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Amazon Kindle How-To Series: Fast Steps to Creating Free Kindle E-Books

January 27, 2012   admin   No comments

Fans of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader have plenty of content from which to choose. Amazon offers over 260,000 (as of this writing) e-books, newspapers, magazines, and other publications that can be transmitted by wireless to the Kindle. With all of this content you may wonder if you’ll ever need another source for your reading enjoyment. But think of all of the other content you may have stored away in your computer in the form of Adobe Acrobat .pdf files, text files, or .HTML files you’ve downloaded from the Internet. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to put these on your Kindle as well?

As a matter of fact you can! There are several ways you can do this. Amazon offers a file conversion service for Kindle owners. Check our web site at the address below for an article that provides the steps to use Amazon’s service. But, there is another way that we’ll describe in this article and that is with the Mobipocket Creator software. Mobipocket Creator software is designed to convert documents into the Mobi .prc format that can be read by the Mobipocket e-book Reader software for PCs and for phones using the Palm Os, Windows Mobile, Symbian Os, and Blackberry operating systems. Interestingly Amazon owns Mobipocket and the Amazon Kindle’s book format is based on the Mobipocket format.

What does this mean to you? It means that files you convert with the Mobipocket Creator software can be loaded onto your Kindle through your computer and read as any other Kindle e-book! Here are the instructions for converting your files with Mobipocket Creator software:

1. Realize that this software ONLY works with unprotected files. If the file you want to convert have any sort of DRM (digital rights management) protection then you cannot convert your books.

2. Download the Mobipocket Creator software from Mobipocket’s web site – you’ll find the link below. Make sure you download the “Publisher” edition and not the “Home” edition. The current version is 4.2.

3. Install Mobipocket Creator software on your PC following the installation instructions.

4. Open Mobipocket Creator – you will be at the “Home” page.

5. You will see “Import From Existing File” on the right side of the “Home” page. For this example we’ll convert an Adobe Acrobat file so choose “Adobe PDF” from the menu – this will bring you to the Import File Wizard.

6. Choose the file you wish to convert (using the “Browse” button) and the location in which you wish to place the imported file (again – use the “Browse” button). Click the “Import” button.

7. You will be brought to a work screen that shows you the Publication File or files you’ve imported. From here you can either build your final output to save on your Kindle, or modify some of the options for your e-book.

8. If you wish to add a Cover Image or Table of Contents choose the appropriate menu items under the “View” menu on the left side of the program window. You also can modify a number of settings for your e-book and add or modify the book’s metadata by choosing other options under the “View” menu. Note that you do not have to modify any of the settings under the “View” menu – they are there as options for your use if you choose.

9. When you are done click the “Build” button on the toolbar at the top of the program window. You will be brought to the “Build Publication” window. You can choose the compression settings for your e-book (“Standard” is fine for your Kindle) and also encryption options (choose “No Encryption”). Click the “Build” button just above the progress bars when you are ready to create your e-book.

10. You will go next to the “Build finished” window.  This window will let you know if you’ve successfully created your e-book. You may get a message that says “Build succeeded but with warnings.” Normally this indicates a minor error or notification such as when you choose not to add a cover to your e-book. This will not prevent you from loading the e-book onto your Kindle. 

11. Click the “Open folder containing eBook” then click “OK.” The folder you provided in step 6 will open and you will see a number of files. This will include your initial Adobe PDF file,  plus files with the extension .html, .opf, .xml, and .jpg. You also will see the file you need to transfer to your Kindle, the file with the extension .prc. 

12. Attach your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable. Open your Kindle and locate the “documents” folder. Copy the .prc file you created with Mobipocket Creator into your Kindle’s download folder. Close the Kindle > documents window and disconnect your Kindle by opening “My Computer”, right clicking on the “Kindle” drive icon, and selecting “Eject” from the menu.

13. Your new document will appear on your Kindle’s Home Page. You may need to refresh your Home Page view by pressing and holding down the “ALT” key and then pressing the “Z” key.

14. You can now enjoy your new Kindle e-book.

This process will work for Microsoft Word (.doc), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Text (.txt), and HTML files. You can download the Mobipocket Creator software from the Mobipocket web site – http://www.mobipocket.com.

