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PDAs and eBook Readers How-To (old)
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One of the nice things about Project Gutenberg eBooks is that they can be easily displayed on virtually any type of computer. Because we insist, whenever possible, on a plain text copy of our eBooks, in addition to other formats (such as HTML), readers are guaranteed to have a file they can easily display and edit.
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Here is some general guidance we have received from Project Gutenberg readers on those older devices and formats:
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