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Is reading "What if?" by Randall Munroe on kindle satisfactory?

I would like to buy the xkcd Book "What if?" for my kindle. But since graphical elements are important to get the complete dose of fun and nerdgasms, I would like to hear from someone who bought it whether the kindle version is good or not. Amazon…
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Kindle Devices Which Support Two Page Layout

Which kindle devices, exactly, support two page layout spreads and which do not?
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Ebook to read malayalam books

I recently downloaded a Malayalam eBook, but I can't read it in my eBook reader on my Android (4.4.4 KitKat, Moto g) phone. Can someone suggest a reader in which I can read all languages?
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eBook reader recommendation with a Japanese-English dictionary

Short story: I'm looking for a ebook reader that has the following: E ink display Supports English text and has English-English dictionary Supports Japanese text and has a smart (can detect words based on the first character) Japanese-English…
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On which devices will the Kindle app post completion?

I have a laptop, iPad, windows phone and Kindle Paperwhite but am struggling to find a way to post to Facebok or Twitter when I have finished a book. I just want to inform others about what I have read and let the authors know my rating but have…
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Automating appending numbers to the end of paragraphs, numbered paragraphs

I'm formatting an ebook that uses line numbers. The only problem is the numbers have not been provided, so I would have to enter them all myself. How can I add these line numbers, maybe using PERL (I have a very cursory knowledge of it myself). I…
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Format flash problem on Boox M92

My Boox M92 e-reader is brand new. I realized that internal storage was roughly 2GB/3GB full. (In fact it should have 4GB in total) I tried to format flash as I had nothing anyway, except maybe a test scribbles. After the format my internal storage…
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Nook read 37 files in ePub as 37 chapters instead of 11 in toc.ncx

Nook read 37 files in my ePub as 37 chapters instead of 11 chapters as set out in toc.ncx (NCX file) -- the ToC as presented by Nook lists filenames for all the chapters that do not have navPoint / navLabel set in toc.ncx, it looks like: Chapter…
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the obscene bird of night by jose donoso

I have been looking for Jose Donoso; The Obscene Bird of Night english translated searchable PDF version, the one I have is just image turned into pdf, does any one has so I can use. thanks for your time and attention. BR
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Who will publish a nonfic book of heavy BDSM?

It's my autobio, but presented as porn instead of like a police report. Amazon sold a copy in 15 minutes, and after reading 85 pages, someone reported it as naughty. A similar thing happened at smashwords. They published the 2007 edition, but the…
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Can I post an ePub book on my website host and then hide a link in a page so only those I want can read the book? Is there HTML code for that?

I have written a small booklet. It will be used in an upcoming event, and I want the leaders to get an advanced epub copy. I would like to attach this to my organizations html website. It would be great if they could see the book, but I want them…
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DRMless AZW3 sent to Kindle Paperwhite from Calibre shows as having a very small number of pages

I bought Excession in AZW3, but the page numbers show up wrong on my Kindle Paperwhite when I load it from Calibre. The book shows as having only 4 pages. The following did not help: Device > Configure this device > Check "Send page number…
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Best practice for ebook with large number of chapters (e.g. in thousands)

I am trying to create an ebook with about 1300 chapters. The content itself is not that large (~7MB of raw text), but they are broken down over 1300 chapters or so. Each chapter is about 20-40 short paragraphs. Ideally, I would like to preserve the…
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How to convert documentation site to book for printing

lets say i have a typical documentation website like https://docs.kernel.org/ but locally. It may or may not consist of frames, often a frame with the table of contents and a frame with actual documentation. I want to convert a website like this to…
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how to fix a kindle paperwhite repair code 2?

how to fix a kindle paperwhite repair code 2 when the restarting is not working, and the laptop does not recognice the kindle as a device? I've tried the 40 seconds restart, and not working, and I can't use the note for thee root directory, because…