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| Thread ID: 123405 | 2012-02-22 19:50:00 | Open Office on Readers? | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 1260724 | 2012-02-22 19:50:00 | Kinda interested if I can put a library book, digitized, of course, onto one of those new reader thing-ys . I run iSilo now on the older Palm 5 . ? OS in my Cliès, but I wonder if it too can run on these readers . So - if it's possible - what sort of digitizing program would I need to use to compress and install a rather large library (think all of The Encyclopedia Britannica) inside it? I have the library I need currently installed on my Eee-PC netbook and also on my desktop systems . Will I also be able to migrate or sync what I have to a reader of some sort? There are no royalty or rights problems . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1260725 | 2012-02-22 20:18:00 | What kind of reader are we talking about? and what software or format is the library on the Eee-PC on? Size won't be an issue, the Britannica is quite small in terms of file size, my kindle E-reader is the low capacity model and can hold around 1300 books. It also can read PDF files which are fairly easy to create from a lot of document sources, I put an equipment manual on it from work as an experiment when I got it no problem at all. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1260726 | 2012-02-22 21:07:00 | What kind of reader are we talking about? and what software or format is the library on the Eee-PC on? Since I run Windows XP-Pro, can I just assume it's Windows-friendly somehow? Is there any tool to discover what language or in which format the material I have currently, is written? Size won't be an issue, the Britannica is quite small in terms of file size, my kindle E-reader is the low capacity model and can hold around 1300 books . Actually, I used the encyclopedia as a f'rinstance . What I have is a huge amount of magazines without pictures, and reference material to store and read . It also can read PDF files which are fairly easy to create from a lot of document sources, I put an equipment manual on it from work as an experiment when I got it no problem at all . This looks promising, but I'm sure that the files I have in the other 'puters and want to access are not PDF format . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1260727 | 2012-02-22 21:53:00 | I just went and looked at one: Speaking of USB--you can connect the Kindle Touch to a computer to drag and drop MP3, audiobook, or text files (such as PDFs), but there's otherwise no need to "sync" with a computer. In fact, if you're just interested in reading, you'll never need to connect a Kindle to a computer at all, as books, periodicals, and even audiobooks can be purchased and downloaded straight over Wi-Fi (or 3G cellular), directly from the touch screen. So - does this mean I can in-load any file I can actually use on my other units? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1260728 | 2012-02-22 22:44:00 | If using Android and wanting to read ePub books from say a library then you might need something like overdrive media as that is what our local libraries use, see this Thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) here. For windows based you might be able to use Calibre ebook reader which can also do file conversions or Adobe digital editions is one I use to read library eBooks on my win7 netbook |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1260729 | 2012-02-22 22:46:00 | If using Android and wanting to read ePub books from say a library then you might need something like overdrive media as that is what our local libraries use, see this Thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) here. For windows based you might be able to use Calibre ebook reader which can also do file conversions or Adobe digital editions is one I use to read library eBooks on my win7 netbook Hey then - if Adobe digital is OK - what about Google Docs? GD is supposed to read/write to Adobe formats too - right? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1260730 | 2012-02-22 22:53:00 | When you read them in windows what software are you using? are they open office documents as per the thread title or is it something else? Knowing what they are to begin with would help. As for readers there are a lot of options from full on android tablets, iPads and the like, and dedicated ebook readers such as the kindle or the sony one. Pretty much all of them will read PDF files, kindle has it's own format as well, and I think Sony use ePub which is a common format outside of amazon. A tablet would likely have an app to read them directly, a reader would likely need them converted to the appropriate format but that's probably quite possible. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1260731 | 2012-02-22 22:55:00 | Hey then - if Adobe digital is OK - what about Google Docs? GD is supposed to read/write to Adobe formats too - right? yeah but were not talking PDF probably ePub |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1260732 | 2012-02-22 23:13:00 | I would reinforce what Gary has said about Calibre. I have a Sony e-reader, and use Calibre instead of the Sony Reader application (which is garbage). If you have the right plug ins installed in Calibre, you can open pretty much anything, any publications including those with DRM. If you wish to know which plug ins to get, and how to use them, Google "Apprentice Alf". This forum - http://www.mobileread.com/ - is very active and extremely useful for advice on the different ereaders and how to use them (and how to use Calibre). I have the Sony PRS-T1, which is just as good as a Kindle, but not locked into a particular setup like the Kindle seems to be. I have also seen e-books on a friend's iPad, and it looked great if you wanted to go down that route. People say that e-ink (e.g. Sony Reader or Kindle) is kinder on the eyes than LED (or is it LCD), but having had a read on an iPad, I think the latter is more versatile because you don't need a light the way you do with e-ink technology. However, e-ink is very kind on batteries - you will get a month or so out of a Sony Reader between charges, whereas an Apple or Samsung Galaxy will need frequent re-charging. You pays your money and takes your choice! |
John H (8) | ||
| 1260733 | 2012-02-23 00:01:00 | When you read them in windows what software are you using? are they open office documents as per the thread title or is it something else? Knowing what they are to begin with would help. As for readers there are a lot of options from full on android tablets, iPads and the like, and dedicated ebook readers such as the kindle or the sony one. Pretty much all of them will read PDF files, kindle has it's own format as well, and I think Sony use ePub which is a common format outside of amazon. A tablet would likely have an app to read them directly, a reader would likely need them converted to the appropriate format but that's probably quite possible. I don't really know - except for the Sony Cliè which is iSilo. In Windows, it just IS. It opens and just runs. I MAY have another source for POSSIBLY finding whatever program open the documents I have in a Windows computer. |
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