New to Ebooks?
E-books are a convenient and affordable way to feed your need to read. They are
less expensive to produce which is passed along to the reader, don't take up any
shelf space in your home, and easy to carry around. But don't take my word for it
when others have said it so much better - check out these links for more
information about e-books and how to make them work for you:
Cerridwen Press e-book FAQ
J. L. Wilson's e-book FAQ
Amy Corwin has even provided some tips on how to import your favorite
Cerridwen Press and Ellora's Cave books into Amazon's new Kindle and Sony's e-
book reader.
And although a few extra steps are needed to transfer your favorite books to the
reading device of your choice, you had an additional benefit you may not be aware
of. Books from both Cerridwen Press and Ellora’s Cave are not DRM-protected
as are e-books purchased directly from the Kindle store or Sony store. This
means you can transfer books to whichever reading device you chose, and more
importantly, you can back them up as needed. You are in complete control. When
you acquire a new computer, you can transfer them just like any other file. And in
the future, if you decided to switch from Sony’s device to the Kindle, or vice versa,
you could still transfer and read your Cerridwen Press/Ellora’s Cave e-books
without losing your investment.
So if you were one of the lucky ones to get a new Kindle or Sony e-book reader,
here are a few tips to help you make your favorite e-books available to you on your
new reader.
Kindle
The Kindle uses a proprietary format (.azw) so you may need to convert your e-
books. There are two ways to do this: a free way and a cheap way. You can
convert e-books which are purchased in either MS Word format (.doc) or HTML.
There is also a method for converting .PDF. You can get the following types of files
(or e-books in these formats) converted by either method listed below:
Microsoft Word, HTML, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI files.
Special Note: .PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files are listed as “experimental” at the
moment. Most readers find it easiest to download the MobiPocket Creator
program (a free program) which will convert .PDF e-books to the MobiPocket (.
PRC or .mobi). Once converted, you can transfer them directly to your Kindle from
your computer through the USB cable. You do not need to take any additional
steps if you use this method to convert and move e-books to your Kindle.
Free Way
You can e-mail the e-book to yourname@free.kindle.com. Replace yourname with
your username, as defined when you got your Kindle and set up your Kindle
account.
The file is converted to the Kindle .azw format and is sent back to you, through the
e-mail address you registered for your Amazon account. You save the file on your
computer. Once there, you transfer the file to your Kindle via the USB cable.
Note: You can transfer .TXT, MobiPocket, .AZW, .AUD, and .MP3 files directly to
the Kindle without e-mailing them for conversion. Just copy them from your
computer to your Kindle through the USB cable.
When the Kindle is connected to your computer via the USB cable, it shows up as
another hard drive in Windows Explorer. Just drag & drop the files into the Book
folder of the Kindle.
Cheap Way
The cheap way to convert and move e-books to your Kindle costs $.10 per e-
book. The advantage of this method over the free way is that the converted e-book
is sent directly to your Kindle library where you can access it without connecting to
your computer.
You e-mail the e-book to be converted to yourname@kindle.com. Replace
yourname with your username, as defined when you got your Kindle and set up
your Kindle account.
Sony Reader
The Reader supports .JPEG, .PNG, .PDF, .TXT, .RTF formatted e-books. It has
an application, “CONNECT Reader” which can convert MS Word (.DOC) e-books
to .RTF before copying them to the Reader from your computer. In most cases,
you should use the “CONNECT Reader” software to transfer supported files to your
Reader.
The text size for .PDF e-books transferred to the Reader is considered small by
some readers, but if you hold down the <Size> button for five second, it will rotate
the screen, which is a tremendous help.
E-books are a convenient and affordable way to feed your need to read. They are
less expensive to produce which is passed along to the reader, don't take up any
shelf space in your home, and easy to carry around. But don't take my word for it
when others have said it so much better - check out these links for more
information about e-books and how to make them work for you:
Cerridwen Press e-book FAQ
J. L. Wilson's e-book FAQ
Amy Corwin has even provided some tips on how to import your favorite
Cerridwen Press and Ellora's Cave books into Amazon's new Kindle and Sony's e-
book reader.
And although a few extra steps are needed to transfer your favorite books to the
reading device of your choice, you had an additional benefit you may not be aware
of. Books from both Cerridwen Press and Ellora’s Cave are not DRM-protected
as are e-books purchased directly from the Kindle store or Sony store. This
means you can transfer books to whichever reading device you chose, and more
importantly, you can back them up as needed. You are in complete control. When
you acquire a new computer, you can transfer them just like any other file. And in
the future, if you decided to switch from Sony’s device to the Kindle, or vice versa,
you could still transfer and read your Cerridwen Press/Ellora’s Cave e-books
without losing your investment.
So if you were one of the lucky ones to get a new Kindle or Sony e-book reader,
here are a few tips to help you make your favorite e-books available to you on your
new reader.
Kindle
The Kindle uses a proprietary format (.azw) so you may need to convert your e-
books. There are two ways to do this: a free way and a cheap way. You can
convert e-books which are purchased in either MS Word format (.doc) or HTML.
There is also a method for converting .PDF. You can get the following types of files
(or e-books in these formats) converted by either method listed below:
Microsoft Word, HTML, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI files.
Special Note: .PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files are listed as “experimental” at the
moment. Most readers find it easiest to download the MobiPocket Creator
program (a free program) which will convert .PDF e-books to the MobiPocket (.
PRC or .mobi). Once converted, you can transfer them directly to your Kindle from
your computer through the USB cable. You do not need to take any additional
steps if you use this method to convert and move e-books to your Kindle.
Free Way
You can e-mail the e-book to yourname@free.kindle.com. Replace yourname with
your username, as defined when you got your Kindle and set up your Kindle
account.
The file is converted to the Kindle .azw format and is sent back to you, through the
e-mail address you registered for your Amazon account. You save the file on your
computer. Once there, you transfer the file to your Kindle via the USB cable.
Note: You can transfer .TXT, MobiPocket, .AZW, .AUD, and .MP3 files directly to
the Kindle without e-mailing them for conversion. Just copy them from your
computer to your Kindle through the USB cable.
When the Kindle is connected to your computer via the USB cable, it shows up as
another hard drive in Windows Explorer. Just drag & drop the files into the Book
folder of the Kindle.
Cheap Way
The cheap way to convert and move e-books to your Kindle costs $.10 per e-
book. The advantage of this method over the free way is that the converted e-book
is sent directly to your Kindle library where you can access it without connecting to
your computer.
You e-mail the e-book to be converted to yourname@kindle.com. Replace
yourname with your username, as defined when you got your Kindle and set up
your Kindle account.
Sony Reader
The Reader supports .JPEG, .PNG, .PDF, .TXT, .RTF formatted e-books. It has
an application, “CONNECT Reader” which can convert MS Word (.DOC) e-books
to .RTF before copying them to the Reader from your computer. In most cases,
you should use the “CONNECT Reader” software to transfer supported files to your
Reader.
The text size for .PDF e-books transferred to the Reader is considered small by
some readers, but if you hold down the <Size> button for five second, it will rotate
the screen, which is a tremendous help.
Ebook FAQ
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