Misc. BOOK TOPICS - All things E-Book

sjak · 11-22-10 at 09:28 PM

thank you so much! I have been reading about the kindle 3 and I'm interested...unfortunately I dont thing is the way I want to go.
I want it to have a color screen, so I may check some children's books!

sjak · 11-22-10 at 09:34 PM

Yahoo! the kindle ink e is going to be color probably by the end of next year!

**bookdragon** · 11-22-10 at 09:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sjak

bookdragon.

Does it read any format? what about music or media? and can I use all the books from the site. I mean can I use non drm books?

Yes converted to mobi format. It can load audiobooks and mp3s though I never did either with the kindle 2 nor will I with the 3 as I hate audiobooks and have an mp3 player

Quote: Originally Posted by sjak

and how much time does the battery has? do you connect the battery to the computer or to the direct energy...thank you!

1 month per charge on the battery I have not even had to charge it since the 1st day and I have had it for 3 weeks.
has a usb cord with a plug that slides on so you can charge by computer or a wall socket.

**diokdin** · 11-22-10 at 09:53 PM

There's this $129 colored LCD ebook reader Teclast K5. Said they use a c-paper technology.

Review is this:

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http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgopal.ru%2Fnews%2F%3Fp%3D784

OR this $79 colored ebook reader. Another C-paper technology called: Gemei GM5000 4.7 inches color ebook reader

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http://www.jiongtang.com/shop/gemei-gm5000-47-inches-color-ebook-reader-p-374.html

It also played videos, mp3 etc...

JustaPixel · 11-23-10 at 12:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by diokdin

My first ebook reader is an Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro, colored Maroon (A re-branded Hanlin). I love it but yeah it was peeling too after 3 months and I treat it like a baby. But Astak exchange it with a new one and it's still doing great. But I also have a Kindle 3 now. The text is much better and the wireless connectivity helps me with the storage capacity.

But I do miss borrowing ebooks from the library though most ebooks available are old. It still wonderful to read it on my ebook reader for free. :)

Looks like we have the same readers. lol My Pocket Pro is peeling badly it started after it got 8 months old and every since Astak fired their main guy their tech support has become non existent. I really love my Kindle 3 and for library books you can remove the DRM and convert to Mobi then just delete the book after done reading. Many Kindle users do this.

I use Dropbox too or just mail the books to my Kindle using it's free address.

**diokdin** · 11-23-10 at 09:39 AM

@JustaPixel, LOL

...yeah, I used to visit mobile read Astak thread often before but after RobertB was fired I just drop by and see if there's anything new. Their website is still out of ebook readers to sell and thanksgiving/black friday is just around the corner. I don't know how to remove the DRM of any ebooks except the DRM plug ins in Calibre for Kindle books. Using Pythons is over my head and I'm not a techie person. So I still use my Astak in regards to borrowing ebooks from the library or if I'm being lazy of converting the ebooks. :) Though ADE is a pain in the a** to use sometimes. It keeps on crashing. I have to uninstall and reinstall the darn thing.

The Dropbox is really helpful for me. When I'm out and all the books I had on my K3 don't interest me to read it yet, I just open my browser and log on to my dropbox and look thru my ebooks library and download it. Pretty neat...I never thought I would find any use with the wifi/3g connection other than the gratification of buying the books when it first come out bec that's not part of the faeture I was looking for in an ebook reader I only want it purely for reading without any distraction on checking email etc. but it does have it's uses. :)

sjak · 11-23-10 at 10:16 AM

what about the havon 5 has someone use that?

**gstedke** · 11-29-10 at 11:01 AM

Does anyone know how to mark the last page that you read in theparadox so that the next time you go in there you can start where you left off? I have been using the "favorite" tab in Internet Explorer but the next time I go back the page I book marked is not there anymore and it sends me to the last page. Example: When I quit reading, I may have been at the last page, 1565, but the next time I got on, the last page is 1538. I don't know how else to mark it.

Appreciate your help. Thanks.

tanyadavis · 11-29-10 at 11:34 AM

go to your control panel(user CP) at the top of the page and subscribe to the thread, then when u sign in and go to the thread, it will say view first unread right next to where it says the page number on the left hand side of your screen, which is where u left off last. click on that and it will take u to last item viewed, do for all the threads u visit
hope this is not confusing

**gstedke** · 11-30-10 at 10:32 AM

Thanks for your help. I think I did everything correct but when I go to that thread, I can't find anything where it says "view first unread".

To subscribe, I went to each thread and subscribed. In the Control Panel, I couldn't find where I was to subscribe. Now when I go to the Control Panel, it shows that I have the thread but when I click on that thread, it takes me to the first page and there is nothing there that says view first unread.

