ebooks and pdf?

[lconrad-O0WJhd4tT3hg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org (Laura Conrad)]

>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Bogstad <bogstad-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> writes:

    >> Kindle for PC does run under Wine.

    Bill> Do you use this solution?  I've tried and it seems you have to
    Bill> have just the right version of Kindle for PC and Wine to make
    Bill> it work.  So far, I haven't had much luck.

Yes, it's part of the way I strip the DRM from Kindle books.  You're
right, you need just the right version of Kindle for PC.  The version of
Wine that's on Ubuntu 10.04 seems to be OK; I haven't had to fiddle with
it, except for the winetricks mentioned in the post.

These <http://okomestudio.net/biboroku/?p=931> are the directions I
used.  On ubuntu, you don't need lib32nss-mdns.  Combined with the
plugins for calibre I pointed to previously, I am now able (on one
computer) to strip Kindle DRM.

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After much pondering, I think I understand a basic reason why a glass
of something reviving is so welcome in the early evening.  Partly, of
course, it's just that, to revive, to relax, but it's also a
convenient way of becoming a slightly different person from your
daytime self, less methodical, less calculating -- however you put it,
somebody different, and the prospect of that has helped to make the
day tolerable.  And, conversely, it's not having that prospect that
makes the day look grim to the poor old ex-boozer, more than missing
the alcohol as such.  Changing for dinner used to be another way of
switching roles.  Coming home from work has a touch of the same
effect.

Writers haven't got that advantage -- when they finish work they're at
home already.  So perhaps they need that glass of gin extra badly.
Any excuse is better than none.

Kingsley Amis, _Every Day Drinking_