Misc. BOOK TOPICS - All things E-Book

silverdezz · 01-02-11 at 09:18 AM

Request for help to read ebooks...

I love downloading book here (thanks to all people contributing their effort to make this forum works). I usually read the books on my laptop. However lately, i really want to buy an ebook reader device so i can read on the bus or outside of my home. Since I download a lot of book from this website, i don't need to download from amazon or Apple ( i did buy some but not a lot...LoL). Anyway... I wonder which one should I buy...
(Ipad, Iphone, Kindle etc)... There's a lot in the market but someone mentioned sth about DRM (digital right mangement). I fear once I buy one the reader and it wont open the book (I download from this website) due to DRM and force me to go to Apple/Amazon website to download the same book. It will drive me crazy...

Any help please? I am really a rookie in technology. I am not sure if i post in the right place ..if not...and my post must be deleted (plez message me)

Thanks for all your help
silverdezz

**barkybean** · 01-02-11 at 11:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by silverdezz

Request for help to read ebooks...

I love downloading book here (thanks to all people contributing their effort to make this forum works). I usually read the books on my laptop. However lately, i really want to buy an ebook reader device so i can read on the bus or outside of my home. Since I download a lot of book from this website, i don't need to download from amazon or Apple ( i did buy some but not a lot...LoL). Anyway... I wonder which one should I buy...
(Ipad, Iphone, Kindle etc)... There's a lot in the market but someone mentioned sth about DRM (digital right mangement). I fear once I buy one the reader and it wont open the book (I download from this website) due to DRM and force me to go to Apple/Amazon website to download the same book. It will drive me crazy...

Any help please? I am really a rookie in technology. I am not sure if i post in the right place ..if not...and my post must be deleted (plez message me)

Thanks for all your help

silverdezz

Now, I can answer you! LOL!

I have a kindle (second gen) myself. I absolutely love it. I can upload many formats to it including mobi, pdf, doc (and more) - not to mention music too! It allows you to create folders so you can have some control over how the books are organized. I love that Amazon has my books backed up - that means I don't have to keep them all on the kindle without losing them. Anytime I want to reread a book, I just go up to Amazon and redownload to my kindle.

Also, Amazon has apps for different things, like Kindle for PC or Kindle for Iphone, etc. for free. You download and can read your kindle books almost anywhere!

As to DRM, once DRM is broken on an ebook its usable everywhere... depending on the format. To break DRM there are many methods that are probably posted here, or others can help with the different types.

Good luck with your choice!

andarte · 01-02-11 at 07:53 PM

I have a 3rd gen kindle that I just got for Christmas and I absolutely LOVE it. I use Calibre and have converted all my downloaded books to MOBI and found a bunch of free sources of books to keep me occupied. The only thing is I wish I'd had Kindle when I got Calibre, cause I would have organized it slightly different and now I'm going through and redoing it. But the Kindle is absolutely worth the money. I can't wait til summer comes so I can spend more time outside and actually read my ebooks without the sunlight glaring up the screen!

So far I haven't even used the wifi on my Kindle, just loaded free books I've found and already have about 600 in my Kindle library.

**joeking** · 01-14-11 at 02:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by barkybean

Now, I can answer you! LOL!

I have a kindle (second gen) myself. I absolutely love it. I can upload many formats to it including mobi, pdf, doc (and more) - not to mention music too! It allows you to create folders so you can have some control over how the books are organized. I love that Amazon has my books backed up - that means I don't have to keep them all on the kindle without losing them. Anytime I want to reread a book, I just go up to Amazon and redownload to my kindle.

Also, Amazon has apps for different things, like Kindle for PC or Kindle for Iphone, etc. for free. You download and can read your kindle books almost anywhere!

As to DRM, once DRM is broken on an ebook its usable everywhere... depending on the format. To break DRM there are many methods that are probably posted here, or others can help with the different types.

Good luck with your choice!

Thanks BB, also the price.

Ipad Over £300

Kindle Just over £100

so if you're just wanting to read then the Kindle would be the one.

teratini · 01-16-11 at 01:39 PM

I have books with expire date. Does anyone know how to remove it and share it with you?:D

medici4 · 02-07-11 at 07:05 AM

Discussion of other websites is considered Spam/Advertising and is NOT done at tehPARADOX.

-rainbowspinner

**barkybean** · 02-15-11 at 05:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by barbiep23

need some help i have a mac computer just bought a printer/scanner combo . I need to know an ideal way to scan and up load my books . and please its a mac computer i m really picky about givin errors on pdf form . what program to use to create the scanned pdf part ?

If you go back to about page 8 or 9 in this thread, they discuss scanning and how to convert. I'm not sure if it'll work on a Mac, but it may help with ideas...

**barkybean** · 02-19-11 at 06:54 AM

I really hate it when I read a story and hate the ending...

