Got new Kindle Paperwhite. what all to do?

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m-jeri

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Hi All,

Got myself a kindle paperwhite.

Can you please tell me how to get books other than Amazon. I have calibre and tried to convert few books.

Any help appreciated.
 
Start Calibre.
Connect your Kindle.
Right click on the books you want to load, and select send to device (main memory).
It'll auto convert the books for you and upload them to your Kindle.


Alternatively, right click on the books, convert them to .mobi, and then when that's done transfer them to the Kindle.

If you were asking how to get books, then if you want to get free books, then you've got project gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/


You can also use emule to find stuff.
http://www.emule-project.net/
 
Gutenberg is good, but it has those ebooks which aren't copyrighted anymore, so one will find mostly old books

Isn't emule illegal (noob question ?) ?
 
Yea. I am in US now. But that doesnt mean i want books from amazon :). But in general, just want to know the source for books for this. I converted few already.

So AZW is the format r8? Can i convert a pdf book into the same?.

Loving the kindle btw. :D
 
Yea. I am in US now. But that doesnt mean i want books from amazon :). But in general, just want to know the source for books for this. I converted few already.

So AZW is the format r8? Can i convert a pdf book into the same?.

Loving the kindle btw. :D
Yes you can.
 
Yea. I am in US now. But that doesnt mean i want books from amazon :). But in general, just want to know the source for books for this. I converted few already.

So AZW is the format r8? Can i convert a pdf book into the same?.

Loving the kindle btw. :D

The outcome should be fine unless your PDFs are heavy on imagery (ala comics or graphic novels).

Btw, how much you got it for? And what all accessories/essentials bought for it?
 
@op i am planning to upgrade from my kindle keyboard. How good is paperwhite? N how good it is to read under sunlight? Graphic novels can be read on paperwhite?

Thanks
 
Yea. I am in US now. But that doesnt mean i want books from amazon :). But in general, just want to know the source for books for this. I converted few already.

So AZW is the format r8? Can i convert a pdf book into the same?.

Loving the kindle btw. :D

well, azw3 is what the latest format is. You will also find files with prc/mobi which will work out well.

what do you intend to read ? Kindle will have trouble with any fixed display format like pdf. You are better off using epub or mobi file.
 
Well... Its very cool.

Lag is there. I think that is inherent with the eInk Display. I just plan to read novels. Nothing else. If i could read images too, that would be awesome.
But thats what tablets are for. :)

I got a plug and a leather case. Thats all. amazon.
 
Well... Its very cool.

Lag is there. I think that is inherent with the eInk Display. I just plan to read novels. Nothing else. If i could read images too, that would be awesome.
But thats what tablets are for. :)

I got a plug and a leather case. Thats all. amazon.

You can load images after resizing them. I do that for some of the comics. Archies and the likes convert well as it is in the same ration anyway.
For reading novels, there is nothing better. Since the last three years with Kindle, the number of pulp fiction books I read has gone up drastically.
 
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