[TriLUG] Turning an old laptop into an e-book reader

[Carl Crider]

Which formats, exactly, are you looking to read?


On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Jason Evans <jason.s.evans at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, I really want a Kindle, but I can't afford $$$ to buy one.  So,
> here's what I'm looking for; a basic Linux distro that can read
> multiple e-book formats and display them on the screen in a nice easy
> to read format that can go on an older laptop, say my old P3 Thinkpad.
>  There are a few e-book readers out there for Linux, and lots of pdf
> readers, but most are terribly lacking.  The best one is Calibre
> (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net), but it's build in e-book reader leave
> a lot to be desired when it comes to text formatting.  Does anyone
> here know of any e-book projects to do just that?  Yes, I've searched
> sourceforge and google and no luck do far.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jason
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