By the way – if your new e-book file does not appear the way you expect on your Kindle 2 and you wish to delete if from your Kindle simply highlight the book and move the 5-way navigator to the left.  The “delete” button will appear, press down on the 5-way navigator and then confirm the delete.

Congratulations! You now know how-to convert files into e-books you can read on your Kindle wireless reading device. 

 

 

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Selling on Amazon Marketplace – How to Figure out the Saleability and Market Value of Your Books

January 24, 2012   admin   No comments

Would you like to sell your books on Amazon marketplace? Before you start listing, why not figure out if it will be worth your while. Read on to discover how to check the saleability of your books and CDs.

Check the listings

Gather up your stash of books and go to Amazon and type in the title/author of the first book, or enough information to make that book come up on the screen.

There are two things you’ll want to check: the price for which used books are selling, and how popular the book is.

How to determine what to sell

Personally, I limit myself to books that sell for at least $8 or $9 dollars, which leaves me with about 5 bucks after Amazon takes out its commission.  In the beginning, though, you may want to be more flexible. Why? You want to maximize your number of sales and feedback, and so if you have a really nice copy of a book that only sells for a few bucks, list it anyway. A happy customer may give you good feedback, and that’s worth real money because customers often buy from vendors with good feedback even if their books cost more.

Getting Feedback on Amazon is different

Now here’s why feedback is such a big deal: Amazon is different from eBay. On eBay, practically every customer leaves a review. That’s not the case at Amazon. Far from every Amazon customer will leave feedback. In fact, only a very small percentage of the buyers ever do. So anytime you’re able to do something that will make one of your buyers really happy, do it.

Deciding on a price

But back to deciding on what to sell. Decide if you’re able to get a price you’re willing to sell it for, and then also check how high or low its sales rank is because that will determine its chances of selling — ever.

Also be sure to check the various editions. Sometimes bargain priced versions of some books are hidden and don’t easily show up, yet once you list your book, you’ll find that there are quite a few available for much less.

How to find out how fast a book will sell

I have found that almost any book may sell eventually. However, books with a ranking under about 20,000 or even 50,000 have a much improved chance of selling fairly quickly – especially if you offer a nice copy at the best price – or close to the best price.

If you have books ranking under 1,000, you might as well put them on a special shelf for books to be wrapped and shipped right away, at least if you price yours competitively and they’re almost as good as new. They may sell before you get off your chair to take a break.

Decision time…

So now you sort your stack into books you are willing to sell, books that you’d rather keep, and books to take to your favorite local charity because it simply won’t be worth it to list them, have them sitting on your shelf, possibly for months, and then, if someone buys them, wrap them up and take them to the post office.

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Amazon Kindle Q&A

January 20, 2012   admin   No comments

Are near any devices close to a kindle that could be used surrounded by latest zealand?

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Are near any websites who allow to share kindle books on network?

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Are nearby any apt ebook reader that are not as expensive as the kindle?

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Are rag and magazine downloads on the Amazon Kindle free?

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Are the Watchtower and Awake available for download for Kindle or within .pdf or .doc format anywhere?

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Are we adjectives born near love? Is it inbuilt? How can it be kindled?

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Are within any other devices resembling the amazon kindle?

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Are within any other e-readers except sony and amazon kindle?

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Are you a 1-year or more Kindle owner?

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Are you going to buy a Kindle anytime soon?

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Are your kindle, or do they muted up your enthusiasm?

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At which retail stores would a Kindle be available?

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Authors counsel – eReader and Kindle – any, neither, or both?

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Besides the Kindle, what other character of portable ebook reader are nearby?

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Best electronic reader similar to kindle?

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Best price for Kindle 2? I want to buy it.?

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Book reader what would you choose for a Christmas present – Sony Reader or Amazon Kindle and why?

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Book sale vs. Kindle sale?

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Books and authors: where on earth can i find a kindle-friendly ebook of ‘a child of the jago,’ preferably properly free?

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Books: What is Kindle?

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Broken Kindle – Save for Later – gone for moral?

Hi -My kindle broke and I have ordered a new one. Can I download the Save for Later information (list of books I have be keeping on the Kindle since purchase last January)? According to Amazon.com, all of the material you hold loaded onto Kindle is saved in your file at their…

Broken Kindle: Dark spot on eyeshade?

