Bargain Center: discussion, gossip, etc.

[revvy]

autodafe, WatchTheGuitar - many thanks, I'll USB it first and also look into that app for conversion.

[dyte]

Just downloaded the pdf and had a quick skim, seems superb indeed.

No idea how to get the mobi version onto my Kindle though, will investigate.

As noted you can copy files via USB, alternatively you can email files to your kindle too

https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email

[hotmitts]

There's a fantastic free application called Calibre that handles conversions and uploads of eBooks to Kindles
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Yes that's indispensable (and that wasn't an easy word to spell I tell you)

[Harry_HH]

the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers is such a wonderful resource.... I bought it on my Kindle 2-3 years ago and I was just re-reading just before the actual shit started. Highly recommended to make full use of your "music" time and ideas

I’ve got Kindle Paperwhite, latest issue.
Very disappointed to the Kindle ability to to print stems/scores and play audio examples.
VERY PRIMITIVE!
Doesn’t matter to me, if the guilty one is the content publisher or the platform, but if the content is sold as a ”Kindle Paperwhite format”, it should work in that platform.

I don’t know, if this is the issue with the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers, but after 3-4 disappointment, I have stopped ordering music training stuff, sheet music etc. stuff for my Kindle.

[Insanelysane]

There's a fantastic free application called Calibre that handles conversions and uploads of eBooks to Kindles
https://calibre-ebook.com/

Yes that's indispensable (and that wasn't an easy word to spell I tell you)

Thats the one I was thinking about too, very useful to get the ebooks on Kindle

[revvy]

the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers is such a wonderful resource.... I bought it on my Kindle 2-3 years ago and I was just re-reading just before the actual shit started. Highly recommended to make full use of your "music" time and ideas

I’ve got Kindle Paperwhite, latest issue.
Very disappointed to the Kindle ability to to print stems/scores and play audio examples.
VERY PRIMITIVE!
Doesn’t matter to me, if the guilty one is the content publisher or the platform, but if the content is sold as a ”Kindle Paperwhite format”, it should work in that platform.

I don’t know, if this is the issue with the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers, but after 3-4 disappointment, I have stopped ordering music training stuff, sheet music etc. stuff for my Kindle.

Yeah man, but I tell ya, it rocks for reading books.

Good for novels, that's it.

[Harry_HH]

the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers is such a wonderful resource.... I bought it on my Kindle 2-3 years ago and I was just re-reading just before the actual shit started. Highly recommended to make full use of your "music" time and ideas

I’ve got Kindle Paperwhite, latest issue.
Very disappointed to the Kindle ability to to print stems/scores and play audio examples.
VERY PRIMITIVE!
Doesn’t matter to me, if the guilty one is the content publisher or the platform, but if the content is sold as a ”Kindle Paperwhite format”, it should work in that platform.

I don’t know, if this is the issue with the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers, but after 3-4 disappointment, I have stopped ordering music training stuff, sheet music etc. stuff for my Kindle.

Yeah man, but I tell ya, it rocks for reading books.

Good for novels, that's it.

True, but a modern reading platform should be able to handle multimedia - even plain pictures (such as the printed scores are), are difficult to handle for this platform.

[WatchTheGuitar]

Bear in mind you can install Kindle apps on PC/Mac/iPad/Android etc so you're not locked to using the one device and other device screens will be much better for viewing certain types of content, especially images with those that offer pinch-zoom functionality unavailable on Kindle hardware.

It's not really a multimedia platform though, obviously aping printed media is its main aim.

[revvy]

Just downloaded the pdf and had a quick skim, seems superb indeed.

No idea how to get the mobi version onto my Kindle though, will investigate.

As noted you can copy files via USB, alternatively you can email files to your kindle too

https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email

Excellent suggestion as well, thanks!

[Harry_HH]

Bear in mind you can install Kindle apps on PC/Mac/iPad/Android etc so you're not locked to using the one device and other device screens will be much better for viewing the contents, especially ones that offer pinch-zoom.
It's not really a multimedia platform though, obviously aping printed media is the main aim.

That’s what I’ve tried, as well. Unfortunately content dedicated to one platform rarely is optimized for an other.
And - I wonder why I have purchased this not-that-unexpensive Kindle, if I have to use other platforms for versatile content?

I think my disappointment is justified. Kinde is just an over-advertised US gimmic, sidekick of the Amazon, not a real deal.

[revvy]

Unless you buy it for its intended purpose, to read books. Using front-lit eInk or whatever so it's kind to your eyes. Works for me.

[revvy]

you can email files to your kindle too

https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email

That's the one I used in the end, simple enough and worked.

[Harry_HH]

Unless you buy it for its intended purpose, to read books. Using front-lit eInk or whatever so it's kind to your eyes. Works for me.

Definition of a ”book” includes, for me anyway, books including pictures and graphs (and scores!), nowdays even syncronized audio and video, whereas plain text.

Kindle is supposed to be a modern platform.
In fact, its a step back for 40 years, in many ways.

[telecode]

fyi..

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[dzilizzi]

the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers is such a wonderful resource.... I bought it on my Kindle 2-3 years ago and I was just re-reading just before the actual shit started. Highly recommended to make full use of your "music" time and ideas

I’ve got Kindle Paperwhite, latest issue.
Very disappointed to the Kindle ability to to print stems/scores and play audio examples.
VERY PRIMITIVE!
Doesn’t matter to me, if the guilty one is the content publisher or the platform, but if the content is sold as a ”Kindle Paperwhite format”, it should work in that platform.

I don’t know, if this is the issue with the Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers, but after 3-4 disappointment, I have stopped ordering music training stuff, sheet music etc. stuff for my Kindle.

Yeah man, but I tell ya, it rocks for reading books.

Good for novels, that's it.

True, but a modern reading platform should be able to handle multimedia - even plain pictures (such as the printed scores are), are difficult to handle for this platform.

I usually read things like this on my iPad Kindle app. I think the Fire or the PC version of the kindle app also work. The e-ink readers are not really made for pictures unfortunately. And the sound is iffy.

But they are much better on your eyes than the iPad

Edit: And this is also why I only buy the cheapest version of the Kindle. I love to read books. Mysteries mostly. But some scifi/fantasy and romance (hey, I'm a girl, I'm allowed) It is easy to carry in my purse and holds a lot of books. But you are correct. It is only great for basic books.