http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/27/barnes-nobles-new-e-reader-to-go-head-to-head-with-amazons-kindle/ Thoughts on publishing and the writing life Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:33:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/27/barnes-nobles-new-e-reader-to-go-head-to-head-with-amazons-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-701 John Erianne Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:27:11 +0000 http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/27/barnes-nobles-new-e-reader-to-go-head-to-head-with-amazons-kindle/#comment-701 That's a good question, Patricia. Although all ebooks start-out as HTML source files, they are usually compiled and formated into different file types. There are a number of different formats — it does variy according to the device. The Kindle uses its own bastardized form of Mobipocket. The Nook will use EReader format, I'm told. My old PDA used Microsoft Lit format. Some use Adobe PDF. I have the same problem. Can't afford one. Although, this Nook looks like it might be better than Kindle . . . and a tiny bit cheaper. Will have to see if all this competition starts up a price war. That’s a good question, Patricia. Although all ebooks start-out as HTML source files, they are usually compiled and formated into different file types. There are a number of different formats — it does variy according to the device. The Kindle uses its own bastardized form of Mobipocket. The Nook will use EReader format, I’m told. My old PDA used Microsoft Lit format. Some use Adobe PDF. I have the same problem. Can’t afford one. Although, this Nook looks like it might be better than Kindle . . . and a tiny bit cheaper. Will have to see if all this competition starts up a price war.

]]> http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/27/barnes-nobles-new-e-reader-to-go-head-to-head-with-amazons-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Patricia Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:11:18 +0000 http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/27/barnes-nobles-new-e-reader-to-go-head-to-head-with-amazons-kindle/#comment-676 I am following the ongoing battle of the eReaders. I intend to get one when the price becomes more reasonable. I'm curious. Can books formatted for one eReader (say Kindle) be downloaded to another type? I am following the ongoing battle of the eReaders. I intend to get one when the price becomes more reasonable. I’m curious. Can books formatted for one eReader (say Kindle) be downloaded to another type?

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