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View allIn fact it is easier to go the other way... decrypting .mobi files and converting to epub and putting on your Kobo is not so hard.
For me, I couldn't be bothered... the Amazon Kindle experience is fantastic, and borrowing epubs from the public library is frustrating. Also, my livelihood depends on people paying for published content. I am generally against DRM but I do understand why in certain contexts (especially in the specialized content that I work in) why it is needed.
Depends on size of the book, formats it's dealing with, your hardware etc...
Just try with some short book in, say, epub and send it to Kindle... if that takes a long time to convert too, it might be something with your installation of Calibre [reinstall] or USB/Wireless connection to Kindle or, or, or...
Hahahaha… Good one…
Here: You don’t have to get a new hardware to be able to use library books [in Canada; cuz it is working out of the box for USA libraries] on your Paperwhite.
So, once again, Calibre is your tool of choice, with certain plug-ins. And don’t wary, there are a lot of discussions on this topic all over the Net; it is not unethical, and most likely not illegal to get read of DRM in [one of these] way because you legally borrowed and using your library books. Just don’t forget to delete them on time, and you are golden.
And Apprentice Alf’s Blog could give you some other info & tools…
Other way is to install software PDF Printer on you comp, "print" articles to .pdf and email to your Kindle address... [but .pdf is generally a bad choice of format..]
It's doable when you start thinking out of a box...
J/
Thanks!
HOWEVER, if you wanna go cheap route, try getting Kindle 4 [or Kindle Touch] used, locally, for a few bucks; it is well worth it! Only real difference you will see is the lack of backlight... I sold my Kindle 4 just a month or two back, after jumping on the Paperwhite train - but I do most of my reading in the bad before sleeping so that was the only reason for me.
Edit:
Never mind, didn't realize you already have a Paperwhite... :-)
Have been waiting to upgrade from my Kindle 2G.
I've got the Kindle app on my 5.5" Android phone and 8" Android tablet, and it's surprisingly good on the phone and amazing on the tablet, but my Paperwhite is still my first choice because it's bigger than my phone (and a better aspect ratio - a more book-shaped page), lighter than my tablet (and that's a much bigger deal that I thought it would be - I can hold a paperback for hours but the tablet does start to get heavy!), and has that amazing e-ink screen.
Second, if GLO HD works well for you - no need to change at all... I had unfortunate experience with Glo [2 of them, to be precise] and it was the _only_ reason I switched to Kindle paperwhite [I first got an used Kindle 4th Generation and it was _amazing_ thing, even at 4 years old.... Was only lacking the bac klight and and all these 'pinch-on' LED lights just can't do the good job, so I got me a Paperwhite.]
And third [reason I got Glo in the first place] Glo is highly hackable [being based on Linux] and if it is something you are interested in doing, you can experiment a lot!
Just Google for "Apprentice Alf’s Blog".....
Lot of free classic books on Amazon. Hundreds.... And, of course, other places as well...
Also, if you subscribe to a BookBub emails, you will soon build a large collection due to them informing you of many contemporary free eBooks or sales. [Be warned that many of these free books are 'teasers' - i.e. one of the books from the series...]
You actually don't even have to be on line ever, or have an Amazon Kindle account. You can do anything and everything using your computer.
[This was my exact question long time ago, and - hating 'closed systems' I opted for a Kobo HD Glo... what a disappointment that was...]
Edit:
On the serious side, you can [using workarounds and other apps] send Web pages or articles to it for off-line reading, for instance...
But, generally, it could not be turned into a tablet if that's what you are asking...
Most of the e-readers can display a pdf, but it just doesn't work very well on a small e-ink screen. If you get an e-book in pdf format, convert it to epub or mobi. If you can't, use a tablet to read it.
Another easy way to do a wireless transfer for e-readers that have a web browser (like Kobo), is that Calibre can publish a web page on your local network that allows you to download books from its library.
If you want to upgrade, spend more money and get an e-reader with a screen bigger than 6". I switched at few years to 7" (the Kobo Aura HD), and it makes a significant difference. If I had to buy a replacement today, I would probably go for the same-size Aura H2O. An even larger screen is tempting, but just too much money. I couldn't bear to downsize now.