Another free tool is Kindle Create from Amazon which - as the name implies - creates documents for Kindle formats. It does an excellent job of converting between formats, except from PDF to other formats. Calibre is probably the most common for Windows/Mac. There are multiple ways to convert between formats, some are online, some are for Windows or Mac, some are free, and some are paid. Generally PPT files have to be converted to another format for tablets/e-readers without presentation software. Many Android e-reader programs support EPUBĬan easily be converted to Amazon formats with Calibre. The MOBI ebook format, used by older Kindle e-readers.ĭeveloped by Mobipocket which was acquired by AmazonĪn Amazon DRM protected MOBI file family. ODT files can be processed by the Calibre file converter.

ODT files can be created natively by Microsoft Word, Open Office, Libre Office, Google Docs, and others. Unfortunately, converting to other formats often loses information. Amazon allows sending PDF files to their devices, but they lack the features of the usual Amazon formats (e.g. PDF files don't easily convert to formats read by, say, Kindle and Fire devices. Perhaps the most common format exchanging documents. Here are a few popular ones: Extension/type The big issue is that there are multiple document formats for company documents people want to read on tablets or e-readers.

And that is not the only e-reader/tablet platform out there. Amazon has not disclosed the sales of Kindle readers and Fire tablets, but the number is reportedly in the tens of millions. A small tablet or e-reader may be convenient for reading commercial books, but is often awkward for reading business documents.

While software is available for a notebook to read almost any file format (or view that format on the web), tablets and e-readers can be a bit trickier. It is far more convenient to use a notebook, tablet, or e-reader. Gone are the days of carrying sheaths of papers to a business meeting.

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