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

[Dave Fisher]

On 22 September 2011 11:26, Smylers <Smylers at stripey.com> wrote:
> 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?

Short answer: I don't know yet ... but I'll find out and report back
(my best friend's wife works for Leeds libraries in a fairly senior
position).