An electronic book that works? - Page 4

Ghoulish Delight · 02-25-2009, 09:33 AM

I KNEW it!

Morrigoon · 02-25-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I KNEW it!

OMG... if I ever get a Kindle, I'm now going to have to write "Don't Panic" on the cover in large friendly letters.

Moonliner · 11-16-2009, 02:56 PM

I've come around to the concept and I think I'll put an eBook reader on my Christmas list this year.

The obvious choices are the Kindle from Amazon and the Nook from Barns & Noble.

Clearly the nook addresses some of my previously stated issues with it's color navigation screen, lending policy, native PDF support, SD slot etc...

On the other hand Kindle actually has the books I want to read in eBook format.

Humm.. Decisions, decisions....

OK, so it's really not that hard of a decision.

Alex · 02-25-2009, 09:49 AM

I will say that, though not while drunk, the second panel has proven very useful several times (I have a crappy old cell phone).

It's not a great browser but sometimes it is really nice that it is a bigger display than any cell phone browser (especially when using google maps).

Moonliner · 02-25-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I will say that, though not while drunk, the second panel has proven very useful several times (I have a crappy old cell phone).

It's not a great browser but sometimes it is really nice that it is a bigger display than any cell phone browser (especially when using google maps).

Can you freely surf the web, or is it limited to pre-selected sites?

Can you take notes with it?

Alex · 02-25-2009, 09:56 AM

You can take notes on the books. You can't take notes on the Web.

You can go anywhere you want on the web but you are essentially doing it with a WAP browser. Limited javascript, no flash, thinks display wonky since few sites have WAP stylesheets.

Plus it is a slow display and there is no scrolling so it breaks into pages that you have to navigate.

It is not a fun browsing experience but for most of my regular "on the fly" data needs it has proven functional. My preferred movie showtimes web site doesn't work because it uses frames combined with javascript. But I found another that does ok.

Moonliner · 02-25-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

You can take notes on the books. You can't take notes on the Web.

You can go anywhere you want on the web but you are essentially doing it with a WAP browser. Limited javascript, no flash, thinks display wonky since few sites have WAP stylesheets.

Plus it is a slow display and there is no scrolling so it breaks into pages that you have to navigate.

It is not a fun browsing experience but for most of my regular "on the fly" data needs it has proven functional. My preferred movie showtimes web site doesn't work because it uses frames combined with javascript. But I found another that does ok.

But you could for example, post to LoT from your Kindle?

Ghoulish Delight · 02-25-2009, 10:07 AM

Theoretically yes, but have you seen the LoT on a WAP browser? It's pretty awful.

Alex · 02-25-2009, 10:08 AM

I would expect so, though I haven't tried.

vBulletin pages are very clunky from a WAP perspective though so just browsing the site to get to a point where you want to post is probably not very practical. But if you have a specific purspose I'd guess it could be done.

I'll try now.

Moonliner · 02-25-2009, 10:16 AM

What I'm wondering is how good of a student tool this could be.

Access to all the books, wiki and other sites is a good start. If I could custom build a web site that worked with the Kindle for taking notes, class schedules, IM'ing, etc... it might be a very nice tool.

02-25-2009, 09:33 AM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I KNEW it! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-16-2009, 02:56 PM	#3
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I've come around to the concept and I think I'll put an eBook reader on my Christmas list this year. The obvious choices are the Kindle from Amazon and the Nook from Barns & Noble. Clearly the nook addresses some of my previously stated issues with it's color navigation screen, lending policy, native PDF support, SD slot etc... On the other hand Kindle actually has the books I want to read in eBook format. Humm.. Decisions, decisions.... OK, so it's really not that hard of a decision. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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02-25-2009, 09:49 AM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I will say that, though not while drunk, the second panel has proven very useful several times (I have a crappy old cell phone). It's not a great browser but sometimes it is really nice that it is a bigger display than any cell phone browser (especially when using google maps).
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02-25-2009, 09:56 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	You can take notes on the books. You can't take notes on the Web. You can go anywhere you want on the web but you are essentially doing it with a WAP browser. Limited javascript, no flash, thinks display wonky since few sites have WAP stylesheets. Plus it is a slow display and there is no scrolling so it breaks into pages that you have to navigate. It is not a fun browsing experience but for most of my regular "on the fly" data needs it has proven functional. My preferred movie showtimes web site doesn't work because it uses frames combined with javascript. But I found another that does ok.
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02-25-2009, 10:07 AM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Theoretically yes, but have you seen the LoT on a WAP browser? It's pretty awful. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-25-2009, 10:08 AM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I would expect so, though I haven't tried. vBulletin pages are very clunky from a WAP perspective though so just browsing the site to get to a point where you want to post is probably not very practical. But if you have a specific purspose I'd guess it could be done. I'll try now.
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02-25-2009, 10:16 AM	#10
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	What I'm wondering is how good of a student tool this could be. Access to all the books, wiki and other sites is a good start. If I could custom build a web site that worked with the Kindle for taking notes, class schedules, IM'ing, etc... it might be a very nice tool. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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