Am I doing something wrong?

JustaPixel · 11-30-10 at 11:54 AM

Click the little orange arrow by the title of the thread to view new unread posts.

sanyam · 12-01-10 at 05:43 AM

I uploaded Portable ABBYY FineReader9 Pro to zippyshare. Doesn't need installing or serial number, just unzip and put those two files together in one folder and you can use it or take it with you everywhere. It works fine, I scan with it and then save in doc. a formatted text and then if you scanned well, you have about 10 errors to edit. Scan options are already set: 300dpi greyscale is the BEST options when recognizing text (instead of various shadows and stains in b/w recognized as text!). You can set the scanner on automatic, so you don't have to push OK, it does all automatically. So when you run the program - first hide the window in the middle with all the options (don't need it) and push the scan button on top-left, you need to have your scanner attached, and then set the scanning area and 1 sec between the pages and start. You can edit in Abbyy or later in doc. If it says you need to recognize some pages, push the "read document" again. If the program crash, usually it recovers the latest work, thanks God! Good scanning I hope I helped

Portable ABBYY FineReader9 Pro:

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http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/84673122/file.html
http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/57611658/file.html

tanyadavis · 12-01-10 at 09:56 AM

GO TO QUICK LINKS ABOVE AND THEN YOU WILL SEE SUBSCRIBED THREAD AND CLICK ON THAT, FOR EACH THREAD YOU subscribed to (ITS UNDER MISCELLANEOUS)

ITS A LITTLE YELLOW/ORANGE ARROW FOR THE VIEW FIRST UNREAD BUTTON on the black strip that is showing above, it only shows if there is a post you haven't view as yet for said thread.
HOPE THIS HELPS AND SORRRRRRRRRY FOR THE SCREAMING

**gstedke** · 12-02-10 at 06:31 AM

I finally found the "First Unread" button this morn. I kept looking for it when there wasn't anything new to read. Thanks Tanyadavis for all your help. I was starting to lose hair over this one. LOL! Appreciate all your help.

11-22-10 at 09:46 PM	#115
bookdragon She Dragon Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In the bowels of the Earth Posts: 2,678	Quote: Originally Posted by sjak bookdragon. Does it read any format? what about music or media? and can I use all the books from the site. I mean can I use non drm books? Yes converted to mobi format. It can load audiobooks and mp3s though I never did either with the kindle 2 nor will I with the 3 as I hate audiobooks and have an mp3 player Quote: Originally Posted by sjak and how much time does the battery has? do you connect the battery to the computer or to the direct energy...thank you! 1 month per charge on the battery I have not even had to charge it since the 1st day and I have had it for 3 weeks. has a usb cord with a plug that slides on so you can charge by computer or a wall socket. Last edited by bookdragon; 11-22-10 at 10:06 PM.

11-22-10 at 09:53 PM	#116
diokdin Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: E-Books & Tutorials section Posts: 73	There's this $129 colored LCD ebook reader Teclast K5. Said they use a c-paper technology. Review is this: Code: Select All http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgopal.ru%2Fnews%2F%3Fp%3D784 OR this $79 colored ebook reader. Another C-paper technology called: Gemei GM5000 4.7 inches color ebook reader Code: Select All http://www.jiongtang.com/shop/gemei-gm5000-47-inches-color-ebook-reader-p-374.html It also played videos, mp3 etc...

11-29-10 at 11:34 AM	#121
tanyadavis Novice Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Їй yoцґ ∂ґє@м$ Posts: 151	go to your control panel(user CP) at the top of the page and subscribe to the thread, then when u sign in and go to the thread, it will say view first unread right next to where it says the page number on the left hand side of your screen, which is where u left off last. click on that and it will take u to last item viewed, do for all the threads u visit hope this is not confusing Last edited by tanyadavis; 11-29-10 at 11:36 AM.

12-01-10 at 05:43 AM	#124
sanyam Expert Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 503	I uploaded Portable ABBYY FineReader9 Pro to zippyshare. Doesn't need installing or serial number, just unzip and put those two files together in one folder and you can use it or take it with you everywhere. It works fine, I scan with it and then save in doc. a formatted text and then if you scanned well, you have about 10 errors to edit. Scan options are already set: 300dpi greyscale is the BEST options when recognizing text (instead of various shadows and stains in b/w recognized as text!). You can set the scanner on automatic, so you don't have to push OK, it does all automatically. So when you run the program - first hide the window in the middle with all the options (don't need it) and push the scan button on top-left, you need to have your scanner attached, and then set the scanning area and 1 sec between the pages and start. You can edit in Abbyy or later in doc. If it says you need to recognize some pages, push the "read document" again. If the program crash, usually it recovers the latest work, thanks God! Good scanning I hope I helped Portable ABBYY FineReader9 Pro: Code: Select All http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/84673122/file.html http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/57611658/file.html Last edited by sanyam; 12-01-10 at 01:07 PM.

