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Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF.

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djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
news:oEnxDy.qsB@kithrup.com: 

> In article <XnsA699E159AFB4Etaustingmail@69.16.179.42>,
> Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy  <taustinca@gmail.com> wrote:
>>djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
>>news:oEnuuv.LH2@kithrup.com: 
>>
>>> In article
>>> <41a3c282-73ed-432e-834b-df33204e79e6@googlegroups.com>, Peter
>>> Trei  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote: 
>>>>On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 4:15:20 PM UTC-4, Gutless
>>>>Umbrella Carrying Sissy wrote:
>>>>> djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
>>>>> news:oEn56y.18yL@kithrup.com: 
>>>>> 
>>>>> > In article
>>>>> > <8c820b96-9509-40a1-947c-a3a83bcff8c6@googlegroups.com>,
>>>>> > Peter Trei  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote: 
>>>>> >>If you have Amazon Prime, there's a new service in which
>>>>> >>you can get get several hundred free ebooks, including
>>>>> >>nearly 100 in SF. 
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/prime-pr
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>(I note there are free Kindle apps for most platforms)
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > I actually have Amazon Prime, through no fault of my own:
>>>>> > I order enough things from them (cat food, e.g., and books
>>>>> > when I can afford them), and somehow they decided to
>>>>> > reward me with Prime. 
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > But I don't have an e-book reader.
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > Unless you count Calibre, And I have no idea how I would
>>>>> > load an e-book onto my PC so that Calibre could read it.
>>>>> > 
>>>>> There's a bit of setup - you have to install Apprenteice
>>>>> Alf's plug- in in Calibre, to strip out the encryption.
>>>>> Then, you install the free Kindle app on the PC, which will
>>>>> download the books. Then import those books from the Kindle
>>>>> library folder into Calibre. Nothing overly complicated.
>>>>
>>>>This is only needed if you want to strip DRM, either due to
>>>>your views on your property rights in the books you've bought,
>>>>or to read them without a Kindle app. 
>>>>
>>>>However, if you have a windows box, you can just run Kindle on
>>>>that. If you can run a browser, you can use the cloud reader. 
>>>>
>>>>I read most my Kindle books on an iPad, with the Kindle app
>>>>for iOS. 
>>>>
>>>>Dorothy ought to try one of the eInk based Kindles in a store.
>>>>They are wonderfully light (main problem with using a tablet),
>>>>and the batteries last for weeks before recharge.
>>> 
>>> Yes, but.
>>> 
>>> (a) I don't trust Amazon not to recall anything electronic at
>>> any time it suits them;
>>
>>If you've stripped off the DRM and aren't using their software,
>>it doesn't matter. They can't touch it, ever. That's not the
>>reason you are unwilling to consider an ebook reader.
> 
> Terry, dear, I don't know *how* to strip off DRM.

That's why you use the plug-in for Calibre. It's simpler to
install than Calibre itself is, and once installed, it's
completely automatic. 
> 
> But that's by the way.  
> 



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Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 09:35 -0700
  Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 10:04 -0700
    Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 10:15 -0700
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 10:28 -0700
    Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2016-10-06 17:28 +0000
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 10:30 -0700
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 10:46 -0700
          Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 11:09 -0700
            Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2016-10-11 14:01 -0400
              Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 11:33 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 11:35 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net> - 2016-10-11 15:35 -0400
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 13:31 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-11 21:19 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 16:15 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Default User <defaultuserbr@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-12 15:55 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-13 01:09 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-10-12 21:37 -0400
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "Michael R N Dolbear" <me@privacy.net> - 2016-10-14 23:13 +0100
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Default User <defaultuserbr@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-13 07:58 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2016-10-13 02:29 -0500
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-13 08:43 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2016-10-11 19:39 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2016-10-11 13:11 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2016-10-11 16:47 -0500
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2016-10-11 22:34 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2016-10-11 22:49 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-10-11 19:22 -0400
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-12 03:22 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-10-11 20:36 -0700
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "John F. Eldredge" <john@jfeldredge.com> - 2016-12-08 00:16 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-11 21:17 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2016-10-11 22:49 +0000
                Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-10-11 14:54 -0700
              Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 11:33 -0700
          Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2016-10-06 18:41 +0000
            Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2016-10-06 12:31 -0700
              Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2016-10-06 20:22 +0000
            Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "John F. Eldredge" <john@jfeldredge.com> - 2016-12-08 00:20 +0000
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2016-10-06 18:39 +0000
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. David Johnston <Davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-06 13:56 -0600
  Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-06 19:37 +0000
    Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 13:12 -0700
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 04:49 +0000
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-10-07 03:50 -0400
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. David Johnston <Davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-07 01:52 -0600
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2016-10-09 23:33 +0100
    Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 13:15 -0700
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 13:24 -0700
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 13:39 -0700
          Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 04:52 +0000
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 04:52 +0000
          Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 22:09 -0700
            Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 05:46 +0000
              Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 09:20 -0700
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 04:49 +0000
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 22:08 -0700
          Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 05:47 +0000
    Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2016-10-06 17:34 -0500
      Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 04:53 +0000
        Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-10-07 03:47 -0400
          Re: Amazon Prime members can get free ebooks, including SF. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-10-07 12:39 +0000

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