Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-05 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi George, I prefer to read QL books and manuals on the Kindle. The Kindle can include notes and bookmarks, but I have only borrowed the ebook from the Amazon Lending Library, so is protected by DRM. Regards, Derek On 04/11/14 19:28, George Gwilt wrote: On 4 Nov 2014, at 19:10, Ralf

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Derek, Kindle DRM is pretty simple to deactivate. I did it myself some time ago when I needed a paid for Kindle book on my other reader for work. The iRiver needs ePub format, so a quick de-DRM and a Calibre conversion, and it was done. Legally, it's a bit tenuous of course, I own the

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-05 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi Norman, I can remove DRM easily, I doubt it is ethical. BUt I think for a personal copy, I would like to add notes to the ebook, which meaning I will have to buy the book. Regards, Derek On 05/11/14 09:17, Norman Dunbar wrote: Hi Derek, Kindle DRM is pretty simple to deactivate. I did

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Derek, I agree about buying the book. Although I don't really need it nowadays, I remember being extremely frustrated at not being able to get a copy all those years ago. Until, that is, Quanta made it possible, and I snapped up a copy. I still have it. I often add notes to my Kindle

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-04 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi Petri, I have an Amazon Prime account, so have borrowed the ebook from the lending library in Amazon. I think the Contents list or Index could of been entered as bookmarks in the Kindle ebook. But we can not have everything. But since the ebook is protected by DRM, this can not be done,

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-04 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 03/11/2014 22:42, John Gilpin wrote: After following the thread, on this list, regarding the interest in Jan Jones's book QL SuperBASIC - The Definitive Handbook, I was asked by QUANTA to see if I could set up a rapport with Jan to see if she would give QUANTA permission to re-publish her

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-04 Thread Ralf Reköndt
...@btinternet.com To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW! On 03/11/2014 22:42, John Gilpin wrote: After following the thread, on this list, regarding the interest in Jan Jones's book QL SuperBASIC - The Definitive Handbook, I was asked

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-04 Thread George Gwilt
On 4 Nov 2014, at 19:10, Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de wrote: I have read the few demo pages at Amazon and find it a bit circumstancially to use this version as a serious book. I have the native one, and this is a lot better to flip from page to page and to search for special

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-04 Thread Ralf Reköndt
As I state: The native printed one is a lot better. Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: George Gwilt grggw...@gmail.com To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW! On 4 Nov 2014, at 19:10, Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t

[Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-03 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
http://www.qlis30.org.uk/#Jan QL forever! -- http://www.qlis30.org.uk http://www.qlis30.org.uk http://www.youtube.com/QLvsJAGUAR http://www.youtube.com/QLvsJAGUAR https://plus.google.com/104042128125238901905/posts

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-03 Thread Petri Pellinen
Urs, thanks for the heads-up! Had to buy it from the US store because for some reason the UK store does not deliver Kindle editions to Finland. Amazing that she went through the trouble of retyping and republishing the whole thing. Petri On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Urs Koenig (QL)

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW!

2014-11-03 Thread John Gilpin
After following the thread, on this list, regarding the interest in Jan Jones's book QL SuperBASIC - The Definitive Handbook, I was asked by QUANTA to see if I could set up a rapport with Jan to see if she would give QUANTA permission to re-publish her book in electronic format - PDF or e Book

Re: [Ql-Users] OUT NOW! (errata)

2014-11-03 Thread John Gilpin
Hi again all, Just correcting my typo that the QL is now in it's 310st year. It obviously should have read now in it's 31st year Kind Regards, John Gilpin. On 03/11/2014 22:42, John Gilpin wrote: After following the thread, on this list, regarding the interest in Jan Jones's book QL