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Yeah! It's official, the challenge has started. Is anyone spending the day reading?

I'll be reading Dr. Zhivago for part of the day, but not on my kindle.

Yay! I'll be reading some. Gentlepeople, start your Kindles!

i have been reading, but sadly not for this challenge just yet. :(

Anne wrote: "I'll be reading Dr. Zhivago for part of the day, but not on my kindle."

LOL! I was trying to find something similar to "Gentlemen, start your engines". The word "Kindle" seemed to fit the best.

It has a nice ring, Janice! Nook just doesn't work that way. And paperbacks don't have motors. Heehee

Janice wrote: "Anne wrote: "I'll be reading Dr. Zhivago for part of the day, but not on my kindle."

LOL! I was trying to find something similar to "Gentlemen, start your engines". The word "Kindle" seemed to f..."

Got it, Janice. And how about "And they're off....."

annnnd, they're off!!!!

Chel wrote: "annnnd, they're off!!!!"

Much better Chel.

I've read half of my Croatia pick, and finished another book. I'm waiting until the grocery store is open to finish. :P

I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov on my iPad

Marcie wrote: "I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov on my iPad"

Which app do you use? I have iBooks (of course), Kindle, and Kobo apps on mine.

Speaking of the Kindle, does anyone know of any good books from other countries that are free to download?

Lauren wrote: "Speaking of the Kindle, does anyone know of any good books from other countries that are free to download?"
That would make a great thread! There is a lot of great stuff out there....

As far as I know, it's not possible to download Project G to kindle. Some of the older classics, are free at Amazon.

Can you download them as a PDF?

I just looked up Project Gutenberg. Things have changed. They now say it's possible to download to kindle:

http://www.gutenberg.org/

Again with the Germans.

Barry wrote: "do kindles use the same files as ipads? i got some free Hamsun and Wuthering Heights and other older stuff i think thru itunes

there's also Project Guttenberg for free old stuff"

Nope but Kindle is a very open format.

Kindles proprietary format is .azw, but it can also read .txt files, .MOBI files, and .pdf files.

From Gutenberg, you can download books in mobi format.

A great program for ebook management is Calibre

From Calibre's website
Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories:
*Library Management
*E-book conversion
*Syncing to e-book reader devices
*Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form
*Comprehensive e-book viewer
*Content server for online access to your book collection