Dear Jane

Dear Jane:  How do I check out electronic books from the library?

Dear Jane: How do I check out electronic books from the library?

Dear Jane: My library just started lending ebooks! Happy dance!   What do I need to get this to work? ~Tania Dear Tania: Short Answer: Library useage is a great way to dip your toe into the digital book world. You don’t have to have any special device to use the library digital lending program except(…)

Dear Jane: How do the different eReading devices handle notes?

Dear Jane: How do the different eReading devices handle notes?

Dear Jane: I read epub ebooks on my iPhone using Stanza, having transferred them over using Calibre. Recently I read a book where I made a lot of annotations. I want to know if it is possible to get that book and the annotations back off the phone and onto my computer. I prefer to(…)

Dear Jane: How do I use the user columns and saved searches feature of Calibre

Dear Jane: How do I use the user columns and saved searches feature of Calibre

This is part two of using Calibre to create a catalog of your paper library. However, the information below can be useful to those who use Calibre for organization of their digital books. There is a screencast for this which you can find here (full screen) or embedded below. Screencaps and a written version follows.(…)

Dear Jane: Can I use Calibre to manage my paper books?

Dear Jane: Can I use Calibre to manage my paper books?

Dear Jane: You mentioned something last week about using Calibre to track my wants and to be reads and purchases for my print books.   Is that possible? ~Lauren Dear Lauren: Yes!   I created a short screencast to walk you through adding books to create a library of your print books.   The process is fairly simple.(…)

Dear Jane:  Can I read the free ebooks if I don’t have an Ereader?

Dear Jane: Can I read the free ebooks if I don’t have an Ereader?

Dear Jane: I’m see all these promotions for free ebooks (or cheap ebooks) but I don’t own an ebook reader and I don’t want to buy one just yet (I’m waiting for that perfect device). But I still want to read some of these books for free. Is there anyway I can do that? ~Lynn(…)

Dear Jane:  Why Aren’t Penguin Books in the Kindle Store

Dear Jane: Why Aren’t Penguin Books in the Kindle Store

Dear Jane: I can’t find the most recent Ilona Andrews, Lisa Valdez in Kindle format! Why not? Carolyn (and many others) Dear Carolyn: The Short Answer. You should be finding the books by Ilona Andrews, Lisa Valdez, and others in the Kindle store. If you don’t immediately see a Kindle link when doing a regular(…)

Dear Jane: What format should I buy?

Dear Jane: What format should I buy?

Welcome to Dear Jane, a weekly column based upon reader mailbag questions on anything relating to ebooks. No question is too simple or too mundane. We are all learning together. Send your questions to jane @ dearauthor.com with “Dear Jane” in the subject matter. Dear Jane: Unless I am missing something, it does not appear(…)

Dear Jane: What eBook Reader Should I Buy?

Dear Jane: What eBook Reader Should I Buy?

Welcome to Dear Jane, a weekly column based upon reader mailbag questions on anything relating to ebooks. No question is too simple or too mundane. We are all learning together. Send your questions to jane @ dearauthor.com with “Dear Jane” in the subject matter. **** Dear Jane: What ereader is best for me? Confused *****(…)