This is the second post in a series on ebooks and ereaders. The first of this series was on the pros and cons of ebooks. Now let’s assume that you’ve decided to buy an ebook reader. The first thing you notice is that there’s a lot of different ones, they do different things, take different files and are different sizes. So how do you choose? First you need to know some basics. E-ink is the format you want for the screen, because anything backlit is the same as reading on a computer, ie hard on your eyes. Most of them are e-ink, but some cheaper ones aren’t. Not all ebook files are useable on all ereaders. The main ones are mobi files (can only be read on a Kindle unless you know a secret -see more below) and epub (can’t be read on a kindle). PDF’s are accepted by most readers but they do strange things format wise in many of them, so epub is becoming the industry standard for non Kindle readers. But if PDFs aren’t security protected, they can be changed into epub using a free … [Read more...]
How to make your Kindle ebooks readable on ereaders other than the Kindle.
Post updated 18.3.13 I bought an ebook from Amazon, read it on my PC, then decided to buy a sony ereader. But I wanted to read my Amazon purchased ebook again, and some I hadn't read yet, hence the beginning of a long web journey to find a way to change a Kindle file so I could read it on whatever device I wanted. Below is a step by step guide so you do't have to take the same long journey. The process is a lot simpler than when I wrote the original post, which is still below. I left it here in case there is anything helpful for there for any of you who get bugs. The new system also removed the DMR from Topaz files. Thanks to the people who made these tools available. Like me, they are completely against pirating and have said so on their sites. Here's my version of it. Note - the only reason anyone should be removing DMR on a Kindle book (or any other ebook) is so they can read a book they've purchased for one ereader on a different kind of ereader. Pirating is not cool - … [Read more...]