Ereader books

[sfroth]

As for eReader, eReader is an old obsolete format. But that still doesn't explain th OP's issues. There is definitely something wrong with the eReader version.

Thanks, Jon. I don't necessarily agree with obsolete, though there's no question it's old. For what it's worth, I downloaded Losing the Peace last night, and it's much better than the others, and I read Unworthy when it was newer, and don't remember any problems with it. I haven't heard back from Ereader yet on the more recent releases that I've had trouble with. Maybe it's time to bite the bullet and switch to Kindle format, even though it'll likely cost me more.

 

[JWolf]

Do any eReaders support copying eBooks to the eReader from a Linux Desktop? The only thing I don't like about my iPod, is having to use Windows to sync it. I can't trust that Apple wont change the database format to use a Linux application.
Which vendor sells non DRM files?

If you use the ePub format (using Adobe's DRM scheme), which is what most (non-Kindle) dedicated ebook readers with DRM capabilities use these days, you can install Adobe Digital Editions for Windows under Wine. To download the actual book, drag and drop the .acsm file (which you'll get from your ebook store, and which contains "directions" for Adobe Digital Editions on what to download for the actual ebook) into Adobe Digital Editions. Note, however, that if you use KDE, neither the Konqueror nor Dolphin file managers work this way--Nautilus (for GNOME) works, though, even under KDE.

It may sound confusing, but it's actually easier done than said. Also, you can test it out with a free sample book from BooksOnBoard--just note that it is a PDF file and not an ePub, but the downloading mechanism is the same.

I would have to say that the current best reader out there is the Sony Reader PRS-900 followed by the Sony Reader PRS-600.

 

[Clancy_s]

Do any eReaders support copying eBooks to the eReader from a Linux Desktop? The only thing I don't like about my iPod, is having to use Windows to sync it. I can't trust that Apple wont change the database format to use a Linux application.
Which vendor sells non DRM files?

For non drm stuff, calibre, which is both a software reader and an app that will convert formats and upload / sync with an ever-increasing range of devices, is available for linux (ubuntu has it in it's repositories, multiverse I think).

http://calibre-ebook.com/

 

[JWolf]

Do any eReaders support copying eBooks to the eReader from a Linux Desktop? The only thing I don't like about my iPod, is having to use Windows to sync it. I can't trust that Apple wont change the database format to use a Linux application.
Which vendor sells non DRM files?

For non drm stuff, calibre, which is both a software reader and an app that will convert formats and upload / sync with an ever-increasing range of devices, is available for linux (ubuntu has it in it's repositories, multiverse I think).

http://calibre-ebook.com/

Calibre will handle DRMed ePub for transferring to a Sony Reader. But the problem is you cannot get a DRMed ePub onto a Linux machine. You need Windows or OS X.

 

[tmclough]

But the problem is you cannot get a DRMed ePub onto a Linux machine. You need Windows or OS X.

In short, yes you can get DRMed ePubs onto a Linux computer, using Wine. See my previous post:

If you use the ePub format (using Adobe's DRM scheme), which is what most (non-Kindle) dedicated ebook readers with DRM capabilities use these days, you can install Adobe Digital Editions for Windows under Wine. To download the actual book, drag and drop the .acsm file (which you'll get from your ebook store, and which contains "directions" for Adobe Digital Editions on what to download for the actual ebook) into Adobe Digital Editions. Note, however, that if you use KDE, neither the Konqueror nor Dolphin file managers work this way--Nautilus (for GNOME) works, though, even under KDE.

It may sound confusing, but it's actually easier done than said. Also, you can test it out with a free sample book from BooksOnBoard--just note that it is a PDF file and not an ePub, but the downloading mechanism is the same.

To add to the last paragraph, it really isn't that much more confusing under Linux than under Windows, just slightly different.

 

[Therin of Andor]

And especially have you ever tried to sell Star Trek books to a second hand bookstore? They just won't take them unless they are the very most recent titles. I was told that they have no resale value anymore.

Yeah, the number of fans seeking out all the really old titles seems to have dropped dramatically since TNG went off first-run. You could often walk into a secondhand bookshop and see evidence that their ST novels had a fast turnaround.

Maybe it's because there are still at least twelve quite chunky ST books coming out every year, so newcomers to the ST novel phenomenon have plenty of new titles to read, and they have less need to go delving for old stuff? When I first started collecting/reading ST novels in 1980, there was only one new one - and very slim - every four to eight months!

One of my favourite old book exchange stores used to have a rule on their Agatha Christie novels: "bring an Agatha to get an Agatha" - and their romance, SF and ST sections were regularly depleted and restocked, depleted and restocked, depleted and restocked.

 

[Clancy_s]

But the problem is you cannot get a DRMed ePub onto a Linux machine. You need Windows or OS X.

In short, yes you can get DRMed ePubs onto a Linux computer, using Wine. See my previous post:

If you use the ePub format (using Adobe's DRM scheme), which is what most (non-Kindle) dedicated ebook readers with DRM capabilities use these days, you can install Adobe Digital Editions for Windows under Wine. To download the actual book, drag and drop the .acsm file (which you'll get from your ebook store, and which contains "directions" for Adobe Digital Editions on what to download for the actual ebook) into Adobe Digital Editions. Note, however, that if you use KDE, neither the Konqueror nor Dolphin file managers work this way--Nautilus (for GNOME) works, though, even under KDE.

It may sound confusing, but it's actually easier done than said. Also, you can test it out with a free sample book from BooksOnBoard--just note that it is a PDF file and not an ePub, but the downloading mechanism is the same.

To add to the last paragraph, it really isn't that much more confusing under Linux than under Windows, just slightly different.

Thanks for the explanation - it seems simple enough, I'll try it once my device arrives.