Re: e-reader for Mac [OT]
keith said:
I had loaded Kindle for MacOSX, but they want to have an account and since I do not have a Kindle or will be getting one that is a no-brainer.
you can get an account without owning a kindle. i'm not sure, but i don't think you even need to give them a credit-card. but of course their viewer won't display .epub... you could also try the kobo, or the nook viewers, depending on how masochistic you are feeling... -bowerbird
Am 22.09.2010 um 10:50 schrieb Bowerbird@aol.com:
keith said:
I had loaded Kindle for MacOSX, but they want to have an account and since I do not have a Kindle or will be getting one that is a no-brainer.
you can get an account without owning a kindle.
i'm not sure, but i don't think you even need to give them a credit-card. I know this, but I do not like software that requires me to register to use their software with my own files. Call me paranoid.
but of course their viewer won't display .epub... Me know.
you could also try the kobo, or the nook viewers, depending on how masochistic you are feeling... Will check them out. thanx.
regards Keith.
Hi Again, Am 22.09.2010 um 10:50 schrieb Bowerbird@aol.com:
you could also try the kobo, or the nook viewers, depending on how masochistic you are feeling... The do seem to software just for the MAC only in combination with the reader.
I am just looking for a reader on the Mac. No plans for getting a reader. Maybe an iPad next year, depends on how they soup it up. Hoping though Apple will bring out iBooks for MacOSX. I guess I will live with what I got for now. Thanks anyway. regards Keith.
I am just looking for a reader on the Mac. No plans for getting a reader.
Both the B&N "nook" and the Amazon "Kindle" make competent ereader software for Mac/PC. Both require some amount of "account setup." The Kindle version I believe requires credit card info. The Nook version I think does not. Neither is particularly "tied" to the hardware ebook reader that each company sells, name aside. The Apple software tends to be more onerous, in terms of how "tied" their software is, IMHO. Kindle is oriented towards MOBI files, Nook is oriented towards EPUB files. Suggest you set aside your fears about having to set up an account long enough to check out the software and see if either of them actually "works" for you or not. And/or compare to the Apple software, again if you can set aside your "account setup" fears.
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