ebooks and pdf?

Tue Apr 12 08:02:47 EDT 2011

If you ever *do* get an ereader, I much prefer the way an ebook renders: PDFs are pretty much like looking at a PDF on a screen, but ebooks will jiggle their page numbers etc. depending on font size/orientation. 

PS sorry for top posting. 
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Dan O'Donovan

On 12 Apr 2011, at 07:48, "Chris O'Connell" <omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> oh yeah, O'Reilly allows for downloads in PDF, EPUB, MOBI and one other
> format, all DRM free.
> 
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Chris O'Connell <omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>wrote:
> 
>> Calibre can convert either Mobi (Amazon's format) or EPUB (the one BN chose
>> to standardize on).  EPUB books are also available from the public library
>> for download.  EPUB seems to be a more standardized format.
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 04/12/2011 06:31 AM, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
>>>> There is a book I am interested in, and it is available in ebook
>>>> format.    I'm new to the ebook scene.   What options are there to
>>>> convert it to pdf if I want to view it on my linux laptop?   I don't
>>>> have any interest, at this time, of investing in an ebook reader (such
>>>> as Kindle, etc).
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for any education the list can provide.
>>>> 
>>> Just one addition here, what ebook format. Amazon's Kindle has their
>>> proprietary format. B&N has another format.
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