Nook/Kindle
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lukeandbrookesmom · 12-01-2010, 01:15 PM

Are the PPer books available for the Kindle or the Nook?

Belle* · 12-01-2010, 01:40 PM

The print books (PassPorter's WDW, DCL, etc.) are not available for nook or Kindle right now. Our e-books are .pdf files and can be read on nook or Kindle as .pdf files but are not treated as "real" e-books, rather they are personal PDF files. The files can be added to your e-reader from your computer using a USB cable.

**Jennifer Marx** · 12-01-2010, 02:32 PM

One of our e-books, PassPorter's Disney 500, is available in EPUB format -- which can be put on the Nook and Kindle. Most of our books do not translate well to a straight text format, however, so it's hard to simply export them to EPUB format as other publishers might do with more traditional books.

lukeandbrookesmom · 12-01-2010, 02:40 PM

Thanks Jennifer, that's what I thought and just wanted to confirm it. I have a couple of clients that no longer purchase 'real' books and wanted to get a PPer.

**lesabrowning** · 12-19-2010, 10:41 PM

I just wanted to say that I would LOVE it if the PP was available on Kindle. I will always buy a real Passporter but I am a serious Kindle user and would buy that version as well. I think the Passporter is a good example of a book that most e-reader people would want in hard and electric format : )

**lesabrowning** · 12-19-2010, 10:51 PM

I just wanted to say that I would LOVE it if the PP was available on Kindle. I will always buy a real Passporter but I am a serious Kindle user and would buy that version as well. I think the Passporter is a good example of a book that most e-reader people would want in hard and electric format : )

typical disney dad · 12-20-2010, 06:53 AM

I love ebooks, but the things that really set the Passporter apart in my mind are the things you just can't get in an electronic format...the fold-out maps, the planning pockets, etc.

I had maps and touring guides on my smart phone...and yet we turned to our Passporter more on our trip when it came to planning...the other apps were only used for wait-time checks after awhile.

**lesabrowning** · 12-20-2010, 11:16 AM

I totally agree.... I need my Passporter in my hands...LOL
I would never buy an e-version instead of my annual Passporter, but I would love to have a second electronic copy : )

xrosario · 12-20-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lesabrowning

I totally agree.... I need my Passporter in my hands...LOL
I would never buy an e-version instead of my annual Passporter, but I would love to have a second electronic copy : )

Then I could really take it with me anywhere and just browse.

Chuckles · 12-20-2010, 02:52 PM

I know I said I was going to buy a Kindle but I bought a nook instead and I LOVE it!

Anyway, add me to the ones who said that PP is one book I actually want the original way because of the pockets, etc. But I would love to have some of the worksheets on my nook in addition to the book itself.

**Jennifer Marx** · 12-23-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuckles

I know I said I was going to buy a Kindle but I bought a nook instead and I LOVE it!

Anyway, add me to the ones who said that PP is one book I actually want the original way because of the pockets, etc. But I would love to have some of the worksheets on my nook in addition to the book itself.

I don't think the Nook would allow you to fill out the worksheets, but I could be wrong about that -- I do not have a Nook to test it on. I'm pretty sure you need to use Adobe Reader on a desktop computer to fill out worksheets.

Anyone with a Nook could test this now, though, by downloading one of the free worksheets and putting it on the Nook to see if it works -- a free worksheet is available at: FREE Sample E-Worksheet: Vacation At-A-Glance

Muffinator · 12-26-2010, 04:26 PM

I just checked, and you are correct Jennifer. You cannot edit the worksheet on the Nook (I didn't think you could). However, I was able to view both the original and a filled in version of the test file on my nook. They are a little light, but definitely viewable. If anyone desires, I can post a picture of how the file looks.

**Jennifer Marx** · 12-26-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Muffinator

I just checked, and you are correct Jennifer. You cannot edit the worksheet on the Nook (I didn't think you could). However, I was able to view both the original and a filled in version of the test file on my nook. They are a little light, but definitely viewable. If anyone desires, I can post a picture of how the file looks.

Thank you for checking. I'd love to see a picture!

**MickeyWatch** · 12-26-2010, 06:23 PM

I love my new Kindle but I don't think I would use the PP on Kindle. I just like to have travel books in my hand to make notes on, mark pages, etc.

Muffinator · 12-27-2010, 09:42 AM

Please excuse the photo quality! My hands kept shaking and they didn't come out as clear as I wanted. :P

The first picture is a whole view of the entire screen of my nook. I downloaded the test worksheet and edited one line just to do a quick test. The screen looks a little blurry here, but that is me taking the picture NOT the nook. The text on the worksheet is lightish, but definitely readable and not blurry at all.

This second one is a close-up view of the same worksheet, just showing a bit better how it looks to read. Again, the blurriness is me, not the nook, and definitely not the worksheet. I will try to get better images at some point, I was just getting annoyed that I couldn't get a clear photo this time around.