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Talyn mentioned some very good points. I was not aware the different versions of the PDB. I have a PDB on my PDA (casio be300 - still waiting for my Axim) and Haali Reader opens it just fine, not sure about a newer one. Haaili aslo is suppose to open XHTL, but not rtf ro doc files. I'm told by the author that it will run even better on the Axim so I can't wait to try it.
I agree that uBook's options screens are about the most difficult thing to navigate that I've come across!! Even opening a book seems difficult and un-natural, especially when you have books by certain authors in zip files.
I guess it really depends on what you want your book to look like. As I mentioned I convert e-books from whatever format they are in to txt files; this pares them down in size from most formats except those with some native compression like PDB etc, but I've used converters to change my text files to PDB and those are still larger than just zipping the txt file so I stick with that. If you are interested in color, pictures, etc then you might want to keep the native formats and use a reader that perserve this format. Haali does this well with most but not all. The biggest feature I like about Haali is that you can select ANY font size you want, they are completely scaleable; not just small, med, and large. You can implement clear-type, bold, justifcation etc. You can easily add bookmarks and if you keep the native format use chapters etc.
My suggestion is to simply find all the "free" readers mentioned and try them out, uninstalling those you don't care for. I keep Haali and Mobipocket on my unit, but only the Haali seems to remember that my books are on my Card and remembers what I last was reading. Give the different programs a try and pick the one that suits you. As I'm sure Talyn will agree it's all a matter of taste.
Danneauxs
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