On 10/30/2012 02:09 PM, James Adcock wrote:
If you know a simple way to get PG files to the Kindle Fire, just state it. If you know nothing, shut up.
It is simple to get PG files on a Kindle Fire, just use the web browser to navigate to a PG link that says "Kindle" and then click on that link. Then Complete action using "Browser" if presented with a choice of applets which know how to take action on mobi files. The Fire will say "downloading" and a second or two later you are done -- the book IS on the Fire -- the Fire is *much* faster than previous Kindles.
The book is on the Fire, but not in the "Books" tab where everybody expects it, nor in the "Docs" tab where people might also look. The book is in the *download history* of the browser. And it does not show Title and Author, but only a filename. For Aunt Tilly, the book has practically disappeared. You need a file manager to pull the file out of the download folder *by filename* and drag it over to the Documents folder. Only then will it show up by Title and Author like your purchased books. This intermediate step might be just a bother for tech-savy users, but is a show-stopper for the average Kindle user that prevents them from using free content. Android browsers have always allowed applications to grab downloaded files and store them in their respective folders. The only thing Amazon has to do is to provide an url handler for mobi files. If you sideload FBReader to the Kindle then FBReader happily grabs epubs and stores them in its own folder. Why can't the Kindle app do that? Answer: because Amazon has deliberatly crippled it.
It should also be obvious to everyone that part of these obnoxious monopolistic business practices includes selling reader devices into the market at subsidized prices, in order to try to "capture" your future business. When we buy these devices "below market" and then turn around and use them for free books, then the monopolists do not make their mark. And this makes them unhappy.
The Nexus 7 is the same device for the same price and yet doesn't put any restrictions on you. You download epubs and you can download mobis and they all go straight into their reader app. So I guess it can't be Android's fault after all.
Certainly everyone here must understand that we are not being their little "good buddies" when we don't buy product, but instead engage in making "free books" !
Then why are you being their good buddy? Why do you defend their restrictive policies. Why don't you stand up for free books? Regards -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster@gutenberg.org