Moo_Uan Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I've just bought a Kindle, and its the best I have done for years. Right now I have almost a 100 unread books loaded on it (mostly downloaded from torrent sites). I haven't seen much talk about Kindle on this forum. There are really a lot of books about sanuk and Thailand available in Kindle's Mobi format. Right now I am reading How to get the most bang for your buck in Thailand (Btw if you pm me your email, I will be happy to send the mobi file to you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hi, Read a bit of the author's description of the book, and God does that sounds lame No offence meant to you, Moo_Uan, but that book sounds like yet another one written by yet another "I've lived in Thailand for x years and know everything" guy. Oh, and as for the Kindle, would love one Waiting for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to arrive in Thailand; my wife wants one and I think I should be able to use that for the same purpose as a Kindle. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 The tablets are excellent for reading but the eBook readers are a lot easier on the eyes for lengthy reading and also the battery life is measured in days rather than hours. I have an iRiver which holds hundreds of books in many formats. There's an excellent site/forum... http://www.mobileread.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hey moo, yeah loving the kindle. Wrote a bit of a review on the thing a while back here. Loving the whole convenience and ease of it, especially as my eyes seem to be going south and reading printed books is getting harder. Not for the print size so much, but the kindle seems to me to be easier on the eyes. Bought it through the affiliation on this site FWIW. Although the book has all (5) five star reviews, and I'm sure it has its good points - I'd rather make the mistakes. Part of the fun of it all IMO. Julian2 - I'm on that forum as well, same nik - a plethora of information, especially good for the newbie like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 And of course the beauty of them is you can adjust the print size... Try doing that with something made out of dead trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've just bought a Kindle, and its the best I have done for years. Right now I have almost a 100 unread books loaded on it (mostly downloaded from torrent sites). I haven't seen much talk about Kindle on this forum. There are really a lot of books about sanuk and Thailand available in Kindle's Mobi format. Right now I am reading How to get the most bang for your buck in Thailand (Btw if you pm me your email, I will be happy to send the mobi file to you) My Kindle is great! It is an older one, passed down to me by my sister but it was loaded with lots of books! Being an older Kindle, I cannot sync it outside the USA as it only uses Whispernet but has a USB port to d'load new books. Turn off the wireless connection and the battery lasts for days!! Please email me the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 I have a heap of books in various formats, my attempts to categorise them haven't had a lot of success though. Yes, I've tried Calibre... what a vale of tears that was. I'm quite happy to pass them on, they email very easily. Mostly popular fiction... Ask and ye shall receive. (They read well on PCs as well). EDit: Oh, stacks of SF/Fantasy courtesy of a ThaiVisa moderator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 The Kindle is my best hardware buy in years. I use it daily. I have at least 10,000 books already--pointless I know. The best I've found is a torrent with the NY Times best sellers. Another great one is the "A short introduction to" series--awesome stuff. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Short_Introductions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I was sent a book but it has the DRM active and hence, I cannot read the book. Going around the 'net, there are several to remove this DRM but it appears it has to be removed by the owner of the book. Is there another way to remove this DRM if one is not the owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 What's the book? I may have it in usable form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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