November 30, 2012

What should I get for christmas and my birthday?

Q. since both are coming up, i get one big present for each. so pick two :)
a new laptop since mine has a lot of problems and is probably going to break soon.
a new ipod- my current one has a really bad battery life & i want the touch that has a camera.
a dslr camera because i am taking photography class and i want one.
a nook or kindle just because.
don't preach to me about Jesus, i am not religious.
and one is for my birthday, they both aren't for Christmas.

A. Hi, Fixed, I'd recommend something for half the price of iPad but that'll give you all that you need from a tablet - portability, apps, music, video, and a great screen. It's Nook Color from Barnes & Noble that is the best value of the current tablet market at $250. Even though Nook Color has LCD touchscreen, it's a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and thus it better performs in sunlight producing less glare while reading on iPad in painful. The screen is amazing and readable/viewable at wide angles. You can get two Nook Color's for the price of one iPad. Nook Color is more than e-Reader as you can also watch video and use Android applications on it. It's a hybrid device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn't have a camera. Nook Color has several apps that already come with the device (Pandora Internet radio, QuickOffice, etc.) and hundreds of other apps are available for download. Also, you can use the Social Settings screen to link your NOOK Color to your Facebook account and your Twitter account. You can also import all your contacts from your Google Gmail account. Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts, you can lend and borrow books, recommend books, and share favorite quotes with your friends. When you walk in with the Nook to Barnes & Noble store, you�re allowed to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. Nooks have USB port and microSD card slot. Nook store has over 2 million of paid books and about the same number of free public domain books. You can buy Nook�s at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Walmart, BestBuy, Staples, OfficeMax, Fred Mayer, P.C. Richard, Radio Shack, etc. stores and web sites.
Nook Color supports:
EPUB (including Non or Adobe DRM)
PDF
Other documents: XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX
Graphics: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
Audio: MP3, MP4, AAC
Video: MP4


Are all ebooks compatible with all ereaders?
Q. I just recieved a MID ereader with wifi and an android market. What I am wanting to know is how do I download books to my ereader? I have internet access on my ereader if that makes a difference.

A. From what I am reading online about it, the answer is no. Look in the Owner's Manual for the specific formats that your ereader can read. From what I can see the formats are PDF (this is the Adobe Acrobat Reader format), RTF and EPUB (Adobe Digital Editions). Any ebooks that you want to read using the reader should bear those extensions, i.e. BeautyandtheBeast.rtf or BeautyandtheBeast.epub or BeautyandtheBeast.pdf. The extension of the document (the last 3 letters after the dot) is what will tell you what specific format a document is.

For downloading directly to it via wifi from an ebook store that has Android apps available, like Barnes and Noble or Sony, you need to have the app uploaded and installed in your tablet. You also will need to open an account with the corresponding ebook store you want to connect to using your gadget, in order to be able to purchase books from them.

From the info I can see, I don't know if you can connect the gadget for synchronization with your computer system, whatever it is. If you are able to, you will likely be able to upload books that are stored in your computer system, provided they are in the appropriate formats.


Can Literati Wireless Readers support Amazon eBooks?
Q. My friend just bought a Literati Wireless Reader and has been trying to download some of the eBooks she bought from Amazon onto it. She hasn't had any success so far so I was wondering if the Literati will even support those eBooks. Any help would be really appreciated.

Additional information. The eBooks are all veterinary medical textbooks.

A. From what I can see, the Literati is powered by Kobo, not Amazon (Kindle). This means the format is incompatible. Also, she can not connect to the Amazon store using a Literati. The only solutions to this would be:

1. To buy a Kindle ebook reader or a reader that supports uploading of the Kindle app to it i.e. Blackberry, iPad tablet, or Android based tablet.

2. Read the books via the Kindle app downloaded and installed to her PC or laptop.

3. To download the Amazon (Kindle) ebooks, strip the DRM from the books, convert to a format the Literati can read (epub or pdf basically), and then upload to the Literati or ebook reading device of her choice via her computer.


Is there any way to remove the DRM from iTunes ePub (ebook) files?
Q. I know Calibre plugins work for most other file types but is there any way at all to strip the DRM protection from iTunes epub files. I really want to convert the ebook to pdf so I can print it and I even bought it legit (for a change).

If not, is there a way to print it at least?

A. ePUB DRM Removal for Mac is a powerful software to remove drm protections from adobe digital editions. Just remove ePUB DRM header, no changes to the books.
Helps you read ePub on iPad, iPhone, iTouch, Sony Reader, Android, Nook etc.





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