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PRS-T1 Could the firmware be changed?

daomon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:27:22 GMT

Hi! I got a PRS-T1 with the Japanese firmware! But I want to changed it to the western firmware. There is an easy way to do it? Anybody has any experience? Where i can get the full western firmware?:help:

Amazon Kindle 4 on PDFs?

xxxx — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:49:45 GMT

Hey guys, basically i need an ebook reader to read pdfs since most of my materials are in the pdf format. I've toyed with kindle 3 / 2 before and the pdf display didn't impress me. Instead it was a huge pita. I tried converting them , and as usual with every conversion, there are some details which are lost / made worse than original.

What about kindle 4?

searching a document based on highlighted text

KasPaz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:37:31 GMT

Hi,

I have a kindle touch and am trying to solve one (well at least one) problem. I'm using my kindle to read pdf-s (mainly academic) which often times have foreign words with special characters (not available on kindle keyboard). It makes it impossible to search a document for words containing special symbols. I was hoping it would be possible to make a search based on highlighted word but so far I was unable to find this option (according to kindle support it's impossible). Does anyone know about any additional application which would enable such a search? It would make my life so much easier...

Thanks for any ideas,
Kas

Hello

KasPaz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:15:15 GMT

Hi All,

Since I've just joined this forum I thought it proper to introduce myself - so hello! :)
My name is Kas and I'll be asking probably lots of questions regarding Kindle Touch (and I thought it would be such a nice device...)
I'm hoping to use your help (as probably much more advanced in technology) and will try to give something in return (if an occasion appears).

Thatns,
Kas

Installing Aldiko on Kindle Fire

calibrated — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:04:30 GMT

Just in case anyone needs a tutorial on installing Aldiko, the folks at BooksOnBoard posted a rather nice one on YouTube here.

Video streaming to your Tablet or RedBox DVDs?

SeaKing — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:50 GMT

Streaming content to your Fire, Nook, Tablet, Computer, or Phone? Yes!
But still the DVD is alive and well according to my favorite movie supplier: REDBOX

Redbox pays $100 million for NCR's Blockbuster Express
by Greg Sandoval February 6, 2012 2:47 PM PST

"At a time when the DVD appears to be dying, Redbox has acquired NCR's entertainment business for $100 million.

Redbox will bolster its movie-kiosk business by acquiring Blockbuster Express. (Credit: Redbox)

NCR is a company that specializes in automatic teller machines and retail kiosks. If you used one of those self-serve ticket machines at an airport, chances are you've used an NCR product. The company began operating more than 10,000 Blockbluster Express DVD kiosks after acquiring the brand from the original Blockbuster video rental service (Blockbuster went bankrupt and the brand and some of its stores were acquired last year by the Dish Network). Apparently, NCR couldn't make a go of it.

In October, Homemediamagazine.com reported that NCR reported a $13 million operating loss on sales of $42 million for the third quarter. The company said then it expected a $60 million operating loss for the full fiscal year.

According to the press release issued today by Redbox and parent company Coinstar, the transaction with NCR is expected to close in the third quarter of 2012..."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...?tag=cnetRiver

Now if they would just drop their pricing back down to the original $1.00 from the $1.20 it is now for a non Blue Ray disk, but I am afraid that with Blockbuster defeated and now in hand, the temptation will be to raise the price up. We shall have to wait and see

"The Joy of eReading with Kobo"

JD Gumby — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:45:37 GMT

Just noticed that Canada's The Shopping Network's got an hour coming up (in 15 minutes) for Kobo. Given how bad their technology showcases generally are (well, most of their showcases - the only ones that're watchable seem to be for Wolfgang Puck appliances every few months, IMHO), this should be good for a laugh. :)

Has anyone tried Bookle? (Mac ePub reader)

anoved — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:25:38 GMT

I do most of my e-reading on mobile devices, but today I read about a new ePub reader called Bookle (http://tidbits.com/article/12774 - no affiliation). I'm content with Calibre for occasionally looking at an ebook on the Mac but admit I'm curious about the new program. I haven't tried it yet because it's commercial software and to be honest I don't see many advantages over Calibre's reader (besides the more conventional Mac interface). Anyone take the plunge? First impressions?