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Buying Amazon kindle books from overseas?

I’ve got a Amazon kindle, but I happen to reside and live outside the US. How can I purchase kindle books from amazon.com? Is it possible to buy a gift card from Amazon, and use it to buy the Kindle Books? Even if you use the gift card, you’ll still inevitability your Amazon account to have…

Can a kindle break if its moved out contained by the cold?

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Can a Kindle play movies and music as in good health?

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Can a publisher return with their books on kindle by Amazon? How?

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Can a Sony Reader download Kindle books from Amazon?

I’m new to these and want to get the Sony Reader but want to know if will display the same products as the Kindle. No, only the Kindle can read books from the Amazon Kindle store. Read here for someone who have tried both the Sony and Amazon ereaders: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i… You can’t…

Can a soured cyber relationship be re-kindled?

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Can Amazon engineer the Kindle popular?

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No Reverse Cell Phone Directory Can Identify the Current Location of the Caller

January 18, 2012   admin   No comments

What it is about?

It is the process of looking the caller identification report with the dialers name and address. If the call was a missed call and we didn’t find any message from dialer we can able to find their address and know them instead of think about whom the caller is? There are several companies that runs under internet based help us to find the address and name of the dialer. Initially directory reverse was used in the investigation from the police department to find the details of the people whom involve in that particular case. The companies provide free services to find the caller address and name if he/she called from a landline. But they collect charges to find the cellphone dialer address. This process can also be carried through online free services or paid services. If we receiving the calls from unknown person and unknown number we can approach these type of companies to track the number.

What information area codes contain?

In the online search we recommended to type the phone number with the STD codes in the phone number text box. Then we will be redirected to the results page. The search results will include the province where the phone line has been registered. After entering the phone numbers we have to click the search now button if the number doesn’t exist in the database then its throws an error message. Instantly we can trace an unknown phone number to find the owner’s name & address.

Originate of the number can also be detected. We can even want to find the individuality of a harasser, who seems to be bothering out on the phone costs that do not seem comfortable. The invert cellphone directory site can assist any cellular phone number, and also landline caller identification detail. This process needs a huge database that consists of huge millions and millions of phone number and the owner of the phone details.

The calls that we receives from any criminal background such as blackmail calls, can be detected from the callers address through this system. This system helps the interrogate session in the police department in several criminal cases. The location of the terrorist can also be detected by tracking their mobile number. The GSM plays a vital role to the find the location of the mobile cell phones by tracking the signal station which supplies signal to the particular mobile.

There are different tracing technologies

The address lookup is protected from all and the facilities is provided to the internet based companies to avoid the misuse of the system by tracing the address of the people. The theft mobile can also be detected by this system with proper intimation from the authorized user of the phone. If the child calling to their parents from a place which was unknown to them can also be detected using this method.

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Amazon’s Kindle

December 06, 2011   admin   No comments

Welcome friends and visitors! I would like to start out by saying that Amazon’s Kindle has taken me by surprise. I have a relatively small collection of books novels and magazines. And they do tend to take up a lot of space in my living room, but I have always taken pride in being able to look at them and derive a sense of accomplishment at each glance of my dusty book shelf.

From what I understand this new, wireless reader,can keep in storage upwards of 1500 books! And my favorite newspaper can be downloaded before it hits the newsstands.Oh but wait a minute,I used to relish the aroma of a newly opened newspaper. And what about all the wonderful dogs who used to feel so proud when they delivered the paper to their master? And the newspaper boys making a little extra cash in the early morning hours? What about all the public libraries, the dedicated librarians, the janitors that cleanup the dust? I wonder if we realize what we are sacrificing in the name of convenience and technology.

I have not purchased one of these kindles as of yet, but I have definitely added it to my wish list in spite of the potential sacrifices that I foresee in the not too distant future. Those of you who are interested in a little more details of the Kindle, I shall post a promotional video from YouTube that is quite intriguing. Also if you decide to buy one from my page; http://wirelessreader.blogspot.com,  thank you. I shall save the commissions until I have enough money to buy one myself. And so in closing this post, I would like to leave you with a new original quote. “Let us have reverence for what we are losing as we accept our newfound light of convenience.”

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