought a nook instead of an iPad Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 06:55:23 PM 710 Views
^ and what he said. LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:57:41 PM 601 Views
Thirded Tavi - 29/07/2010 07:07:42 PM 760 Views
Price Knightscape - 30/07/2010 04:04:51 AM 593 Views
Ok, so, my question about all these readers... Nebhead - 29/07/2010 09:10:38 AM 655 Views
well. jh - 29/07/2010 10:00:55 AM 865 Views
On converting: depends on what you're converting from and to. Ghavrel - 29/07/2010 10:11:50 AM 699 Views
well... jh - 29/07/2010 12:10:44 PM 706 Views
the NOOK doesn't do txt (at least, not without conversion) LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 07:09:39 PM 574 Views
No. The standardization is horrible (blame Amazon). Ghavrel - 29/07/2010 10:13:13 AM 706 Views
as you said, at least BN and Sony are much more compatible. *NM* LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:28:03 PM 292 Views
I am trying to make the same decison random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:27:44 PM 699 Views
pdf's show up nicely in iBooks and Stanza on the iPhone/iPad BlackAdder - 29/07/2010 04:31:03 PM 818 Views
I tried reading PDF on stanza with my iphone random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:20:23 PM 608 Views
doublepost *NM* BlackAdder - 29/07/2010 04:31:03 PM 271 Views
Some answers (Now with NOOK info) Tavi - 29/07/2010 04:15:53 PM 874 Views
Some information about more than the Kindle: LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:47:14 PM 615 Views
Good points Tavi - 29/07/2010 06:52:10 PM 811 Views
ahh, okay. I wasn't aware that was the Kindle 2 LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:56:55 PM 560 Views
Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 06:59:16 PM 608 Views
Re: Kindle books don't convert to ePUB well Tavi - 29/07/2010 07:16:32 PM 823 Views
I'm really interested in Austrian Economics... Wulf`gar - 29/07/2010 09:22:10 PM 720 Views
Some good links for you: (And why I'm going to get a NOOK) LadyLorraine - 29/07/2010 06:48:54 PM 723 Views
e-books from the library. I had forgotten about that random thoughts - 30/07/2010 05:12:05 PM 523 Views
I believe they're mostly ePub, but probably some PDF-type files too *NM* LadyLorraine - 31/07/2010 01:49:04 AM 262 Views
The main question I ask myself is Where am I going to get ebooks from? Mark - 30/07/2010 01:06:41 PM 568 Views
Have you checked out google books and other similar non-bookstore sites? *NM* LadyLorraine - 30/07/2010 01:40:36 PM 275 Views
I have Mark - 30/07/2010 03:10:40 PM 593 Views
~clears throat~ Elaine - 30/07/2010 01:55:18 PM 658 Views
Thanks Mark - 30/07/2010 03:01:38 PM 724 Views
Absolutely no question you can. Michael - 31/07/2010 10:51:23 AM 732 Views
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