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How do I get to the Bookeen Odyssey service mode?
I did come across this video on YouTube where someone goes through service mode menus of the Odyssey.
How can I get to those menus?
Holger
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Changing screensaver images on Bookeen Odyssey
I have tried to figure out how I can chance the screensaver image on by Bookeen Odyssey. The online FAQ says:
Select the picture you want to set as screensaver and when the contextual menu appears confirm that you want to display this picture as…
Holger
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Buying an e-book for a friend in Canada
I have tried to buy an e-book for a friend from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and two other sites that don't come to mind right now. I have failed using all four accounts (even after contacting their respected CS). I live in Canada; so does he.
Is…
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What is the most paper-like display resolution for e-book?
What is the paper-like display resolution for e-book reading? Meaning, the resolution where the text display is 100% indistinguishable to average human with 20/20 vision from a regular paper book.
If the answers differ between different screen…
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How to write a presentation slide using pdf
I want to create a PDF that can look like¹:
This kind of format is good for presentation, since you can reveal items as you read downwards.
I would like to know which application I can use to built this kind of PDF or ebook.
¹ The original site is…
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Will selling on Amazon significantly limit readership of free ebook?
If an author wants to release a free ebook, how many readers (10%, 75%, ...) is he/she likely to lose by choosing to release only on Amazon and not as a more accessible pdf, html, etc. format and putting in on his/her own website? Let's assume the…
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How to read text files on nook?
I can read text files directly on my Amazon Kindle, but apparently not
on my Barnes/Noble Nook.
Is there some setting/etc I can tweak to read text files on the Nook?
Or do I just need to convert them to EPUB/PDF?
user54
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Does the MOBI file format for Kindle use the same CSS standards as browsers?
I am working with a designer who is helping me format a .MOBI file for Kindle devices.
We're having a little trouble with a table of contents, where the indentation of lines is not being placed correctly. He claims that the problem can not be…
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How to hide/delete/ignore a specfic span type
I am generating HTML output for ePub from LaTeX source.
But, am having difficulty eliminating the "Chapter " at the start of each chapter. So, wondering if there is an easy way to tell the HTML reader that this is some form of comment so as to not…
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Amazon Kindle app and Personal Documents on Android emulator
How can I make the Kindle app in an emulator work just like on a physical device?
Background: I tend to buy ebooks directly from publishers and then send them to Amazon Cloud Drive to be converted into what Amazon calls "Personal Documents." Doing…
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Collapse and Expand Table of Contents in Kindle PaperWhite
How to collapse and expand the Table of Contents from the "Go To" menu? Last night I accidentally discovered that the TOC can be expanded for quick jumping using the goto icon. I had hard time to find the way to collapse the expanded…
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How do I ensure my Hebrew displays correctly in the Kindle apps and EPUB readers?
I've got text which is in English and Hebrew with vowels. This needs to display correctly, i.e. English left to right and Hebrew right to left with the correct placement of vowels in the iOS and Android apps.
Which application is best to compile all…
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Alternative epub reader app for Android
I'm looking for a epub reader app for Android 4.0 which is NOT one of the following:
OReader
FBReader
Cool Reader
Other requirements:
load EPUB files (my homemade ones are directly converted from HTML using Sigil and occasionally may contain some…
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Dual reading (for translation comparison)
I have started using my tablet for reading epubs and I have found a lot of different versions of the same book.
So, is there any application that allows me to compare, i.e. to see both versions in a split screen?
I thought it would be easy to find…
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Using the same javascript library several times in an ebook
I would like to develop responsive ebooks, and lucky me I found that iBook Author allows to include javascript in the books. This works through inserting the HTML widget in a small box to the text.
What is the best practice when one uses the same…
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