What e-Book reader?

[calumscott]

What file formats do your library offer?

 

[critch]

another one for the kindle fire! got one for the missus, and i now get a little peace and quiet!

 

[EskiBrew]

What file formats do your library offer?

Hmmm - this is new to me but from their website it says:

Which readers are compatible with your service?
We recommend that you download your titles onto your PC or MAC before transferring then to your reader.

Visit the Adobe web site for the current list of devices compatible with Adobe Digital Editions. If your device is not listed then we suggest you contact your device manufacturer to check if your eReader supports Adobe DRM titles.

A Popular eBook app for Apple iTouch, iPhone or iPad is Bluefire Reader.

For Android users we recommend using Aldiko or Bluefire.

 

[Stu]

calibre software (free) is like itunes for ebooks and can convert anything to mobi and slap it on the kindle for u easy
as such not tied to amazon (yet to buy a book :rofl: )

Indeed, I didn't mention Calibre, but yeah it's fantastic *cough* 18gb library *cough*

 

[EskiBrew]

Having done some reading, apparently Calibre can (using a plugin) remove DRM from an ebook that has been downloaded from Amazon to the PC.
This can then be converted and loaded onto a Kobo. Apparently this is perfectly legal because the book has been purchased from Amazon. It might not however be legal to remove the DRM from a borrowed library book so that it could be converter and loaded onto a Kindle.

It would seem therefore like the Kobo is a better option if Library books are likely to be used

 

[anthonyUK]

Having done some reading, apparently Calibre can (using a plugin) remove DRM from an ebook that has been downloaded from Amazon to the PC.
This can then be converted and loaded onto a Kobo. Apparently this is perfectly legal because the book has been purchased from Amazon. It might not however be legal to remove the DRM from a borrowed library book so that it could be converter and loaded onto a Kindle.

It would seem therefore like the Kobo is a better option if Library books are likely to be used

Most devices will be able to read a file in a format Calibre can convert to.
It is not as easy as convert this file to this though. There can be issues with formatting such as pagination etc.

 

[hairybiker]

If you are thinking of the Kindle fire HD then CPW has it on offer at £139 http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/tablets/categories/kindle-fire

NB not an ereader but a tabet so needs charged evey day/night but it is colour.

 

[ScottM]

If you are thinking of the Kindle fire HD then CPW has it on offer at £139 http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/tablets/categories/kindle-fire

NB not an ereader but a tabet so needs charged evey day/night but it is colour.

You would need to use it continuously in to have to charge it daily. 11 hours constant use between charge, similar to my iPad and Galaxy Note. I reckon I charge mine once or twice a week.

 

[Vossy1]

Keeley has the base model Kindle and loves it. She got it for xmas and in January alone read 17 books and only paid for 1, the others being free I'm happier with the environmental impact of the Kindle v a book over the long run but that's just me. Sorry, I can't offer anything regards pro's and con's

 

[soupdragon]

Kobo all the way.

Mainly due to the fact you can read almost any file format on it. And don't forget all the free books that you can get out of the library for absolutely nothing.
As far as I'm aware you can only dowload library books for the kindle in America.......

Cheers Tom

 

[MadrikXIV]

If it's for book reading it should be a dedicated ebook reader. Tablets are a pain for books.

Battery life on tablets is a pain, an ereader goes weeks without a recharge, and the light is nowhere near as comfortable on a tablet, but handier if reading magazine pdfs as an Ereader.

I have a Kobo, and it is great, some reckon it's better than the Kindle as the reason I got it was that it can handle more file formats without issue, also has a micro sd card in it for storage, useful with Gutenberg and Calibre.

 

[Stu]

I don't understand the format thing.

If you have your library in Calibre, it matters not which format your books are in. Calibre converts them on the fly.

 

[MadrikXIV]

Like pictures, theres numerous file saving formats.

The Kindle sticks to mainly the .mobi and PDF format

The Kobo will read .epub as it's main format and .mobi and a lot more formats.

Epub is fairly common across all other non kindle devices, but Calibre can take care of that.

http://www.gutenberg.org is a great place for free books, books whose copyright have expired and legally free.

And many free books available elsewhere as it's a great way to get published now, and many other aspiring authors 'launch' their books for low low prices across Amazon and Kobo's market place

 

[cutnrun]

you may fins that with a paperwhite you can borrow from librarys. My library uses overdrive to lend out books... i have a kindle 2nd gen no keyboard and while i love it i cant get books from the library on it.

They seem to support most e-readers by the look of it.

http://www.overdrive.com/drc/ebook-only/

 

[Stu]

Sorry, I'm aware of that. I probably didn't get my point across.

I manage all my books in Calibre. It's a better system than trying to manage 27,000 books on a Kindle (not to mention it doesn't have that sort of storage space).

The ebook reader make is probably irrelevant as Calibre simply delivers it in any format I choose (including PDF and MS Word if I so want it).

We chose to buy the Amazon one in the end for many reasons - Amazon support and customer service, expert reviews and so on (You probably won't be surprised that the Amazon one scores better marks in every single independent review).

And more importantly, we often compromise with our hobbies, wants and needs (I'd love to buy cornies, but accept I can't afford to do more than bottle, I'd love to shop in Waitrose but accept Tesco is what we can afford and so on). However, because at the time of purchasing I was able to get a Kindle for £60, I didn't need to compromise.

 

[bobsbeer]

I use a basic kindle and it's great. I also have a nifty little program called k2pdf (free) which will convert files to kindle format from pdf and other formats. Not tried going the other way but i think it can.