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Rathji · 12-02-2011, 08:58 AM

Not sure if there is a thread for ebook readers, so I will just ask this here:

Considering getting my niece a Kindle Touch for Christmas and wanted to know if there would be any issues sideloading stuff onto it, or if it is locked to Amazon content like the Fire? She has a ton of epub books that she has got for her iPod, so I am assuming she would want to use them on her Kindle, but Kindle doesn't support ePub without converting, with something like Calibre, correct?

She also gets stuff from the library, which Amazon claims is possible, but only with "Kindle Books" - which implies they need to be .amz format, right?

Is there another reader that should be considered instead? I want to keep it under $100 if possible, unless there is a really good reason.

12-02-2011, 08:58 AM	#520
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	Not sure if there is a thread for ebook readers, so I will just ask this here: Considering getting my niece a Kindle Touch for Christmas and wanted to know if there would be any issues sideloading stuff onto it, or if it is locked to Amazon content like the Fire? She has a ton of epub books that she has got for her iPod, so I am assuming she would want to use them on her Kindle, but Kindle doesn't support ePub without converting, with something like Calibre, correct? She also gets stuff from the library, which Amazon claims is possible, but only with "Kindle Books" - which implies they need to be .amz format, right? Is there another reader that should be considered instead? I want to keep it under $100 if possible, unless there is a really good reason. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."