[Wylug-discuss] advice on ebook reader or similar...

[Smylers]

Dave Fisher writes:

> I finally bought a Kindle last month. ... I can't recommend it more
> highly ... utterly brilliant ... a small, basically simple, device
> that does everything it promises and much more than I'd expected.

Hi Dave. I'm persuaded of the technical and physical merits of a Kindle,
but am concerned by Leeds library saying their e-books don't supporting
it (or it doesn't support them, depending on which way you look at it):
http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/Default.aspx?type=ebook
http://leeds.lib.overdrive.com/

> 1. It's proprietary, but easily rootable ...

Have you tried borrowing any e-books from a Leeds library? Browsing the
catalogue suggests they are variously in 'Adobe EPUB eBook' and 'Adobe
PDF eBook' formats. Are these different from normal epub and PDF? Maybe
they have DRM which isn't compatible with the Kindle? If so, would
rooting it help?

Cheers

Smylers
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