[nmglug] e-book reader

Andres Paglayan andres at paglayan.com
Thu Jan 13 09:58:13 PST 2011


On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 10:21 -0700, Matthew McCleary wrote:

> The Kindle works just fine in Ubuntu, or any OS for that matter, since
> when you plug it in it's seen as a USB mass storage device.
> 
> It's not the most feature-filled or extensible e-book reader, but I've
> been pleased with mine (a black 3G).
> 
> What really sealed the deal for me was free-for-life 3G service, which
> lets me use basic Internet virtually anywhere.
> 
> Matthew


I am looking for just that, a book reader,
I already work with two screens and, most of times, with a book at my
side,
kindle DRM is a little scary if they can delete your books,
but if they don't touch your pdfs or anything you don't license from
their site, then it can be ok,


> 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:11, Andres Paglayan <andres at paglayan.com>
> wrote:
> 
>         Hi,
>         
>         Now that there's enough variety, I am about to pull the
>         trigger and get an e-book reader.
>         Does anybody have a favorite (or a do not buy advice) with
>         these devices?( Linux, non DRM, etc, etc)
>         
>         Thanks
>         
>         Andres
>         
>         
>         
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