Amazon Kindle For University
January 30th, 2020
thanks in advance
you can get stuff off here, but you will have to convert and upload it using a program like calibre. personaly i would recommend a Sony PRS-600 over a Kindle
you can get stuff off here, but you will have to convert and upload it using a program like calibre. personaly i would recommend a Sony PRS-600 over a Kindle
Not completely true – you don’t need to convert everything, quite alot of the uploads are already in the correct format.
you can get stuff off here, but you will have to convert and upload it using a program like calibre. personaly i would recommend a Sony PRS-600 over a Kindle
Not completely true - you don't need to convert everything, quite alot of the uploads are already in the correct format.
most stuff is in ePub. afaik, kindle wount read ePub
thanks for all the advice the reason im going for the Amazon Kindle and not a Sony eReader is the price, for �109 i dont really think i can go wrong.
>>>WARNING<<<
Don’t buy the lower End Kindle,
it does not have PDF Support and calibre does not do well in conversion..
Stay away from it, if you want buy the higher end Kindle..
Sony PRS-600 Suffers from serve glare issues..
this was on the Kindle page on the Amazon Website Content Formats SupportedKindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P46/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1281806393&sr=8-2
look at the bottom of the page
>>>WARNING<<<
Don't buy the lower End Kindle,
it does not have PDF Support and calibre does not do well in conversion..
Stay away from it, if you want buy the higher end Kindle..
Sony PRS-600 Suffers from serve glare issues..
i wouldnt call it severe. unless you are putting it flat on a desk and pointing a desk lamp directly at it it is perfectly usable.
>>>WARNING<<<
Don't buy the lower End Kindle,
it does not have PDF Support and calibre does not do well in conversion..
Stay away from it, if you want buy the higher end Kindle..
Sony PRS-600 Suffers from serve glare issues..
i wouldnt call it severe. unless you are putting it flat on a desk and pointing a desk lamp directly at it it is perfectly usable.
To use on the move (eg: a train) also give you the glare issues, anywhere but in buildings tbh where you can aim away from the artificial lights.
It is abit too glossy for my liking of nice easy reading.
ive looked around and cant seem to find any definitive answer or a guide to how to put my own ebooks on
do any of you know of any guides of how to do it?
-install calibre
http://calibre-ebook.com/
-plug you kindle in
-select an ebook in your calibre library, click send to device
cheers must have missed the video when i went on the website originally
-install calibre
http://calibre-ebook.com/
-plug you kindle in
-select an ebook in your calibre library, click send to device
Take it from First Hand Experience it does not work,
Two blocks Come of dead images,
-install calibre
http://calibre-ebook.com/
-plug you kindle in
-select an ebook in your calibre library, click send to device
Take it from First Hand Experience it does not work,
Two blocks Come of dead images,
How would you recommend doing it ?
I wish i knew,
I have a kindle with me, but i cannot find any way to get personal PDF’s or any downloaded Ebooks onto it,
I Download Pre-formatted Books for it..
Here is my help topic :
http://www.google.com?t=5180942&start=15
You can see the misery that i suffered
I wish i knew,
I have a kindle with me, but i cannot find any way to get personal PDF's or any downloaded Ebooks onto it,
I Download Pre-formatted Books for it..
Here is my help topic :
http://www.google.com?t=5180942&start=15
You can see the misery that i suffered
wow, so i take it that you never managed to get it working then
well my dream of not having to carry loads of books has just died i guess im just going to have to read them on my laptop cheers for the help
Welcome mate,
I Actually had bought it so i could read computer e-books on the move,
Now the only thing i read on it are novels…
You can check my help Thread if i get a way,
i’ll reply back..
btw, you can consider the sony PRS-600 with the case and lamp
Welcome mate,
I Actually had bought it so i could read computer e-books on the move,
Now the only thing i read on it are novels...
You can check my help Thread if i get a way,
i'll reply back..
btw, you can consider the sony PRS-600 with the case and lamp
The reason i turned the the Kindle was mainly because of the price, but with the sony ereader it really out prices me at this current time, i just thought it would be a good idea for when im commuting home and it would save me money on books but at nearly �200 it just doesn’t really seem a good deal to me Will the sony PRS-600 do everything that i wanted from the Kindle ?
Check Here http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665921192#reviews
You can see what problems the People face,
The lamp + case is abt 60$ more making it un-reasonable..
btw, do you have pdf’s of your collage books ?
its a lot cheaper in America than it is in the UK
i dont know what my uni books are going to be yet, i was just thinking ahead of ideas on how to save money on books because most of my friends spent about �150 on books which is quite a lot of money
Finding Specific books is a pain,
One Method is to get them Scanned and made into PDF,
But they will all appear is Images,
so pdf support is a must..
Maybe you can consider the top spec kindle ?
are you talking about this one ?
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Graphite-Globally-Generation/dp/B002GYWHSQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1281884383&sr=8-5
if you are, it cant be bought in the UK and its too expensive for me
are you talking about this one ?
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Graphite-Globally-Generation/dp/B002GYWHSQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1281884383&sr=8-5
if you are, it cant be bought in the UK and its too expensive for me
Yes it is,
I also bought the Basic one for the same reason, ‘now i’m stuck with it…
Save up for the DX, it will help in second year of uni, etc
Why are you saying that he should save for the DX?
FYI I have the 3rd gen of the Kindle shipping now and obviously on here to figure out what I can or can not do
Have an iPad.
you will not regret getting the Kindle. I love every minute of it 
Hmm – I’m pretty sure the new Kindle can read .pdf, which is what a lot eBooks are, and a number of sites say that pretty much any other filetype is convertible. (including ePub). I’ve just taken the plunge and ordered one for Uni – especially since it’ll help reading the 50-60 page PDFs you have to read. Personally, I think it’s a good idea
In my opinion, Amazon Kindle is a waste of money. Get an iPhone or iPad.
I have an iPad and a 3rd gen wifi Kindle. I prefer the iPad in terms of clarity, ease, etc, but it’s too heavy to read for long periods. I also have used pdfs on the ipad–I use “good reader”–great clarity, but need to scroll around screen to read (I use landscape mode). I have converted pdf’s using calibre for the Kindle–crappy output and hard to read. Bottom line: Love both, but: Kindle for novels, books; iPad for all else.
I have an iPad and a 3rd gen wifi Kindle. I prefer the iPad in terms of clarity, ease, etc, but it’s too heavy to read for long periods. I also have used pdfs on the ipad–I use “good reader”–great clarity, but need to scroll around screen to read (I use landscape mode). I have converted pdf’s using calibre for the Kindle–crappy output and hard to read. Bottom line: Love both, but: Kindle for novels, books; iPad for all else.
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RobotB9
wants to know that in kindle images show black n white or color like original / pdf ebook?
black and white. the screen cannot display colour
Might’ve already been posted but calibre was pretty crap with my PDFs, I use mobipocket, they come out pretty much perfect for the kindle.