Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 08:17 -0700, John Stevenson wrote: > 3G option allows you to download books when you are not connected to a > WiFi network, it is not intended for use for browsing the Internet. Yet there is a browser, if you don't mind browsing the web on an e-ink display. A friend of mine

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread John Stevenson
On 9 June 2011 08:04, Alan Pope wrote: > On 9 June 2011 15:59, alan c wrote: > > Any comments about how 'compatible' a Kindle will be with Ubuntu? > > Install Calibre, use it. Don't worry about it. > > > What functions of the product might be a problem? > > None. > > Al. > I have a kindle and i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread alan c
On 09/06/11 15:59, alan c wrote: I have a friend who has a laptop with only Ubuntu on it, this was a deliberate decision. For various reasons they are now getting very interested in the Kindle, I understand there are models with WiFi of a couple of types (3g?). They do have a WiFi network. Any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread Alan Pope
On 9 June 2011 15:59, alan c wrote: > Any comments about how 'compatible' a Kindle will be with Ubuntu? Install Calibre, use it. Don't worry about it. > What functions of the product might be a problem? None. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread Jon Spriggs
Alan, It appears as a mass storage device, and thus is adequately supported by Ubuntu. For conversion of documents from HTML and others to the native formats, the easiest thing to do is to e-mail the document to @free.kindle.com to convert it, or use calibre to make the changes locally. There are

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 9 June 2011 15:59, alan c wrote: > I have a friend who has a laptop with only Ubuntu on it, this was a > deliberate decision. For various reasons they are now getting very > interested in the Kindle, I understand there are models with WiFi of a > couple of types (3g?). They do have a WiFi ne

[ubuntu-uk] Kindle and Ubuntu

2011-06-09 Thread alan c
I have a friend who has a laptop with only Ubuntu on it, this was a deliberate decision. For various reasons they are now getting very interested in the Kindle, I understand there are models with WiFi of a couple of types (3g?). They do have a WiFi network. Anyone using a kindle with Ubuntu