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27 replies · 5,451 views · Started 24 November 2002

For those who still ask me:

ebooks are written works (novels, history, si-fi, textbooks, etc) that
can be read using a pocketpc, pc or pda... 92xx, very, very convenient, not to mention much lighter to lug around.

I want to share, but I find myself very bussy untl next year or so.

I decided to give you my free e-books links. Trusted sites, AAS OK 😉

N-JOY Mark Twayn and other classics.

http://esspc-ebooks.com/
http://mslit.com/default.asp?mjr=FRE
http://www.blackmask.com/page.php

http://www.memoware.com/

Project Gutenberg http://promo.net/pg/ My Favourite source

What would be your choice in e-book reader software for 9210? Given the memory and disk space limits. Carrying dictionaries, grammar, fiction etc everywhere seems like a great idea but perhaps I should first buy a bigger memory card... 😮

I have 2 MMC.

One Original one 16Mb, wich I use for fun, games, movies and so on.

The 64 Mb i use it for business applications, mails and so on.

This was my solution for e-books also.

Wonder how i deal with 16 Mb. Truth is that I have also a MMC Card reader, and I just Copy/paste contents and here I go.

But this happends 2,3 times / month :cry: Time issues here 😉

Yeah, I know about the time issues :cry:
Barely time to read the forums... 😉

I still use the original 16 MB MMC and that's why I'm cautious about anything using disk space. But then again, if I have 9210, why not use the whole potential, right?
Ok so next time I'm at a computer store, I will grab a card reader and a bigger memory card. I remember reading a thread on AAS about memory cards and card readers, I will have to look them up. There was some discussion about which are compatible and good and cheap and so on.

A girl can't go wrong with AAS! :angel:

some interesting business stuff here.

(i am posting it, for later use, due to memory issues on 9210 😮 😃 😃 :P :roll: 😉 )

New e-books, This week only for free. From M$
Upd :cry: ate me if you like them
:roll:
Get it all here: http://www.ikhushi.com/ebooks/

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1,03 MB)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (689 kB)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (203 kB)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (406 kB)
J.R.R. TOLKIEN - Lord of The Rings 1 - The Fellowship Of The Ring (446 kB)
J.R.R. TOLKIEN - Lord of The Rings 2 - The Two Towers (383 kB)
J.R.R.TOLKIEN - Lord of The Rings 3 - The Return of the King (342 kB)
J.R.R. TOLKIEN - The Hobbit (449 kB)
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People (418 kB)
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (453 kB)
Bridget Jones's Diary (492 kB)
Mark Bowden - Back Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (644 kB)

Hi Guys.
I download some e-books with the file extention lit, and I don't know which reader to use to open those files.
Any one can tell me if there is a software (preferably free) for this file extention.
thank you.

Supported Formats
The most popular Palm DOC (Aportis) format of electronic books.
Plain text (TXT) format.
HTML (no graphics, text only) format.

Depends entirely on what kind of books you want. The links in the beginning of this thread are valid, but then there are places like http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePage/default.asp and others i guess too. Do you want fiction or non-fiction? News or novels? Scifi or romance? 😊

Hi Guys.
I download some e-books with the file extention lit, and I don't know which reader to use to open those files.
Any one can tell me if there is a software (preferably free) for this file extention.
thank you.

microsoft reader

what are the supported formats for mobipocket reader?
btw... mobipocket reader for 9210 is free... also for the 7650, but then again battery issues, bcoz of this reader im having problem with my phone's battery... much more with the 7650... dnt be offended 7650 owners, i have a 7650 also, with three batteries... hehehe 😃

The extension seems to be .prc but this does not really tell anything, I guess. Mobipocket FAQ states that "The Mobipocket Reader reads only the standard DOC type of .pdb files" and mentions a name AportisDoc. I don't really know what it means...

There is a lenghty explanation on the document file formats in http://www.memoware.com/mw.cgi/?screen=help_format
It does seem a bit confusing... hopefully there will be more compatibility in the future. 😮

tried mobipocket reader for 9210, it can open .prc files and .txt files... i'm not sure with other extensions though... is there microsoft reader for 9210?

Mobipocket Reader can read :
- eBooks/eNews/eDocs in Mobipocket format
- Palm Standard DOC files (not M$ DOC !) usually with PDB extension*
- native text and HTML documents.

* As you know, PDB is not a format, but just a container like ZIP to transfer files on the Palm.

You can download it from there

I have been using mobipocket reader extensively for about 6 months now. It works pretty well.

The main problem I find with ebooks is that there are a lot of formats around and you can't always get a book in a format suitable for the 9210. This is particularly true for the secure formats - secure mobipocket format seems to be only 3rd choice for the ebook publishers.

[quote="Tomahawk"]The main problem I find with ebooks is that there are a lot of formats around and you can't always get a book in a format suitable for the 9210. This is particularly true for the secure formats - secure mobipocket format seems to be only 3rd choice for the ebook publishers.[/quote]

No, it's the first choice, because they publish 1 file, it works on all devices.
Other eBook format do not have this option.

I highly recommend mobipocket reader. I use mobipocket for my PC and my phone. Its good to have the same application on your PC and phone. 8)