Kindle and Maps

[simonineaston]

Oh - and the essential partner for a Kindle (or any other e-book reader) is of course Calibre, top-notch e-book management software, seen here.

[iandusud]

How does the cheaper Kindle compare with the Paperwhite? Any serious disadvantages? The cheaper one is available now, the Paperwhite is 2-3 months delay.

[Jdsk]

Oh - and the essential partner for a Kindle (or any other e-book reader) is of course Calibre, top-notch e-book management software, seen here.

I have several eBook programs, but I don't use any of them routinely. I do use Kindle's email convert facility, as upthread.

What do you use it for, please?

Thanks

Jonathan

[markjohnobrien]

Oh - and the essential partner for a Kindle (or any other e-book reader) is of course Calibre, top-notch e-book management software, seen here.

Interesting: I’d missed that. Thanks for posting.

[simonineaston]

What do you use it for, please?

I find it easier to store lots of books on my MBP / Calibre, than on my Kindle, due to better handling of metadata, and then add to or remove books from Kindle. Any more than, say, 5 or 6 swipes to get through the Kindle home page/s is getting a bit unwieldy for me, whereas Calibre seems to cope with hundreds of books with aplomb.

[Jdsk]

What do you use it for, please?

I find it easier to store lots of books on my MBP / Calibre, than on my Kindle, due to better handling of metadata, and then add to or remove books from Kindle. Any more than, say, 5 or 6 swipes to get through the Kindle home page/s is getting a bit unwieldy for me, whereas Calibre seems to cope with hundreds of books with aplomb.

Thanks

Jonathan

[mmcnay]

Oh - and the essential partner for a Kindle (or any other e-book reader) is of course Calibre, top-notch e-book management software, seen here.

I have several eBook programs, but I don't use any of them routinely. I do use Kindle's email convert facility, as upthread.

What do you use it for, please?

Thanks

Jonathan

I use Calibre. Excellent and very powerful. It can convert epub to mobi, and pdf to mobi - so you can read stuff outside of the Amazon world, on the Amazon device. I now have a Kobo, which I prefer as the less I have to do with Amazon the more I like it.

[Jdsk]

Hi Ian

Here's a convenient first experiment. Have a go and tell us if/ where you get stuck. But it will need access to a Kindle!

1 Choose a PDF.

2 Send it to Kindle using convert as the Subject line, as described here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email

3 Synch the Kindle.

4 Inspect the Kindle book that has appeared.

Then we'll build up from there.

I've just discovered that the Wikipedia Book Creator is down:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/ ... ctionality

But that won't affect the experiment above. It will affect my planned second experiment, and I'd now fall back to Calibre for that...
https://calibre-ebook.com

: - )

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

... if there is any way to have maps on a Kindle.

I do include maps, but it isn't easy to get the quality that we're used to on 'phones and tablets, let alone on dead trees.

Any more experiences with or thoughts on this, anyone?

Thanks

Jonathan

[simonineaston]

When the Paperwhite emerged on the market I did wonder if it could be a one-stop-shop, what with its e-ink screen, built-in browser and audio handling capability. All it needs, I thought, is a gps chip and That's A Bingo! However, the fact that it fell short of good usability in a number of key areas has contributed to my conclusion that one is best sticking to multiple Top Performers - although the Kindle itself is still my chosen ebook reader. (My chosen Top Performer cycling trip phone is another e-ink-screen-equipped item, Motorola's super-slim&light F3, which like the Paperwhite, benefits from loooong battery life.)

[Psamathe]

I have a paperwhite which I take touring for books and it's excellent. But last (non-cycling) travels I took it and downloaded/purchased a guide book (Lonely Planet) which was fine except for the maps which just didn't render on the screen. So I suspect not good for mapping.

Ian

[simonineaston]

The qualities required of a good on-screen map - large screen-estate, readily dragged image, high resolution and full colour - just aren't in the Paperwhite's capabilities. In a way, what makes it so good at displaying print means it's rubbish at maps!

[iandusud]

How does the cheaper Kindle compare with the Paperwhite? Any serious disadvantages? The cheaper one is available now, the Paperwhite is 2-3 months delay.

Bump.

[millimole]

How does the cheaper Kindle compare with the Paperwhite? Any serious disadvantages? The cheaper one is available now, the Paperwhite is 2-3 months delay.

Bump.

My wife has a paperwhite and it's a great device - she gets over a week out of it. Battery life is dependent on page turns / screen refresh. It's streets ahead of her original basic one.
If I was bought into the Amazon world its what I'd have (I have a Boox Onyx Poke 2, which is Android based and has about 4-5 days battery the way I use it)

[simonineaston]

...not found a device yet, that can unfold and get laid out on a table...