I'm not sure which one you should get... but I found this little ditty on the Kindle.
http://tips4linux.com/remove-drm-from-amazon-kindles-ebooks-using-linux/ Don't know if it works, but there are a bunch of python scripts you need to get. On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Craig Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I see the password/username below. Sorry, disregard by previous e-mail > On Aug 20, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Craig Smith wrote: > >> Dave, >> >> The site is password protected >> >> On Aug 20, 2010, at 12:45 PM, David Dooling wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:32:30PM -0500, Don Ellis wrote: >>>> You really needed to be on the DISCUSS list the last week or so. >>> >>> The thread gets a little heated, but here it is >>> >>> http://www.sluug.org/pipermail/discuss/2010-August/044748.html >>> >>> discuss/freely is the username/password. >>> >>>> My favorite comment was my own: >>>> >>>> Very fine segment on To The Best Of Our Knowledge (TTBOOK) last Sunday. The >>>> first segment was on fonts, and one of the people interviewed compared the >>>> fonts on the Kindle with other readers, especially the iPod. Apparently the >>>> Kindle has only one font, and he thinks the one they chose was not the best >>>> for the job. He can read a book that is very funny in hard copy, and he >>>> doesn't laugh at it on the Kindle. He does laugh on the iPod. Other >>>> passages >>>> in the segment I would like to share my own comments about over a beer >>>> sometime. Fonts is Fun! >>>> >>>> http://www.wpr.org/book/091101b.cfm >>> >>> I agree. I went and listened to that episode, very interesting. My >>> only complaint is that they never even mentioned Donald Knuth. >>> METAFONT is a completely different (mathematical) way to represent >>> fonts. And as anyone who has ever used TeX (or LaTeX) knows, the >>> results are beautiful. >>> >>> https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Metafont >>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Gary Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 12:20:36PM -0400, Newt Love wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>> On 11:50 Sat 07 Aug, Scott Granneman wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>>> How are the fonts? Readable? Or too often like many "free" fonts: >>>>>> awful? (There are many great open fonts, of course - some that I use >>>>>> every day - but there are many awful ones too) >>>>> ... >>>>> On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 08:19:35PM -0500, Keith Brown wrote: >>>>> On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 01:09:49PM -0500, Jason Clark wrote: >>>>>>> ...but I've also tried reading on LCD tablets like >>>>>>> the ipad and some of the android devices out there. eInk wins hands >>>>> down. I >>>>>>> can't read for nearly as long or as comfortably with a backlit screen >>>>> as I >>>>>>> can on my nook. >>>>>> I wanted to add to it, since you brought it up, but the Libre mentioned >>>>>> by the OP is an LCD based reader. Yes, it is a reflective LCD (no >>>>>> backlight needed) but it still isn't as easy on the eyes as an eInk >>>>> display. >>>>> >>>>> Lots of good experience and info in this tread. Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> So, is that capitalization "eInk" indicative of a proprietary >>>>> technology (ala E Ink Corp.), or are you just referencing it as generic? >>>>> And is generic eInk the same as generic ePaper? (Please, no disrespect >>>>> or flame-bait here, I just wanna understand the terms.) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I hadn't heard of fonts being an issue (I'm interest in more >>>>> polite discussion of experiences) but I have heard talk of the effect >>>>> of the electronic paper vs backlit displays. >>>>> >>>>> A specific was Charlie Rose interviewing Jef Bezos (CEO of >>>>> Amazon) on July 28. He was asking him about the competition from >>>>> general use computers like the iPad. Bezos was insistant that Amazon >>>>> made the decision that the Kindle needed to emphasize the "easy reading >>>>> experience" ala e-paper and this made it worth being a seperate device. >>>>> >>>>> I really have not put my eyes to the test. What are people's >>>>> experiences reading e-paper vs LCD screens? Is it important to everyone >>>>> or are some people's eyes more sensitive to the differences? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For anyone who wants to hear/watch/read Rose's Bezos interview... >>>>> http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11138#frame_top >>>>> >>>>> An excerpt: >>>>> JEFF BEZOS: ... If you're going to have a two-hour reading >>>>> session, get the Kindle and get a device that is really optimized for >>>>> long-form reading. >>>>> >>>>> CHARLIE ROSE: The argument made for the Kindle, and you make it >>>>> as well as anyone else, is that it.s easier to read, that your eyes will >>>>> tire because of backlighting from an iPad. >>>>> >>>>> JEFF BEZOS: It's like reading -- what's the first thing? When >>>>> you have to read a long document on a computer, what's the first thing >>>>> you do? You print it out. >>>>> >>>>> CHARLIE ROSE: Sure. Yes. >>>>> >>>>> JEFF BEZOS: Because when you're looking into a backlit display, >>>>> which is the traditional LCD kinds of computer displays -- it's what you >>>>> have on smart phones and tablet computers and so on -- the contrast -- >>>>> the light, it's just like reading when someone is shining a flashlight >>>>> in your eyes. >>>>> >>>>> And so the electronic paper display like what you are holding >>>>> there now is a completely revolutionary kind of display. It looks >>>>> nothing like a computer display. And still most people have never seen >>>>> an electronic paper display. They think of a computer display. But >>>>> when you see one of these you do a double take because it's so >>>>> different. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Craig Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey gang, >>>>> >>>>> I'm seriously considering buy an e-reader within the next few months. Can >>>>> anyone give me any recommendations or describe experiences with their >>>>> e-readers. >>>>> >>>>> Craig >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> David Dooling >>> http://www.politigenomics.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >>> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >>> To post: [email protected] >>> To subscribe: [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >>> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug >> >> -- >> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >> To post: [email protected] >> To subscribe: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
