Ebook reader - newbie looking for what would work best for me... I'm looking for an ebook reader that would be used just for reading ebooks, or poetry.And I have no knowledge to go on.HELP!I would need something for the 'idiots guide' level, meaning easy to use, I'm on dialup where I live, and would be mainly reading books. I would like it to be the size of a paperback book with a 'quick' changing of the pages, able to change the print size or the shadings of the page for my eyes.And if available, one of the ones that is compatible with most of the formats out there without having to worry about it that much.Any input anyone??? Ebook reader - newbie looking for what would work best for me... I'm looking for an ebook reader that would be used just for reading ebooks, or poetry.And I have no knowledge to go on. » Read More Ebook reader - newbie looking for what would work best for me... I'm looking for an ebook reader that would be used just for reading ebooks, or poetry.And I have no knowledge to go on.HELP!I would need something for the 'idiots guide' level, meaning easy to use, I'm on dialup where I live, and would be mainly reading books. I would like it to be the size of a paperback book with a 'quick' changing of the pages, able to change the print size or the shadings of the page for my eyes.And if available, one of the ones that is compatible with most of the formats out there without having to worry about it that much.Any input anyone??? « Show Less
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The Sony e-Reader will work just fine. I travel a great deal and sometimes stay at a place with only dial-up connection. I managed to download books to my Sony e-Reader with dial-up. With the broadband speed at home in the US, it usually takes less than 10 seconds to download a regular size paperback, with dial up it took >2min, slow, but tolerable. (Hey, 2 min is still faster than going to the store).BTW, you can transfer books back and forth between e-Reader and computer, and do not need to store all your e-books in the e-Reader.
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I prefer the Kindle myself, since there is no required software to transfer files to the device. No matter what e-reader you decide on here's a site that has free poetry downloads in .mobi and .prc formats (compatible with both the Sony and the Kindle). http://manybooks.net/categories/POE
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I know it's probably too late for the person who asked this; but for anyone else with the same question...I think giving any of the Kindle e-readers (not necessarily the kindle fire 'tablets') would be a better idea...they are CHEAPER, and they'll be much more versatile. Not only can you install a Bible on them, they can hold virtually thousands of other books!! I have owned this particular item AND I've had a Kindle touch; the latter was cheaper, lasted longer and was sooooo much more versatile! (I do not have any connection or work with Amazon)
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No, there isn't such app for the this device. So you cannot directly read an amazon ebook using this device or any other ebook reader except the kindle. You will need a special software to first unlock the kindle ebooks and another one to convert it into the usual epub or pdf format. After that you can use any ebook reader to read your book.
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I just got the velocity cruz ereader r101, when I go to put a game app on it , i get the could not be viewed. Free up some space on your phone and try again. the only thing i have put on the ereader is books and they go on ok.. so why wont the game apps.. Im not very good at tech. stuff . so if someone could walk me through it I would appreciate it very much.
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I have the Kindle and the Nook app on my Coby 8024. Both work well, although with the Nook sometimes it asks me to download my books again; even after downloading them. The Nook app has more options in the menu screen; which possibly makes it a better app; but the Kindle app is so seamless and easy to use I find myself using that one more often.
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Your best choice is the iPad Mini. There are more apps for iPad and you can share the purchased apps with iPhone and iPad. Kindle is mainly for reading books.
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There is a free kindle app foe the iPad but I have not used it. I have had a kindle for a lot longer than the iPad. I can share what a friend told me, though. She finds the iPad screen too bright to read comfortably, and learned the hard way not to read at bedtime. She says it makes her eyes hurt. I am happy with my old kindle, so can't offer you experience firsthand.
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I've been using a Zaurus C3200 and a Zaurus C1000 for years as an ebook reader. It's way better than a Kindle because it is backlit so you can read in the dark in bed. I keep it on my nightstand plugged into its adapter so that way there are no battery issues. Buy it from Conics.net or any store that sells Japanese merchandise. It's awesome; there are THOUSANDS of little handy apps written for it (http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/) and with a wifi cf adapter you can carry this thing in your pocket and check your email or surf the web with Opera anywhere.
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Sorry, Mohammed - I am having a bear of a time just trying to get my Encore 5.0.2 to work properly (you have to exit the file and re-enter in order to edit mistakes, as if it forgot what it was doing right while you were working on a very delicate musical passage. It's a very nice program otherwise, but seems to be quite self-contained. A quick perusal of "Help" and "Open File As..." mentions nothing about PDF. Nor is there a Converter. The last posts I have seen when I Google "GVOX" or "Encore 5.0.2" are from around 2011. Tell you the truth, there are a lot of questions I would like to ask them.
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Very grateful for your tip, R.Jenkins.I too was struggling to download kindle and failed miserably until I read your email on this discussion. It worked great and now I can read my amazon ebooks. This was the deal breaker for me... if I couldn't get kindle then I was going to send my Kyros back. Now I will keep it. Thanks again.
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On the sony website when the e-reader is described they indicate that you can access 500,000 free books from google ebook website. Can you tell me whether you have tried this and if it works?
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I have the Kindle & my daughter has the Nook. We share by loading books on to our computer on a free program called Calibre. Calibre has a "convert" feature that converts back & forth from Mobi to epub or epub to Mobi since they require different formats (or pdf, etc...) then we load to the other person's reader. Works fabulously!
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i would like to add a question:could it be possible to install an ebook reader application on the archos 7 to reader ebooks. a program like Microsoft reader of its equivalent?
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Thank you G. Hadzima-- Your suggestion is excellent, I think. Yes, the BN reader with Glowlight isn't that expensive and ANY light would be better. It's a shame that I can't move books from my Kindle to the Nook, but that is hardly surprising. Glad you like yours-- many people HAVE liked them and I know you are right: people are far more likely to disparage a product than report that it performed as expected. Yep, if I get one that really underperforms I'm sure I can return it. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I do appreciate it! -PAM
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Thank you Alan. I will have to try that out. I ended up getting a Nook from B&N.; I was able to go into the store and play around with one which made me feel better about buying it. I know that there are some books on Kindle that I'm going to try and convert.
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i'm thinking of getting this. can u run facebook and words with friends on it? i really want it more to read my books... i have a b&w; nook now... but i wanted something with a touch screen and color. any input would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
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That depends on what do you mean saying "kindle books". Playbook is naturally capable of dealing with .pdf format (which I believe to be the most convenient of them all). There are lots of apps available for Playbook to read various other e-book formats but I personally prefer to use Calibre (that's free PC application that allows you to convert basically any existing e-book format into any format) to transform all non-pdf books into .pdf and then use built-in Acrobat Reader (for me it's easier than dealing with a dozen of different formats plus it's free and comes with your Playbook so you don't have to install anything). That depends on what do you mean saying "kindle books". Playbook is naturally capable of dealing with .pdf format (which I believe to be the most convenient of them all). There are lots of apps available for Playbook to read various other e-book formats but I personally prefer to use Calibre (that's free PC application that allows you to convert basically any existing e-book format into any format) to transform all non-pdf books into .pdf and then use built-in Acrobat Reader (for me it's easier than dealing with a dozen of different formats plus it's free and comes with your... » Read More That depends on what do you mean saying "kindle books". Playbook is naturally capable of dealing with .pdf format (which I believe to be the most convenient of them all). There are lots of apps available for Playbook to read various other e-book formats but I personally prefer to use Calibre (that's free PC application that allows you to convert basically any existing e-book format into any format) to transform all non-pdf books into .pdf and then use built-in Acrobat Reader (for me it's easier than dealing with a dozen of different formats plus it's free and comes with your Playbook so you don't have to install anything). « Show Less