And then I end up dreaming about the darned book - and I rewrite the ending in my dreams!

**bookdragon** · 02-19-11 at 09:04 AM

IMPORTANT CALIBRE DRM PLUGIN UPDATE

Some of the old plugins are obsolete as of 2/2011. New plugins have been made to keep with the DRM changes made. I have posted them here for y'all. You must remove old plugins before adding the updated ones. PM if you have questions.

Also contains updated py files for those who use python and not calibre to handle DRM some of older ones are also obsolete.

All the best BD

All thanks go to Apprentice Alf as he authors these tools.

Calibre Plugins

**bookdragon** · 02-19-11 at 10:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by barkybean

I really hate it when I read a story and hate the ending...

And then I end up dreaming about the darned book - and I rewrite the ending in my dreams!

I know I hate bath bad endings, and books that you have anticipated breathlessly only to realize the book is AWFUL!

Aemelia1 · 02-21-11 at 08:36 PM

But what about the other side of that coin, when you pick up a book you've never heard of and it turns out to fabulous? It's rare but it last happened to me with Sara Donati.

RimaR · 03-01-11 at 02:47 PM

Hi, girls, I really, really wanted to give back to this wonderfully generous forum with its amazing members who have given me so much joy but unfortunately most online sites that sell books do not send purchased books nor accept credit cards from my country "I live in Syria". So I asked my cousin who lives in the States to buy me the books that I've put on the list here Previously & to bring them when he comes on his annual visit on April. But now, considering the current events in my country & the possibility of a civil war, my cousin cancelled his trip for now!
I'm so devastated but I do not know what to do since we are under economic blockade & the country is expecting more political sanctions!
I apologize cause I can't now keep my promise but I'll keep hoping someone brave might decide to come to Syria, then I'll beg them to bring along the novels!
Again, I'm so sorry! Plz accept my love & gratitude. U R the best online supporting community!

**diokdin** · 03-02-11 at 10:43 AM

Hi anyone of you guys have Rosanne Bitter's books? Care to share them? Pretty Pleaseeee... Thanks a big bunch...

bashfully · 03-10-11 at 08:37 PM

Thanks RimaR

I used to have quite an enviable collection of very old MBs. Unfortunately while I was away from home my mother threw them away! If I get any more I'll be sure to let you know

02-07-11 at 07:05 AM	#132
medici4 Novice Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 121	Discussion of other websites is considered Spam/Advertising and is NOT done at tehPARADOX. -rainbowspinner Last edited by rainbowspinner; 02-07-11 at 08:17 AM.

02-19-11 at 09:04 AM	#135
bookdragon She Dragon Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In the bowels of the Earth Posts: 2,679	IMPORTANT CALIBRE DRM PLUGIN UPDATE Some of the old plugins are obsolete as of 2/2011. New plugins have been made to keep with the DRM changes made. I have posted them here for y'all. You must remove old plugins before adding the updated ones. PM if you have questions. Also contains updated py files for those who use python and not calibre to handle DRM some of older ones are also obsolete. All the best BD All thanks go to Apprentice Alf as he authors these tools. Calibre Plugins Last edited by bookdragon; 02-19-11 at 10:09 AM.

03-01-11 at 02:47 PM	#138
RimaR Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aleppo, Syria Posts: 380	Hi, girls, I really, really wanted to give back to this wonderfully generous forum with its amazing members who have given me so much joy but unfortunately most online sites that sell books do not send purchased books nor accept credit cards from my country "I live in Syria". So I asked my cousin who lives in the States to buy me the books that I've put on the list here Previously & to bring them when he comes on his annual visit on April. But now, considering the current events in my country & the possibility of a civil war, my cousin cancelled his trip for now! I'm so devastated but I do not know what to do since we are under economic blockade & the country is expecting more political sanctions! I apologize cause I can't now keep my promise but I'll keep hoping someone brave might decide to come to Syria, then I'll beg them to bring along the novels! Again, I'm so sorry! Plz accept my love & gratitude. U R the best online supporting community! Last edited by RimaR; 05-01-11 at 04:01 PM.

01-02-11 at 09:18 AM	#127
silverdezz Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 34	Request for help to read ebooks... I love downloading book here (thanks to all people contributing their effort to make this forum works). I usually read the books on my laptop. However lately, i really want to buy an ebook reader device so i can read on the bus or outside of my home. Since I download a lot of book from this website, i don't need to download from amazon or Apple ( i did buy some but not a lot...LoL). Anyway... I wonder which one should I buy... (Ipad, Iphone, Kindle etc)... There's a lot in the market but someone mentioned sth about DRM (digital right mangement). I fear once I buy one the reader and it wont open the book (I download from this website) due to DRM and force me to go to Apple/Amazon website to download the same book. It will drive me crazy... Any help please? I am really a rookie in technology. I am not sure if i post in the right place ..if not...and my post must be deleted (plez message me) Thanks for all your help silverdezz

