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Showing posts with label kobo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kobo. Show all posts

How long until your books get on Kindle/Nook/Kobo/etc.?

Friday, May 18, 2012
Remember, if you have a Kindle or Nook (or whatever) you don't have to wait until my books come out at third-party stores to buy them. You can get them directly from Siren-BookStrand on release day!

Kindle - Set up your Siren-BookStrand account with your Kindle email address, and make sure your Kindle is account is set up to receive emails. OR, use the USB cable, download the file (.prc/.mobi) to your computer, then drag and drop it to the Documents folder on your Kindle like you would as if it were an external hard drive.

http://www.sirenbookstrand.com/customers/kindle.htm

Nook - Buy the .epub format, download the file to your computer, and drag and drop it via USB cable to your Nook's Documents folder.

http://www.sirenbookstrand.com/customers/nook.htm

Kobo - I believe Kobo uses .epub as well, so ditto the Nook procedure.

http://www.sirenbookstrand.com/customers/kobo.htm

Sony, et. all - You should be able to download your format (consult your reader's documentation) and transfer it to your reader.

http://www.sirenbookstrand.com/customers/ipad.htm
http://www.sirenbookstrand.com/customers/sony.htm

You can also use the Calibre e-book software to manage your book files: http://calibre-ebook.com/

When will it be available on Kindle?

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
I get that question a lot. Now that my Tymber Dalton fiction will be releasing exclusively through Siren-BookStrand, I know I'll be getting it a lot more frequently.

You CAN buy my books for your Kindle (or nook or whatever) straight from Siren-BookStrand. And if you have a Kindle, all you have to do is go into your Kindle account on Amazon and allow your device to get emails from Siren. And log into your Siren-BookStrand account and plug in your Kindle's email address. Then, when you buy books for your Kindle from Siren, they'll be automagically sent to your device.

Easy!

And if you don't like that option, simply buy the books in your format, download them (all browsers have a Downloads history, in Chrome and IE, it's Ctrl+J) and then use your USB cable to drag and drop them into your Documents folder on your e-reader. (Or whatever the folder is called on your e-reader.)

Easy! And that way, you don't have to wait weeks for the book to release on Kindle/nook/wherever.

Kobo comparison part one.

Friday, February 4, 2011
Well, because I'm a geek addicted to gadgets, I picked up a Kobo e-reader from Sprawlmart today. (They also sell nook and I believe Sony and another reader I'd never heard of and can't remember.)

So far, I'm not impressed.

I paid $129. For $20 more, you can get a basic nook.

Pros: lightweight, not a lot of bells and whistles.

Cons: not a lot of bells and whistles, so far haven't succeeded in making it recognize my wireless network.

You can drag and drop content directly to the reader on your desktop, or supposedly wirelessly (but since I can't make it connect to my WiFi network, I can't try that).

As I play with it more, I'll report. I also want a color nook, but I haven't been able to get my hands on one yet. LOL

So far, my favorites are (in order of preference): nook, Kindle (close second), iPad, Sony e-reader (PR-505 is the model we have, an older one), Kobo.

I can also read on my Droid X, and that's not bad at all.