12-01-10 at 09:56 AM	#125
tanyadavis Novice Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Їй yoцґ ∂ґє@м$ Posts: 151	GO TO QUICK LINKS ABOVE AND THEN YOU WILL SEE SUBSCRIBED THREAD AND CLICK ON THAT, FOR EACH THREAD YOU subscribed to (ITS UNDER MISCELLANEOUS) ITS A LITTLE YELLOW/ORANGE ARROW FOR THE VIEW FIRST UNREAD BUTTON on the black strip that is showing above, it only shows if there is a post you haven't view as yet for said thread. HOPE THIS HELPS AND SORRRRRRRRRY FOR THE SCREAMING Last edited by tanyadavis; 12-01-10 at 10:30 AM.

11-22-10 at 09:28 PM	#113
sjak Novice Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 126	thank you so much! I have been reading about the kindle 3 and I'm interested...unfortunately I dont thing is the way I want to go. I want it to have a color screen, so I may check some children's books!

11-22-10 at 09:34 PM	#114
sjak Novice Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 126	Yahoo! the kindle ink e is going to be color probably by the end of next year!

11-23-10 at 12:51 AM	#117
JustaPixel Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 24	Quote: Originally Posted by diokdin My first ebook reader is an Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro, colored Maroon (A re-branded Hanlin). I love it but yeah it was peeling too after 3 months and I treat it like a baby. But Astak exchange it with a new one and it's still doing great. But I also have a Kindle 3 now. The text is much better and the wireless connectivity helps me with the storage capacity. But I do miss borrowing ebooks from the library though most ebooks available are old. It still wonderful to read it on my ebook reader for free. :) Looks like we have the same readers. lol My Pocket Pro is peeling badly it started after it got 8 months old and every since Astak fired their main guy their tech support has become non existent. I really love my Kindle 3 and for library books you can remove the DRM and convert to Mobi then just delete the book after done reading. Many Kindle users do this. I use Dropbox too or just mail the books to my Kindle using it's free address.

11-23-10 at 09:39 AM	#118
diokdin Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: E-Books & Tutorials section Posts: 73	@JustaPixel, LOL ...yeah, I used to visit mobile read Astak thread often before but after RobertB was fired I just drop by and see if there's anything new. Their website is still out of ebook readers to sell and thanksgiving/black friday is just around the corner. I don't know how to remove the DRM of any ebooks except the DRM plug ins in Calibre for Kindle books. Using Pythons is over my head and I'm not a techie person. So I still use my Astak in regards to borrowing ebooks from the library or if I'm being lazy of converting the ebooks. :) Though ADE is a pain in the a** to use sometimes. It keeps on crashing. I have to uninstall and reinstall the darn thing. The Dropbox is really helpful for me. When I'm out and all the books I had on my K3 don't interest me to read it yet, I just open my browser and log on to my dropbox and look thru my ebooks library and download it. Pretty neat...I never thought I would find any use with the wifi/3g connection other than the gratification of buying the books when it first come out bec that's not part of the faeture I was looking for in an ebook reader I only want it purely for reading without any distraction on checking email etc. but it does have it's uses. :)

11-23-10 at 10:16 AM	#119
sjak Novice Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 126	what about the havon 5 has someone use that?

11-29-10 at 11:01 AM	#120
gstedke Novice Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 142	Does anyone know how to mark the last page that you read in theparadox so that the next time you go in there you can start where you left off? I have been using the "favorite" tab in Internet Explorer but the next time I go back the page I book marked is not there anymore and it sends me to the last page. Example: When I quit reading, I may have been at the last page, 1565, but the next time I got on, the last page is 1538. I don't know how else to mark it. Appreciate your help. Thanks.

11-30-10 at 10:32 AM	#122
gstedke Novice Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 142	Thanks for your help. I think I did everything correct but when I go to that thread, I can't find anything where it says "view first unread". To subscribe, I went to each thread and subscribed. In the Control Panel, I couldn't find where I was to subscribe. Now when I go to the Control Panel, it shows that I have the thread but when I click on that thread, it takes me to the first page and there is nothing there that says view first unread. Am I doing something wrong?

11-30-10 at 11:54 AM	#123
JustaPixel Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 24	Click the little orange arrow by the title of the thread to view new unread posts.

12-02-10 at 06:31 AM	#126
gstedke Novice Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 142	I finally found the "First Unread" button this morn. I kept looking for it when there wasn't anything new to read. Thanks Tanyadavis for all your help. I was starting to lose hair over this one. LOL! Appreciate all your help.