And for the Free Software folk out there who this will irk - be irked. Mobipocket Creator is said to be 'The Mobipocket Creator is a free software.' on the site. If anyone can find the 4 freedoms in the following license agreement... well, it must be in fine print because this looks like a proprietary license to me.
But then, I'm not a lawyer. Maybe the Free Software Foundation might want to educate this subsidiary of Amazon.com? Or... perhaps... they could just explain it to Amazon.com. Just because they sell books doesn't mean that they read them...Read more »
This is a pretty quick post for most of the Kindle users out there who want to get their hands on content for free - good content. eBooks in the public domain or that are open content. Read more »
It showed up a day behind Amazon.com's estimate, but it's here.
The Kindle DX came neatly boxed - and you have to pass the IQ test to open it. Once open, you're supposed to run to the nearest electrical outlet and charge it. I didn't, and I wager I'm not the only one who didn't. Right off the bat, the screen was easy to read and the documentation for the Kindle DX is... in the Kindle DX itself. Sliding and releasing the 'power switch' at the top gets you up and running. Read more »
I've been looking at eBooks and eBook readers for some time - when I was published, it was an eBook through O'Reilly (and I consider the book out of date so I won't link to it). I know that electronic publishing is, at the very least, a very large part of the future. But I've had problems with all the DMCA hijinx going on so I've been very down on the Amazon Kindles - with good reason.
Recently, in moving back up to the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago, I faced a daunting task: Over 5,000 books in my library and no cost effective way to move them from one place to another. I don't like parting with books, but it was necessary - and truth be told, I'd already read the books and only used a few for reference over the years.
came neatly boxed - and you have to pass the IQ test to open it. Once open, you're supposed to run to the nearest electrical outlet and charge it. I didn't, and I wager I'm not the only one who didn't. Right off the bat, the screen was easy to read and the documentation for the Kindle DX is... in the Kindle DX itself. Sliding and releasing the 'power switch' at the top gets you up and running. 
