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How much of the power does the screen of e-Ink device consume?
On Android smartphones, when you look into Power settings, it shows a neat usage graph, which usually looks like this (my phone has very similar #s right now):
================ 40%+ Screen
==== 10% OS
==== 8% System
== Y% (Next largest…
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What kinds of DRM are used in eBooks? Is it possible to purchase DRM free eBooks?
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 and I want to buy some eBooks,…
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Did any other publisher follow Baen's approach of freely releasing older e-books (especially for series)?
According to Eric Flint's Prime Palaver, publishing older books as free e-books as Baen did with Baen Free Library may be a good thing for business (I asked a related question to verify that claim).
As such, I would expect other publishers to also…
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What are the benefits of Amazon Kindle device over Amazon Kindle app for a power user?
Are there any benefits to reading e-books on Amazon Kindle device over reading those same e-books on Amazon's Kindle app on a smartphone/tablet, for someone who is a power user?
I'm excluding the obvious hardware differences (e.g. Kindle had bigger…
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How to use the e-ink Kindle readers to display photos?
The Kindle e-readers that lack full color displays also lack an app for displaying photos. Is there a way to get a series of photos to display? I realize they will be displayed in monochrome / greyscale, but it comes in handy for diagrams and…
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What software should I use to write books, which can be exported to Lulu and CreateSpace?
I currently use PagePlus X6 to typeset books. It has the capability to export to .pdf files and .epub files. However, the generated files are being rejected by Lulu and CreateSpace.
Is there an alternative I can use which can prepare files for Lulu…
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What text format is least likely to clash with ebook formats?
There are several different software products for collecting and formatting the electronic written word. Microsoft & Google, are two big names offering products, there are also many others.
Looking at some of the questions here on ebooks, it is…
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Two kindles bricked, can there be a common cause?
I used to have a Kindle 3 (keyboard). After almost 3 years of honourable service, it started getting stuck more and more, until reset wasn't solving anything anymore.
The very helpful Amazon customer service replaced it (albeit out-of-warranty) with…
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How can I reset the reading speed data on a Kindle?
I'd like to test the theory that the Kindle Touch/Paperwhite ignores long pauses between page reads when learning your reading speed for a particular book. But experimenting is complicated by having to import fresh books for testing.
Is there any…
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Can custom fonts be embedded in mobi or epub books targeting eink readers?
Assuming that I am targeting non-tablet eBook readers such as Kindle and nook, is it possible to layout a book with some text in the default font of the device and some paragraphs in a special font embedded in the book? I know some HTML5 and CSS…
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When an Amazon account contains more than 1023 purchased Kindle books, how do you access the books beyond the 1023rd book?
When the Kindle Paperwhite is synced with the Amazon account, it never syncs beyond 1023 (2^10 - 1) books.
How do you access books beyond the 1023rd book in an Amazon account on a Kindle Paperwhite?
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How do I modify the connection habits of my Kindle Keyboard 3G?
I have Kindle Keyboard 3G, I use the text to speech for reading books while commuting. If I leave the wireless turned on it uses up the battery pretty fast trying to keep and or find a 3G or WiFi connection.
I would like to modify the behavior so…
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How does the kindle define how many "book size dots" to display?
You ever notice how the lot dots on the Kindle that indicate how big the work is are not really all that helpful? I think there are like 4 sizes, but all the little dots make you think there are more accurate. I loaded a bunch of short works from…
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Ebooks file naming scheme -- Books in a series
Is there a best practice for naming books that come in a series? What is the best practice keeping things straight?
Dilemma #1: The book publication dates don't match the Chronological order of the action in the story.
Dilemma #2: It sure…
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Are ebooks licensed only to a certain email address?
I have Adobe Digital Editions installed on my computer. Adobe Digital Editions is tied to my Adobe ID email address, oldemail@domain.com.
Over the past several years, I have purchased several (non-public domain) ebooks from the vendor ebooks.com,…
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