Entrecard Launched Official eBook
Its been a while since I made my last post regarding Entrecard. Entrecard came out with new awesome features. The linked blog feature allows entrecard users to add multiple blogs to their account. This is good news to bloggers who have multiple blogs, no need to sign out and sign in back again to another account just to drop cards. I’ve already linked my personal blog, its so easy to use now. The switch link can be found at the upper right side, beside the email address. No need to clear cookies now and sending credits to my other blog is just a click.
Anyway, entrecard will be giving away a total of 75,000 credits to people who add new blogs to their accounts, 15,000 for every bracket below. Since I already added my personal blog, I qualify for 2-5 blogs.
- 2-5 blogs in account
- 5-10 blogs in account
- 10-15 blogs in account
- 15-20 blogs in account
- 20-25 blogs in account
Another good news is Entrecard launched their official ebook. Should you be a beginner or you may want to know other information about entrecard, you may find it interesting. Click here to download the pdf format ebook. I also converted the file to repligo format so that I can read it on my mobile during my free time and share it here. And here is the repligo format.
Send Mobile eBooks Via MMS
Intrigue? You’ve read the title right, ebooktechie.com is the mobile ebook guide for the new generation of bookworms and don’t want to mislead readers for the sake of SEO (search engine optimization).
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is the evolution of Short Message Service (SMS, which is a text-only messaging technology for mobile networks). It allows the sending and receiving of multimedia messages such as graphics, video and audio clips. It has been designed to work with mobile packet data services such as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service).
File size – MMS has file size limitation of 100kb for older GPRS capable models and 300kb for S60 current models. We should know the recipient’s phone capability in able to send files via MMS otherwise he will just receive a blank MMS
File – MMS allows sending and receiving graphics, video and audio clips. How about other files such as games, application, themes, ebooks etc? It is possible with a simple trick.
In able to send mobile ebooks via MMS is by renaming the file type by using third party file manager like FExplorer. To avoid recipient’s confusion and to send other files other than graphics, video and audio, the best way is to have the file compressed to zip or rar, just make sure the recipient has compression tool like winrar or any file compression tool installed on his phone to open the file. It is really possible to send eBook via MMS.
Another way is by sending it using mmsIt mobile application which I will be discussing soon.
Ways To Transfer eBook To Mobile
When I started on mobile ebook reading, aside from where to get the ebook files, the transfering of ebook files to mobile is another problem. Of course, these days there are numerous solution especially if you have access to computer. Let me share the things I did before (no PC access) and the present solution to this problem. Again, I’m concentrated on symbian 60 phone mobile ebooks.
Here they are:
- OTA (Over The Air) Direct download using built in browser and other third party browser (Opera and the like) – the common way to download files provided that you have a working gprs and/or internet settings connections. This way, it doesn’t matter whether you have the direct link or simply search for the files.
- Download using fget – fget is a mobile application wherein the only purpose is to download files such as ebooks and other files. Click here for more details.
- Get it using comobi – a mobile application installed on your phone and a friend who will give you the files.
- Download using raccoon – a mobile application of a friend or colleague, setup a mobsite on his phone and share the files by giving you the link.
- Email attachment – have the ebook file send to your email as email attachment. Download the attachments through your email account. Just make sure that you have WINRAR or other compression mobile application just in case you need to uncompress it.
- Via MMS – (added May 11) With a few tricks, its now possible to send ebooks via MMS.
- Bluetooth – the easiest and free download from a friend. Don’t forget to turned off the bluetooth after file transfer.
- Card Reader – use card reader on transferring mobile ebooks you download using computer to your mobile.
- PC Suite – I haven’t tried this yet. I will reinstall PC Suite again and make a separate article for this.
Dumb And The Dumber On Mobile eBooks
You are in a quiet place, lets say in a beach. You saw a person gazing on his mobile phone screen without blinking, sometimes changing his facial expression. He didn’t make any movement on his cellphone, just a pressing a single press on his keypad. Reading his body language made you think, what’s with this person? What is he doing? Maybe looking to a picture? But why it doesn’t look like that? Why changing his facial expression? Reading his body language will made you think that he looked stupid or rather dumb.
Did you picture that scenario on your mind? Can you control yourself and not ask that person what is he up to? I have a confession to make, its not a “he” but a “she” and actually happened in real life. It was me who looked dumb. I was on vacation in a beach in the province, don’t want to swim when the sun is high. I was slowly swaying in a hammock tied in a tree while a local asked me in the tone of her voice that I’m stupid on my actions. I should have not explained to her what I was doing on my phone in the first place but I choose to answer it in few simple words.
She was amazed and my answer to her question made her asked more questions regarding mobile ebooks. I found out that she is also a bookworm. The look in her eyes changed and I did made her change her impression with me as well. At the back of mind, I thought, I maybe looked dumb while reading ebooks on my mobile but there’s no way that I’m dumber. lol
Would you rather called the dumb or the dumber on mobile ebook? No offense with the title, I found the title appropriate on the topic. Somehow, I would rather looked dumb on mobile ebook than a dumber. How about you?
How I Started On Mobile eBooks
Four years ago, I was an active member of a girl forum. Most of the topics were mostly women’s talk, one thread caught my attention. It was Harry Potter’s comparison between the movie & the book. They’ve said, book version was far better than the movie. I want to disagree but I haven’t read any book of Harry Potter series. I want to have a copy but I cant afford it at that time. Then I searched for an alternative option, I saw a link on that forum, one of the member share her pdf copy of HP books. I’ve download them and researched on how can I have them read on my mobile phone, I was using Nokia 3650 at that time.
Since I’m into blogging already, I asked almost all of the co-bloggers for help. Sad to say, nobody got the answers. Buying a PDA was neither an option. There must be a solution! hehehe… I saw a thread at the “for sale” section of that forum. She’s selling ebooks as sideline, ebooks at 10php each in different formats. Order a minimum of 10 ebooks @ 10php (promo). Regular price was 50php per ebook. Have to try them first if its possible so I’ve ordered ebooks in pdb format. Why pdb? Because buyers order ebooks for their pc or pda. *.pdf for pc and *.pdb for pda.
After I’ve received the files through email, I saved them on my email’s briefcase, went to my cousin’s internet shop. I don’t have my own PC at that time. He have this bluetooth service on his shop, my suggestion actually. Anyway, he sent the files to my cellphone via bluetooth. Then I searched for a mobile application that reads pdb files. I saw handybook reader, installed it and used it for my purchased ebooks. And that’s how my mobile ebook reading hobby started.
