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Thread ID: 119240	2011-07-12 14:52:00	Google eBooks Thoughts	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1216385	2011-07-12 14:52:00	I have quite a few CDs with reference books on them that merrily load into any PC, as in my Eee-PC and of course, my desktop units . What I need to understand is about all these new E-readers around us - if they can have these reference books loaded into them and accessed from there too . I really don't want any of the Apple 'i' stuff, but I do like things ala: Google . Will these books be mashable (is that the correct thought?) or is there another term for getting them onto a newest Google machine? I'm pulling my hair since the Palm OS isn't supported any more - or not that I am aware of, and my Cliès are all getting long in the tooth and the batteries are swelling just a bit now . I have ISilo on my Palm systems, and although the PDAs themselves are going the way of the Dodo, I wonder if all my ISilo stuff is gonna be salvageable? I've lost the neurological ability to feel the pages in a book, and just turning to the next page takes me more than a few fumbling-moments and that's not good in a classroom environment . I really need the electronic books and reference library on something that I can handle in class . Just trying to make a game plan here for when my Cliès finally die . I need and use them a lot and since I don't need or desire internet access nor to have a cell phone, where's a guy supposed to go now?	SurferJoe46 (51)
1216386	2011-07-12 20:53:00	What format are they in? Also Calibre can convert between the formats used on most E readers and from PDF	gary67 (56)
1216387	2011-07-12 21:23:00	What format are they in? Also Calibre can convert between the formats used on most E readers and from PDF +1 Calibre will do what you want unless your reader has a previously unknown format requirement	CliveM (6007)
1216388	2011-07-13 01:23:00	Well - it's a Palm 5.0 OS and I view the files in ISilo.	SurferJoe46 (51)
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