Tag Archives: ebook

Converting Ebook Formats – .mobi to .epub

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Richard Nichols

As I recently blogged, I picked up an iPad, and have been using it (mainly) as an ebook reader. I prefer using the Kindle app on the iPad to read ebooks, and the Amazon Kindle book store seems to have … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the iPad…

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Richard Nichols

I picked up an iPad (finally) about a week ago. I had to resort to ordering online from Apple, since my preorder at JB Hifi had gone almost a month unfulfilled, and the staff there didn’t seem confident that they’d … Continue reading →

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eBooks + DRM = Fail

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Richard Nichols

Yesterday I made the mistake of buying 2 e-books from a site called “PeachPit”. I chose the eBooks because in the past, having an electronic PDF that I can read on my desktop, Linux netbook and iPod Touch is way … Continue reading →

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