I'm going to download books for free

[#FF0000]

Can i put them on a e reader though?

[BOZG]

Depends on the reader and the file type? If they're in PDF form, they won't work so well because PDFs don't have free flowing text so you might need to zoom and pan to read. They can be converted automatically but they will lose out along the way.

Try and get ePub files where possible as they are true eBooks and can be easily converted to other file types if necessary.

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[doesn't even make sense]

I know that you can convert pdfs to a format readable by kindles but I haven't tried it myself.

[BOZG]

I know that you can convert pdfs to a format readable by kindles but I haven't tried it myself.

It is but as I said, more often that not, it loses quality along the way particularly as PDF eBooks often try to take advantage of the fact that true eBooks don't handle images, chapter titles and page numbers along each page etc. which fuck up conversions. It is also common to find new pararaph breaks etc as the conversion to free flowing text goes astray. For the most part it's still readable of course but a little annoying.

[Red Commissar]

Like BOZG said it depends on the type of reader you have.

I have an old Barnes and Noble Nook which takes .epub files, regardless of where they come from. Newer nooks do this too, though they partition a few gigs for exclusive use of downloads through their store but leave everything leave to the user's discretion and doesn't care where the content comes from. I don't have a program that comes with it either, just plug it in and drop files in like a flash drive.

I can't speak for other readers- you can take a look at the different formats each popular reader users here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers#File_format_support

[#FF0000]

So what I gather is that ereaders can take .pdf files but they don't handle them well. What about .html?

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Buy actual books, you philistine!

[#FF0000]

make me

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

8 words: Nice-Ass Leather Bound Rosa Luxemburg Collected Works

http://www.revleft.com/vb/showpost.php?p=2522582&postcount=16

[#FF0000]

if you think i'm not stealing one of those already you are out of your mind

[#FF0000]

*buys it w/ parents money but maintains tuff guy internet persona*

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

*buys it w/ parents money but maintains tuff guy internet persona*

Story of my life.

[BOZG]

So what I gather is that ereaders can take .pdf files but they don't handle them well. What about .html?

Most eReaders should handle HTML - in reality, most true eBook formats are based on HTMl but normally include a style sheet. HTML isn't fixed like PDF so the text should be much better but it does depend on the formatting of the HTML file and what tags your eReaders can read. Might be easier if you tell us what eReader you have and send us in the direction of the books you want to download, if possible, and through PM if necessary.

[#FF0000]

Yeah, I don't actually have an e-reader yet. Not sure which one to get. And the books I"m getting are all from #bookz so it's all sorts of formats -- mostly PDF and html

[BOZG]

Yeah, I don't actually have an e-reader yet. Not sure which one to get. And the books I"m getting are all from #bookz so it's all sorts of formats -- mostly PDF and html

Ah ok. There's an application called Calibre which is an alternative eBook manager and converter. You can download that and check out how HTML files show up in its native reader. Should give you a rough idea of readability.