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I'm been thinking more and more about buying a kindle, I was just wondering if anyone has any info on how easy it is to transfer fan fic into a kindle? And this might be an odd question, but can you then divide them into categories? Part of what I like about LJ memories is that I can store fic as angst, AU etc, and keep the same types of fic grouped together.
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Date: 2010-09-29 03:54 pm (UTC)As for dividing your fic into categories - yes, you can create folders on your Kindle, which is a great way of keeping everything organised.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you need a url for the Calibre software. :)
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Date: 2010-09-29 04:13 pm (UTC)And hmm so if a fan fic is in seperate chapers on LJ, you just save them all and Calibre will transfer them into a complete document for the kindle?
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Date: 2010-09-29 04:26 pm (UTC)I usually make one file with all the chapters or parts of the fic, then I convert it in Calibre to transfer them over to my IPAD.
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Date: 2010-09-29 04:35 pm (UTC)But also I guess I've kind of got more used to fan fic these days, and being able to pick out exactly what I like and would be interested in
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Date: 2010-09-29 05:12 pm (UTC)You'd need to save them as a complete file first. Calibre will then convert the file into your desired format. The Kindle will read pdf files, but I've found it much easier to convert them into .mobi first, as the Kindle handles that much better.
I've uploaded all my favourite fanfic on to mine, and it's so much more confortable to read on the Kindle than on a computer screen. And you have the added bonus that you can take your fanfic with you and read it anywhere! :)
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Date: 2010-09-30 03:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-29 04:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-29 05:01 pm (UTC)On my Kindle you can create folders via the menu button. There should be a 'Create New Collection' in the menu list, which can then be named (for example 'fanfic'). It's then fairly straightforward to add your uploaded files into the collection. It's a great feature and has worked very well so far!
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Date: 2010-09-30 03:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 03:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 10:52 am (UTC)Here you go: Calibre
Hope it works as well for you as it does for me! :)
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Date: 2010-09-29 04:22 pm (UTC)You can't group or categorize it though. It all goes into one folder. That's frustrating.
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Date: 2010-09-29 04:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 03:05 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-29 05:43 pm (UTC)One feature that really appeals to me is that you can get the opening chapter (i think it's the first chapter) of any book without buying - and then if you like it you can get the whole book and if you dont no expense :)
The grouping/categories is quite basic but easy enough to use... you can just make a category and then decide what books go into that folder...
And as someone already said Calibre is perfect for file conversions.
More info about them here:http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=140
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Date: 2010-09-29 06:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-29 07:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-29 08:17 pm (UTC):D
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Date: 2010-09-30 03:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 03:03 am (UTC)If you are going to buy one, can I point you here? :D
(I answer lots of q's in that post, but feel free to ask me more)
Also, I have tons of Kindle links here: http://www.delicious.com/txvoodoo/kindle
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Date: 2010-09-30 12:09 pm (UTC)It won't be for a while though, I'm thinking of making it a birthday present for next year. And thank you for the links! Oh can I ask, is it possible to skip straight to a chapter, or do you need to read through chronologically? Yes I am one of those people who nearly always reads the end of the book first :P
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Date: 2010-09-30 07:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 08:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 08:53 pm (UTC)You know those book quotes I posted? I copy/pasted them from my Kindle highlights :D
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Date: 2010-09-30 08:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 03:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-30 12:23 pm (UTC)I originally heard about the kindle a while ago from one of my Chlark friends talking about uploading fanfic to it actually, so I've always known that was a feature of it. I was just curious about how easy it was to do
And apparently creating folders is one of the features with the newer kindles only, so it might not be on yours I guess? I'm surprised that wasn't a feature before because it seems a bit disorganised to just have all the books and documents in one folder to find. I have all my books organised into categories on the bookshelves anyway (is that really sad :P ), so I'd definitely want to be able to do the same on the kindle to help me dive into exactly the type of books or fan fic I feel like reading that day
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Date: 2010-09-30 08:55 pm (UTC)Also, Archive of our Own now offers downloadable fic in Kindle-usable format!
You may not have the latest Kindle software on your Kindle, which is what's required for Collections - you can find latest software here. Note that if you have a Kindle 1, you're out of luck, but all later versions allow this.