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How do I publish a book permanently free on Amazon
I have tried to publish a book permanently free on Amazon but I couldn't. I have seen many books on Kindle that seems to be permanently free. How do I publish a book on Kindle and keep it free forever?
If anyone knows how to set a book to free…
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If a book doesn't have DRM does that mean it is OK to give a copy to my friend to read?
I downloaded a book that does not have DRM (Digital rights management), I did not have to pay anything for it. Does this mean it is OK to give a copy of the book to my friend?
Note: This question is not a request for legal professional advice, and…
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How to synchronize Kindle collections across all devices, including older Kindles?
I have just started organizing collections on my bottom-of-the-line Kindle (the Kindle 4?). Despite selecting "annotations sync and backup" I'm not seeing these collections appear on my iPad and iPhone. I've spent 20 minutes reading through Amazon…
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When shopping for ebooks on Amazon how do I tell if they have DRM?
Some books sold on Amazon have DRM and some do not. But "DRM" is not listed anyplace on the book descriptions that I have been able to find. How can I know before I buy an ebook from Amazon if it has DRM?
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What commands can be given in the Kindle's search box?
In this forum thread, a user explains that the Kindle's reading speed algorithm can be reset by typing ";ReadingTimeReset" in the Kindle's search box. The user states he was told by a member of Amazon's support team.
It seems obvious that this is a…
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What are my options for reading an ebook in the bathtub?
About the only thing I miss about paperback books is reading in the tub. I don't think there are any waterproof ereaders so this is not a shopping question.
I have considered using the text to speech of my kindle keyboard, but pretty sure I would…
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How to repack an epub file from command line
I unzipped an epub file to make some minor modifications. How can I repack it properly to be a valid epub file from command line on Linux?
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Can EPUB 3.0 be viewed on EPUB 2 devices
This prior question is about the differences between EPUB 2 and EPUB 3.
What is more interesting to me, as an owner of three different EPUB 2 devices, is: can EPUB 3 files, and particularly the book text parts, be rendered on a EPUB 2 reading…
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Are there good ebook management tools available for free?
I have a collection of e-books and I am looking for a way to manage it from my operating system. What are the programs to manage e-books available for free? I use both Linux and Windows OS, can you suggest some good software?
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How do I shop for only DRM free books on Amazon?
I know how to tell if a book on Amazon is DRM free. There are lots of ways to sort, and filter books to just ones I am interested in on Amazon. I want to also be able to limit to books that I would purchase, which for me means DRM free.
How can…
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How can I reduce the resolution of images in an epub or mobi file?
Some of the last O'Reilly ebooks I got have become really large (e.g. 60MB for the mobi version and 5.5MB for the epub version) - and these are computer science text books (not art books). The customer support claims that this is o.k. and they want…
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What is the minimum required content for a valid ePub?
I would like to create my own ePub documents from scratch without a tool so that I have full control over the final result.
What is the absolute minimum set of required files to have a valid ePub file? Or, to put it in programming terms, what would…
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Managing Kindle Collections from a computer
I have plenty of e-books on my Kindle (some in the cloud and some in local only) and I created many Collections to classify my books.
One silly things I tried first time was to create a folder hierarchy in my computer and when I transfer the root…
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How do I convert a Word document into a page by page Kindle ebook?
I downloaded a very important document in .docx format (Microsoft Office Word format).
Is there a way to convert it to an ebook page by page to read on a Kindle?
user26
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Are there studies that show whether reading ebooks on e-Ink, LCD, SLCD or AMOLED displays are better for eyes?
When people review different cell phones, they usually look at whether a specific display type (e-Ink, LCD, SLCD that HTC uses or AMOLED that Samsung uses) is better or worse for image quality.
But is there any data - preferably medical research -…
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