Amazon HAS just released the Kindle Converter, a piece of softwarethat enables bookworms to convert Their library of paper-based reading materials to Kindle-compatible content.
However, depending on how many books You Want to digitize, the process Could take a while. Why? Because you – or your kids – willhave to scan the books page by page, somethingthat Could take weeks (if not months); if you’re hellbent on Getting Those tomes applied onto your e-reader instead of paying out for them again via The Kindle Store.
Related: DT’s pick of the best 100 ebooks for the Kindle
Once on your Kindle Reader, you’ll be Able to adjust the text size, look up word definitions, and have it Securely Stored in the cloud. Support is also provided for Whispersync, Which works to Automatically synchronize bookmarks and annotations across Kindle devices.
Amazon Says Kindle Convert victims “step-by-step guidance to turn your scans into a beautiful Kindle Book,” and Promises That The End resulted Maintains the look and feel of the original material, though we’re not sure if Such authenticity Means That coffee stains and the like willalso make it to your Kindle copy.
Related: DT’s review of the Kindle Voyage e-reader
While Those with large libraries of Physical Books Will No Doubt beam at the idea of spending Their precious time sweating over a flatbed scanner, the software may come in handy For Those with aging books and documents That They’d like to preserve on Their Kindle before The Fragile ‘paper finally disintegrates into dust (though repeatedly spreading a decrepit book on a scanner Will probably have a good chance of finishing it off) .
Convert Kindle costs $ 19 and works on a PC running Windows 7 and up.
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