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Kindle (classic) power consumption when reading PDF vs. MOBI
I'm reading mostly PDFs on my Kindle Classic (e-ink) device. Most of my e-books are PDFs, and after converting them, I've find out it's easier for me to read original PDF than converted version.
However, how does the energy consumption look like?…
user43
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Personal screensaver random from a set on Bookeen Cybook Odyssey
In this answer it describes how to set a screensaver image (that shows when the book-reader is switched off/standby).
If you deselect the screensaver the Odyssey shows one of series of (5 or so) images at random. I have not found these pictures as…
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Can I use a TV or Monitor for a larger screen with my Kindle?
I have a Kindle Keyboard and a Paperwhite, they both have WiFi and mini USB. Is there anyway to connect with a TV or computer monitor so I can get a larger screen size, while reading with my Kindle?
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Are there studies on whether reading in landscape or portrait mode is better on smartphone size screen?
Are there studies on the whether it's better to read ebooks in landscape or portrait mode on typical smartphone screen? "Ebook" here implies that the text fills up most of the page with free reflow (e.g. not a PDF that has the same characters on…
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What are the advantages, risks and possible disadvantages of buying ebooks with DRM?
What are the
advantages,
possible drawbacks or
potential risks
of buying ebooks with DRM (from the readers perspective, compared to non-DRM books)? Is DRM a good or a bad thing for readers? Does it matter at all?
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Only select from files on SD card in BookEen Odyssey
When I insert a SD card in my Bookeen Odyssey which contain my study Books, the titles show up mixed with my 'pleasure' books on the internal memory of the bookreader.
I can add "AA" before the book title or author name and make sure they are sorted…
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Screen between 6" and 9.7"
Are there any ebook readers with electronic paper and screen between 6" and 9.7"? I can find only such with an ordinary laptop-like screen...
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Can I transfer my Purchased Nook library to Kindle or other Service?
I have a Nook account and library with over 100 purchased titles. I really would like to take advantage of some of the features of the Kindle Fire but I do not want to give up my current library which I have spend several thousand dollars on. Is…
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Kindle for PDF only
Should I buy kindle for reading PDFs only? I usually read lots of books on programming, software development and investment only. So, Should I buy kindle for the same. Because as far as I know these most of these books (Especially Programming) are…
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What are the different file formats that eBooks are available in and which of these is most widely supported?
I am a beginner to eBooks, and as somebody who has been "outside" of eBooks I've only ever heard of Amazon's Kindle and seen a variety of options for purchase on Google Play.
I have recently purchased an Android tablet. If I were to start buying my…
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What fraction of unrestricted ebooks originate with the top digitization projects?
Although there are many sources of ebooks without use restrictions, it seems like most of them actually originate with a small handful of digitization projects. One of these is Project Gutenberg in concert with Distributed Proofreaders.
Is there any…
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How can I change color of my e-book?
How can I change the font or background color of my PDF e-book. I use Adobe reader v10 and it has no default option to change this.
Is there a way to edit the e-book to change the font or background color?
user26
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How easy is it to add a table of contents to an epub book?
Some text editors (e.g. MS Word, or Atlassian Confluence Wiki editor) make it trivial to add a table of contents to a text that was properly formatted (e.g. has headings/chapter titles), by merely doing a single "insert table of contents" operation,…
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What is "text to speech"?
I see some kindle books advertised on Amazon that say "text-to-speech: Enabled" what is this? How is it different from an audio book?
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How to delete Calibre ePub bookmarks
Whenever an ePub file is opened with Calibre's ebook viewer, a bookmark file is created inside that ePub. This file does not store user bookmarks, it is automatically used by the program to remember the last used location inside the book.
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