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2010-08-01
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with no toc I have no idea how you read your oreilly's. Fbreader is working really well for my oreilly using some later builds an fbreader developer provided me with and toc is enabled. sure wish the official version for n900 would get toc as the devel version cannot use volume rocker for page turns. but keyboard shortcuts I have for pg back/fw, line back fwd, toc, next toc item, search fw back, library and increase/decrease font are great.
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2010-08-03
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Originally Posted by extendedping
Is the N900 really as bad as that? Let me recommend the Nokia 770 for impressive operation of FBReader. There are some very nicely functioning Tables of Contents on FB2 files from www.fictionbook-lib.org and on Plucker files from www.gutenberg.org .
sure wish the official version for n900 would get toc
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2010-08-03
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I have a confession to make -- I often read on my N900 in preference to reading on a Kindle. I'm currently on book two of Anthony Powell's classic (but I have a feeling, rarely read) A Dance to the Music of Time, and it really catches fire in the second book, though the first was quite good. I just made a five-hour train trip, got out my Kindle and my N900 -- and for the whole trip, I never opened the Kindle, which my N900 was sitting on top of. (The Kindle served a useful purpose holding my train ticket, though.)
The N900 feels like it was designed just for me; I remove my glasses and have to hold it close to my face to read it because of my nearsightedness, at which time it becomes almost billboard-sized (in my imagination, anyway).
The N900 feels like it was designed just for me; I remove my glasses and have to hold it close to my face to read it because of my nearsightedness, at which time it becomes almost billboard-sized (in my imagination, anyway).
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2010-08-05
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Originally Posted by extendedping
I have the toc working on the both the books I purchased from Kindle and Kobo. They are both epub files with the drm removed and work perfectly on fbreader (on the N810)
with no toc I have no idea how you read your oreilly's. Fbreader is working really well for my oreilly using some later builds an fbreader developer provided me with and toc is enabled. sure wish the official version for n900 would get toc as the devel version cannot use volume rocker for page turns. but keyboard shortcuts I have for pg back/fw, line back fwd, toc, next toc item, search fw back, library and increase/decrease font are great.
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2010-08-27
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I got the new Kindle today, pretty nice! Almost too small and light, if you ask me -- I like roomy. It's amazing for Nokia customers -- Amazon managed to announce the release of this device and actually beat their announce date! I thought that was impossible.
I was happy to see that the power was GREEN when I got it, so the typical death march when you get new electronics and have to charge for many hours was not necessary.
It opens up on first use to the user's manual, which is probably the last glance it will get for many of us.
I still think it's pretty thrilling that Amazon is successfully taking on Apple with a black and white device! I would not have predicted that.
I got the cheap WiFi version rather than the one ($50 more) with 3g connectivity. I'm almost always in WiFi land anyway, and I don't really need to download books while camped out that much.
I signed up for getting text messages about delivery status, so it was great to hear the N900's noises and go get the new Kindle at the front door downstairs.
I was happy to see that the power was GREEN when I got it, so the typical death march when you get new electronics and have to charge for many hours was not necessary.
It opens up on first use to the user's manual, which is probably the last glance it will get for many of us.
I still think it's pretty thrilling that Amazon is successfully taking on Apple with a black and white device! I would not have predicted that.
I got the cheap WiFi version rather than the one ($50 more) with 3g connectivity. I'm almost always in WiFi land anyway, and I don't really need to download books while camped out that much.
I signed up for getting text messages about delivery status, so it was great to hear the N900's noises and go get the new Kindle at the front door downstairs.
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2010-08-28
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I did a kindle app request on the applications forum, but no one answer at least in a good way (in terms of developing) so i guess no one is working on this and since the file type is an amazon type, i guess that makes it harder, but what i do like a lot o ppl in this thread do, i use Calibre which is a free tool for all, Windows, Linux and Mac Os,
Calibre lets you convert from kindle type to epub, once i have it, i use Dorian i guess i dont really remember the name, this to read the book, i have meebook, Dorian, FBreader, and MGutenberg (i guess dont remember this name also) and so far my favorite is Dorian.
Calibre lets you convert from kindle type to epub, once i have it, i use Dorian i guess i dont really remember the name, this to read the book, i have meebook, Dorian, FBreader, and MGutenberg (i guess dont remember this name also) and so far my favorite is Dorian.
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2010-08-28
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Originally Posted by geneven
I did almost the same, put everything away in the plain, and focus on my n900, reading The Golden Compass lmao! was a gift...
I have a confession to make -- I often read on my N900 in preference to reading on a Kindle. I'm currently on book two of Anthony Powell's classic (but I have a feeling, rarely read) A Dance to the Music of Time, and it really catches fire in the second book, though the first was quite good. I just made a five-hour train trip, got out my Kindle and my N900 -- and for the whole trip, I never opened the Kindle, which my N900 was sitting on top of. (The Kindle served a useful purpose holding my train ticket, though.)
The N900 feels like it was designed just for me; I remove my glasses and have to hold it close to my face to read it because of my nearsightedness, at which time it becomes almost billboard-sized (in my imagination, anyway).
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2010-08-28
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We should do a e-book thread and exchange our books 
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lol
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