How to read Manybooks.net public domain classics on a Kindle? And is it really true that Amazon will convert Word and HTML documents to Kindle format for free?
No, Jeff Bezos isn’t in .epub nirvana, but give him credit for free .epub conversions for small publishers, even self-pubishers.
Below are some links that’ll help answer questions:
—The Kindle Store. “Over 90,000 Books + Newspapers, Magazines and Blogs.
—The main guide page for publishers and book-sellers.
—Welcome to Amazon Kindle Support. Lots of FAQish links.
—About your Kindle (.PDF file). Oh, the ironies! The Kindle apparently can’t read native PDF. This file offers “information about your Kindle hardware.”
—Kindle Users Guide. Comes in the Kindle’s .AZW format, too, not just PDF.
OK, TeleBloggers, have at it and put on your analyst caps if you haven’t already!
Related: Rob Preece’s thoughts in comments to my Publishers Weekly blog (you’ll have to scroll down). Owner of BooksForABuck, Rob sees possibilities in the Kindle. At the same time he’s appalled by the eBabel approach.
A file about your ebook device you can’t read on your ebook device.
It would be funny if it wasn’t so freaking stupid.
— C
i’m glad i’m not the only one who saw the irony (and hilarity) in the fact that the kindle’s manual is in a format you can’t use ON the kindle.