Didn't need to say it twice.
Murk: But you're a God! The Sacred Glorificus! Glory: I'm a God in exile. Far from the Hellfires of Home and sharing my body with an enemy that stabs my boys in their fleshy little stomachs!
'Dirty Girls'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Nov 04, 2012 7:26:59 am PST #20063 of 28344
Because books.
Consuela - Nov 04, 2012 7:32:46 am PST #20064 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Amy, I don't know whether the Kindle can read a .txt file without it being converted to MOBI. If it can, you can email the file to your Kindle through Amazon.
If it can't, you need to convert it and then email it.
I use Calibre, which works kind of like iTunes for ebooks. It's a free application, regularly updated, and you can use it to manage your ebooks, and convert the files to and from MOBI (the Kindle format), EPUBS, TXT, HTML, DOC, and so forth. That way I have a bunch of fic from the AO3 filed the same way as regular books are.
One of the advantages of Calibre is that you can get an extension that strips the DRM from Amazon books, so you can load them on a different type of ereader (like a Nook) if you want.
Amy - Nov 04, 2012 7:38:47 am PST #20065 of 28344
Because books.
It is a MOBI file. So can I email it to my Kindle from my laptop?
Good to know about Calibre, though. I should DL that. And thank you!
Liese S. - Nov 04, 2012 7:40:39 am PST #20066 of 28344
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
One of the advantages of Calibre is that you can get an extension that strips the DRM from Amazon books, so you can load them on a different type of ereader (like a Nook) if you want.
Which against the ToS of both parties, I feel obligated to point out.
le nubian - Nov 04, 2012 7:40:40 am PST #20067 of 28344
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yes, if you go to amazon, you can get your kindle email addy and just email the file to your kindle.
Polter-Cow - Nov 04, 2012 7:45:59 am PST #20068 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So can I email it to my Kindle from my laptop?
You can either e-mail it to your Kindle using your Kindle e-mail address, or you can just transfer it directly to your Kindle with a micro USB-to-USB cable. E-mailing is actually better because it puts it into your account so that it will automatically be downloaded if you lose your Kindle and get a new one.
Consuela - Nov 04, 2012 8:00:04 am PST #20069 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Which against the ToS of both parties, I feel obligated to point out.
This is true. OTOH if I buy a book I expect it to stay bought, which Amazon doesn't appear to agree with.
Amy - Nov 04, 2012 8:01:03 am PST #20070 of 28344
Because books.
Okay, I think I got it. And I downloaded Calibre, except now I have some weird new toolbar that I can't rid of, as well as a "Tablet PC Input Panel" that won't go away.
Never mind. I have to stop panicking when stuff shows up that I didn't expect.
Liese S. - Nov 04, 2012 1:20:12 pm PST #20071 of 28344
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yes. I certainly agree with the sentiment, just wanted to point out the practicality.
megan walker - Nov 07, 2012 7:30:22 pm PST #20072 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Dracula fans should check out Google's doodle.