iPod classic as e-book reader?

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iPod classic as e-book reader?

I just heard that ipod classic can read ebooks in text format. I wonder how can you convert pdf files to txt and put them in ipod so you can read them through notes. I don't know how to do it though so that's a question to everyone who done did it. Thank you

ipod classic 80gb, Windows XP Pro

Posted on Oct 10, 2008 9:37 PM

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the fiend

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Oct 11, 2008 11:32 AM in response to what you mean

I don't think you will have much joy with this idea. The text files have to be no more than 4KB in size,which is a maximum the iPod can handle. Anything bigger would be truncated. This would mean that you would have to edit a converted PDF file into text files smaller than 4KB, and this would be so time consuming you would have no time to read the book.

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the fiend

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Oct 12, 2008 10:00 AM in response to what you mean

No, I believe the size limit is fixed - end of story. I think you would find the iPod screen size far too small to read anything for longer than a few minutes.

You are limited to the notes function, and as we have discussed, I think you will find it too much of a chore to make real use of.

But if you feel like trying it, good luck.

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Oct 11, 2008 1:15 PM in response to the fiend

I see.. Is there any way to get through the size limit or even do something to read books from your ipod?

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