I want this book on Kindle! (Come in and klick!)

[Jen]

Thanks Kirstin!!!  Zen is a tough book to get into, it's one of those I had to stick with just to get into it but ended up loving it.  Here's to hoping it gets kindleized!!! 

[CS]

Khai of Khem by Brian Lumley (clickable link)

[starryskyz]

Clicked on all the links

I would love "The Joy Luck Club"

The Joy Luck Club

[Kirstin]

Clicked on all the links

I would love "The Joy Luck Club"

The Joy Luck Club

I have never read that one!!  I'd love to read it - on Kindle (Keiko) of course!  Click click click!!

[chynared21]

Here's one that I'd like to read on the Kindle...now that I can do the picture thingy ;-p



Thanks again pigeon!

[chynared21]

Here's another one that I'd like to read...though at this point, I could write my own stories about our PTA ;-p

[Kirstin]

Here's another one that I'd like to read...though at this point, I could write my own stories about our PTA ;-p

You realize you are just showing off with the picture posting?   ha ha ha   (Yes, I'm just jealous!)

[chynared21]

You realize you are just showing off with the picture posting?   ha ha ha   (Yes, I'm just jealous!)

LMBO...you did it too!!!

[Susan M]

I'd love to have Sophie's World in Kindle format.  I contacted the publisher and got a curt reply that it would not be Kindled.  I wrote back and asked why not and the response was that they were so busy getting recent works into Kindle format that they wouldn't have time for any older works.

Sophie's World

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

Maybe we should each volunteer our services to these publishers to type in one of our favorite books for a nominal fee.  At least that way we could get the books we want and other people would benefit as well. 

Am I crazy?  ... No ... don't answer that ...

[chynared21]

I'd love to have Sophie's World in Kindle format.  I contacted the publisher and got a curt reply that it would not be Kindled.  I wrote back and asked why not and the response was that they were so busy getting recent works into Kindle format that they wouldn't have time for any older works.

Sophie's World

I'd love to read this book. I did come across a very worn copy of it...would be great to read it on the Kindle.

[Betsy the Quilter]

Maybe we should each volunteer our services to these publishers to type in one of our favorite books for a nominal fee.  At least that way we could get the books we want and other people would benefit as well. 

Am I crazy?  ... No ... don't answer that ...

I would guess most books in the last, what, twenty years?  are already in digital format; the problem would be in creating the specific formatting required by the Kindle.  Keep clicking those links, people, make it worth the publisher's while!

Klickity-klick!

Betsy
whose favorite books is To Kill a Mockingbird which needs to be Kindled!

[chynared21]

Here's another one that I'd like to read. It's a local author so I thought it would be fun to read knowing all the locations that the author writes about ;-)

[Leslie]

I'd like to read Taking Woodstock on my Kindle. It is currently being made into a movie, directed by Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, The Hulk). I wrote the author and got very curt "not interested" response. But I'd still like to read it!

Taking Woodstock

[chynared21]

I'd like to read Taking Woodstock on my Kindle. It is currently being made into a movie, directed by Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, The Hulk). I wrote the author and got very curt "not interested" response. But I'd still like to read it!

Taking Woodstock

Aww, you'd think he'd would have "sounded" a bit nicer...oh well.

I love Ang Lee. I just rented Lust, Caution the other day. Would you believe that the actress who played the lead female character was blacklisted in China for her role??? Insane.

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

I would guess most books in the last, what, twenty years?  are already in digital format;

You're probably right about that.  Most of the books I want are older than 20 years.  I just don't realize how old things are because I think yesterday was 1974. 

the problem would be in creating the specific formatting required by the Kindle. 

Not a problem at all.  I've easily converted docs using mobipocket reader.  Type the document, convert to html, run it through mobipocket, and drag/drop it into the Kindle documents folder.  I know people who have converted pdf docs using mobipocket. 

Betsy
whose favorite books is To Kill a Mockingbird which needs to be Kindled!

That's one I would think would be on Kindle.  It's such a classic and one of my faves, too.  I clicked on it for both of us. 

[Suzanne]

One I'd love to have is Captains & the Kings by Taylor Caldwell.

[Betsy the Quilter]

Not a problem at all.  I've easily converted docs using mobipocket reader.  Type the document, convert to html, run it through mobipocket, and drag/drop it into the Kindle documents folder.  I know people who have converted pdf docs using mobipocket. 

Maybe it's not a problem; I just was under the impression that for books with chapters, etc, there was some amount of special formatting needed.  The Kindle has to have some way of knowing where to jump forward... And I've read posts from people who weren't happy with ome of the online conversions....   It would be interesting to know more about the process. 

Thanks for clicking on To Kill a Mockingbird.  We'll get it Kindled yet!

Betsy

[Betsy the Quilter]

I'd like to read Taking Woodstock on my Kindle. It is currently being made into a movie, directed by Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, The Hulk). I wrote the author and got very curt "not interested" response. But I'd still like to read it!

Taking Woodstock

Do you think some authors don't take the eBook/Kindle market seriously?  I would suspect eventually that author, and others, will be demanding their books be in digital media.  iTunes wasn't taken seriously at first, either!

Betsy

[Suzanne]

Now that Oprah has given her stamp of approval, the authors need to give the Kindle some thought.

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

Maybe it's not a problem; I just was under the impression that for books with chapters, etc, there was some amount of special formatting needed.  The Kindle has to have some way of knowing where to jump forward... And I've read posts from people who weren't happy with ome of the online conversions....   It would be interesting to know more about the process. 

The mobipocket reader is a free download.  I understand it's best to get the professional version, but you don't have to be a publisher to get it.  It does chapters, although I haven't tried it yet.  I've just done a few documents without chapters. 

Thanks for clicking on To Kill a Mockingbird.  We'll get it Kindled yet!

I'll keep clicking and checking on that one.  Most of the pages fell out of my copy last year.

[Betsy the Quilter]

The mobipocket reader is a free download.  I understand it's best to get the professional version, but you don't have to be a publisher to get it.  It does chapters, although I haven't tried it yet.  I've just done a few documents without chapters. 

For conversion, I think it's Mobipocket Creator that you want, Professional version.  I have it, but haven't needed to use it.  Is that what major publishers use to convert books?  Seems like whatever they use, we wouldn't be able to get for free!

 

Betsy

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

For conversion, I think it's Mobipocket Creator that you want, Professional version.  I have it, but haven't needed to use it.  Is that what major publishers use to convert books?  Seems like whatever they use, we wouldn't be able to get for free!

 

Betsy

Yes, it's Mobipocket Creator, professional version.  I don't know if that version is free, but from what others have said, I think it is. 

I downloaded the home version free, which is all I need for now.  With the home version, I can even add a cover photo.  It also has databases for organizing books, recipes and a bunch of other things I can't recall right now. 

I don't know what the publishers use, but I can't see they would need more than this.  People have been using it to convert e-books they purchased pre-Kindle from pdf to mobi format.  It will also convert html, doc and txt documents. 

You might want to check it out for yourself. 

[Susan M]

I used the Mobi Creator - professional edition to create a photo album.  I took a bunch of my digital photos and put them into a single book and sent it to my Kindle.  I use my photo book to show people how good the pictures show up on the Kindle - and also to show off our doggies.

Susan

[Betsy the Quilter]

Fun use!

Betsy