01-02-11 at 11:10 AM	#128
barkybean Novice Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 175	Quote: Originally Posted by silverdezz Request for help to read ebooks... I love downloading book here (thanks to all people contributing their effort to make this forum works). I usually read the books on my laptop. However lately, i really want to buy an ebook reader device so i can read on the bus or outside of my home. Since I download a lot of book from this website, i don't need to download from amazon or Apple ( i did buy some but not a lot...LoL). Anyway... I wonder which one should I buy... (Ipad, Iphone, Kindle etc)... There's a lot in the market but someone mentioned sth about DRM (digital right mangement). I fear once I buy one the reader and it wont open the book (I download from this website) due to DRM and force me to go to Apple/Amazon website to download the same book. It will drive me crazy... Any help please? I am really a rookie in technology. I am not sure if i post in the right place ..if not...and my post must be deleted (plez message me) Thanks for all your help silverdezz Now, I can answer you! LOL! I have a kindle (second gen) myself. I absolutely love it. I can upload many formats to it including mobi, pdf, doc (and more) - not to mention music too! It allows you to create folders so you can have some control over how the books are organized. I love that Amazon has my books backed up - that means I don't have to keep them all on the kindle without losing them. Anytime I want to reread a book, I just go up to Amazon and redownload to my kindle. Also, Amazon has apps for different things, like Kindle for PC or Kindle for Iphone, etc. for free. You download and can read your kindle books almost anywhere! As to DRM, once DRM is broken on an ebook its usable everywhere... depending on the format. To break DRM there are many methods that are probably posted here, or others can help with the different types. Good luck with your choice!

01-02-11 at 07:53 PM	#129
andarte Newcomer Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 11	I have a 3rd gen kindle that I just got for Christmas and I absolutely LOVE it. I use Calibre and have converted all my downloaded books to MOBI and found a bunch of free sources of books to keep me occupied. The only thing is I wish I'd had Kindle when I got Calibre, cause I would have organized it slightly different and now I'm going through and redoing it. But the Kindle is absolutely worth the money. I can't wait til summer comes so I can spend more time outside and actually read my ebooks without the sunlight glaring up the screen! So far I haven't even used the wifi on my Kindle, just loaded free books I've found and already have about 600 in my Kindle library.

01-14-11 at 02:27 AM	#130
joeking Elder Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,196	Quote: Originally Posted by barkybean Now, I can answer you! LOL! I have a kindle (second gen) myself. I absolutely love it. I can upload many formats to it including mobi, pdf, doc (and more) - not to mention music too! It allows you to create folders so you can have some control over how the books are organized. I love that Amazon has my books backed up - that means I don't have to keep them all on the kindle without losing them. Anytime I want to reread a book, I just go up to Amazon and redownload to my kindle. Also, Amazon has apps for different things, like Kindle for PC or Kindle for Iphone, etc. for free. You download and can read your kindle books almost anywhere! As to DRM, once DRM is broken on an ebook its usable everywhere... depending on the format. To break DRM there are many methods that are probably posted here, or others can help with the different types. Good luck with your choice! Thanks BB, also the price. Ipad Over £300 Kindle Just over £100 so if you're just wanting to read then the Kindle would be the one.

01-16-11 at 01:39 PM	#131
teratini Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 21	I have books with expire date. Does anyone know how to remove it and share it with you?:D

02-15-11 at 05:55 AM	#133
barkybean Novice Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 175	Quote: Originally Posted by barbiep23 need some help i have a mac computer just bought a printer/scanner combo . I need to know an ideal way to scan and up load my books . and please its a mac computer i m really picky about givin errors on pdf form . what program to use to create the scanned pdf part ? If you go back to about page 8 or 9 in this thread, they discuss scanning and how to convert. I'm not sure if it'll work on a Mac, but it may help with ideas...

02-19-11 at 06:54 AM	#134
barkybean Novice Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 175	I really hate it when I read a story and hate the ending... And then I end up dreaming about the darned book - and I rewrite the ending in my dreams!

02-19-11 at 10:12 AM	#136
bookdragon She Dragon Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In the bowels of the Earth Posts: 2,679	Quote: Originally Posted by barkybean I really hate it when I read a story and hate the ending... And then I end up dreaming about the darned book - and I rewrite the ending in my dreams! I know I hate bath bad endings, and books that you have anticipated breathlessly only to realize the book is AWFUL!

02-21-11 at 08:36 PM	#137
Aemelia1 Newcomer Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 53	But what about the other side of that coin, when you pick up a book you've never heard of and it turns out to fabulous? It's rare but it last happened to me with Sara Donati.

03-10-11 at 08:37 PM	#140
bashfully Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 366	Thanks RimaR I used to have quite an enviable collection of very old MBs. Unfortunately while I was away from home my mother threw them away! If I get any more I'll be sure to let you know