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Any way of either converting this to PDF or getting it into something Kindle can read?

It's OK... Looks like it might be good for reading on an iPhone, not an iPad. Are the pages supposed to be this tiny or did the converter not do a very good job?

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Calibre - http://calibre-ebook.com/ will convert the epub into a mobi file just fine, which can then be read on the Kindle.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/15556326/Structure-and-Interpretat... is a pdf version made from the texinfo source.

If you have a bit of time it's not that hard to convert a simple ePub file to a single Kindle-friendly HTML file, since ePub is already HTML. Use your favourite HTML library in your favourite scripting language to pull out the contents of the <body> elements in each chapter, catenate them, throw a ToC at the top if you want, e-mail it to your Kindle, and read.

It's a binary file.

Edit: Ah, just a zip file. Change the extension to .zip and you're good to go. :-)

Question to you Kindle folks; it is possible to view 3rd party books that aren't bought from the Amazon online store?

What about scanned PDF? DJVUs? Postscript? and how good is HTML support (images?)

Yes, the kindle will read any unencrypted mobipocket files just fine. The PDF support isn't as good on the 6" kindle as on the DX though, since there is no way for it to reflow. Don't think PS is supported, and never heard of djvu.

The .mobi files work fine (.azw is a rename/tweak of mobi). That's what http://feedbooks.com (recommended, btw) gives out under the 'Kindle' download button.

PDFs work; I believe I tested a scanned bitmap on the DX (as chrisbolt said, full letter/A4 page PDFs not recommended on the 6inch screen).

Only did a cursory wikipedia HTML test, but the pic seemed to grayscale OK. (No Djvu, didn't try PS, not listed ...)

EPUB reflows so it should look great on the iPhone and iPad via apps that support it. PDF is a terrible format for eBooks.

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