Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-12-02 Thread Beco
Hi guys, Regarding the creation of an epub file, I find this link very interesting, and easy to use. http://lukesblog.it/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Its a openoffice (libreoffice) plugin. Just install it, click on the "export epub" icon, and you are done. You may want to set the metadata bef

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-30 Thread Gary Roach
On 11/30/2012 05:46 AM, Johann Spies wrote: On 29 November 2012 15:36, Kelly Clowers > wrote: On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Beco wrote: > Dear fellows, I have a Kobo and I like it pretty well. One issue I do have is that browsing through a lar

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-30 Thread Johann Spies
On 29 November 2012 15:36, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Beco wrote: > > Dear fellows, > > I have a Kobo and I like it pretty well. One issue I do have is that > browsing through a large collection of books is a real pain. You can > sort by title or author, but that is

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-30 Thread Johann Spies
On 29 November 2012 10:13, David Williams wrote: > Kindle just mounts like a USB Jump drive right? > Yes, but I hardly ever use directly from the commandline as a usb-device. I use Calibre to manage the files on my Kindle and it works like a dream. Regards Johann -- Because experiencing your

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-29 Thread Johann Spies
Previously I used my Nokia N900 to read ebooks but since I bought my Kindle Touch I was enjoying my reading a lot more. With Calibre I have no problems converting epubs to mobi format and sometimes I even have success converting pdf's to mobi format. Communication with the Kindle from Debian has

RE: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-28 Thread Mark Allums
> Regarding the usage experience of those ereaders on the caput, what > you find more compatible do Debian? > > I know both of them don't have software specifically for linux. I also > know I can read Kindle cloud books using a browser. I don't know for > Kobo. > > Also, to use them as an author,

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-28 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:50:02 +0100 Beco wrote: > Dear fellows, > > Regarding the usage experience of those ereaders on the caput, what > you find more compatible do Debian? Pocketbook runs on Linux, a Debian flavored one, compatible with many e-reader formats and works with Calibre through a U

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-28 Thread Brad Alexander
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Lars Noodén wrote: > I'm still quite reserved about the e-readers and waiting for the dust > to settle. Early adopters are still getting hit by surprises like > this: > > https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121126/18084721154/barnes-noble-decides-that-purchased-eb

Re: Kobo or Kindle

2012-11-28 Thread Lars Noodén
I'm still quite reserved about the e-readers and waiting for the dust to settle. Early adopters are still getting hit by surprises like this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121126/18084721154/barnes-noble-decides-that-purchased-ebooks-are-only-yours-until-your-credit-card-expires.shtml Rega