Robert L Cochran wrote: > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >> Robert L Cochran wrote: >> >> >>> Please note: I am saying all the above after having downloaded only one >>> free sample chapter of a Kindle-ized book, and I have never bought a >>> Kindle Store book from Amazon. >>> >>> >>> >> If you want to give it more of a test, go to Baen Free Library and >> download some books in the Kindle format. They have a fair sample of >> free books. They are complete books, but about half are the first >> book in a series, to get you hooked on the author's work. (If you >> liked the first one, and want more of the same.) >> >> They offer the same book in more then one format. So if you like the >> book, but don't like reading it on the Kindle, you can read it on >> other devices. If all else fails, you can always download the HTML >> version. Best of all - no DRM! >> >> http://www.baen.com/library >> >> Mobibook offers free software that will create books in their format >> - from what I understand, they will work in the Kindle as well. >> (Just change the extension.) >> >> http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/ProductDetailsCreator.asp >> >> Mikkel >> >> > Thanks for letting me know about baen.com. I was downloading stuff like > Tom Sawyer (which is fun reading by the way, and could have been better > if I could see the original book illustrations in the Kindle) from > gutenberg.org. I also have the Mobibook software and have used it. > > Bob > > Well, this did induce me to plug my Kindle in for a recharge. I have to say the showy book covers on the baen.com website make me wish even more that the Kindle is color-capable. Bob -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