Add .iBook in the E-Book Format Forum

Fabe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:22:26 GMT

I suggest .iBook be added to the E-Book forum. Apple's iAuthor will need a place, other than the Apple forums, where users can go for good advice.

Satellites Out of Orbit - unique feminist fiction

chris wind — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:16:53 GMT

This work of feminist fiction has five parts:

I. Epistles: epistles written by Eve, Cain�s wife, Noah�s wife, Delilah, the Queen of Sheba, Mary, and others � as if they were feminist

II. Myths: the myths within the myths revealed � what might Pandora, Circe, Penelope, Eurydice, Persephone, the Gorgons, and others have thought and done if they had not been the creations of a chauvinist patriarchy?

III. Letters: letters that might have been written by Lady Godiva, Milton�s daughter, Rubens� model, Mozart�s mother, Freud�s wife, Plato�s students, and others � assuming a feminist consciousness

IV. Soliloquies: soliloquies delivered by Juliet, Ophelia, Lady MacBeth, Kate, Desdemona, Regan, Miranda, and others � protesting the role given to them by Shakespeare

V. Fairy Tales: the classic fairy tales retold � what would have happened if Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and others had been strong and critical girls and women living today?

available in print ($14.99) and various eformats ($4.99)

http://www.amazon.com/Satellites-Out-Orbit-chris-wind/dp/1926891163/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328580585&sr=1-2

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94499

Calibre: can't add to iPad

bhowell — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:33:23 GMT

I'm brand new to calibre and the iPad. I thought I was following directions correctly to put a Word document on the iPad:

Save as web page in Word
Add books in Calibre
Convert books in Calibre
Send to device in Calibre

When I click "Device" in Calibre, it says my documents (now books) are in the main memory, but I can't find them anywhere: not in iBooks (where I expected them) or anywhere else I can think to look. iTunes doesn't see them either.

What am I doing wrong?

EPUB to MOBI conversion; problem with particular characters

Scott Nielsen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:29:29 GMT

In my original EPUB file, instead of typical quotation marks I had << and >> surrounding quotes. I used Sigil to replace those with standard quote marks. So far so good - looks as expected in Sigil, Calibre and my PRS-1.

However, when converting the edited EPUB file to MOBI, the quote marks does not come through and the MOBI files reverts to << and >>.

What am I missing? Is this codepage related? If so, perhaps it's worth noting the file I'm converting is in the Swedish language and the conversion deals with Swedish special characters (i.e. � � and �) without any problem.

Troubleshooting Kindle Touch Outside USA

hannibalism — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:17 GMT

Hello,

My friend got me a Kindle Touch for my birthday. I'm living in Singapore and just wondering if it is necessary for me to register my device. Also, my friend told me not to switch on the WiFi as it would screw up the device - true?

I wish Amazon would give Singapore a break...

Thanks for any help that can be given. Cheers!

Buy Want to buy Oberon cover for Kindle Keyboard or Nook Classic

luvshihtzu — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:54:43 GMT

I am willing to pay at most, $40 with shipping included to Arizona (85704) here in US. I bought the Kindle for $39, so prefer to keep the price of the cover to a minimum. Please, no Oberon Roof of Heaven covers. Must be from non smoking home.
Thank you.

Is calibre path located in the registery

=X= — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:39:12 GMT

Hi Kovid,
Question.

I would like to update the BookCreator tool to dynamically locate the location of the calibre tool, in addition to providing the user the option to manually change the path.

In windows this info is usually stored in the registry. When I look in the registry I find this path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\calibre\Installer\Inst allPath

Where the value for InstallPath is the correct calibre path.

My question though is this value reliable? Or is that path generated by the installer and might possibly change names in the future?

=X=