Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-03-10 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
On 09.01.2014 12:31, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: Can anyone recommend an ebook reader? I need one that 1) allows me to read my own PDFs and taking notes under Linux; 2) is sold and (well) supported in Israel; 3) doesn't require me to have a non-Linux machine to flash the updates; 4) doesn't

Fwd: Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-12 Thread geoffrey mendelson
It will not be EPUB only, it will be Android with e-Ink display, so it can do almost anything that an Android tablet can. Battery life is expected to be 3 weeks. This is what we got in the preliminary models. If that's the case, it will be very interesting. My android devices, a 10

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-11 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Shachar Shemesh shac...@shemesh.biz writes: A router/access point needs to be told what country it's in, so it knows to not allow you to use frequencies that are illegal where you are. I could not figure out, however, why a non-access point device would need to know what frequencies are

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-11 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 1/11/2014 11:21 AM, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: I suppose that even if there is nothing to connect to on a particular frequency a device may still emit, e.g., scanning a frequency range, and thus be a source of interference. Ad Hoc networks. As I mentioned in a post about using TV sticks as

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-11 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 1/11/2014 8:43 AM, Ori Idan wrote: Not true at all. e-Ink continues to be developed and now is much quicker then it used to be. Many vendors are developing new e-ink platforms. I can reveal that I am working with one company on a better version of their system that will be sold in Israel

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-10 Thread Steve G.
I'd say that the e-ink is not yet obsolete. BN and Amazon still sell them and will continue to do so, as the tablets are not a friendly device to read a long book or document. e-ink readers are not good for video, or even web browsing, but they are umatched for reading books on the road/plane.

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-10 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
On 09.01.2014 16:24, geoffrey mendelson wrote: On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink based one. I'd think dedicated reader would be more

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-10 Thread Ori Idan
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:24 PM, geoffrey mendelson geoffreymendel...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink based one. I'd think

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-10 Thread Shachar Shemesh
On 09/01/14 12:31, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: 5) isn't illegal to have in Israel because of its wireless capabilities (in fact, I'd like to be able to disable any wireless technology and not to use it anyway). I never could figure that one out. A router/access point needs to be told what

linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-09 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
Can anyone recommend an ebook reader? I need one that 1) allows me to read my own PDFs and taking notes under Linux; 2) is sold and (well) supported in Israel; 3) doesn't require me to have a non-Linux machine to flash the updates; 4) doesn't require me to go online to download my own content to

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-09 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 1/9/2014 12:31 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: Can anyone recommend an ebook reader? I need one that 1) allows me to read my own PDFs and taking notes under Linux; Any Android tablet. Though these days a used iPad 2 16gb Wifi sells for around 1200 NIS. Not Linux, and old, but still

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-09 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 1/9/2014 12:31 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: 5) isn't illegal to have in Israel because of its wireless capabilities (in fact, I'd like to be able to disable any wireless technology and not to use it anyway). BTW, that was only the original iPad, and it was blocked in an attempt to

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-09 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
On 09.01.2014 14:08, geoffrey mendelson wrote: [SNIP] It's pretty much obsolete. Probably 99% of ebook reading is done on iPads and Android tablets. In the real world where people buy their eBooks, the iPad and Android tablet offer the ability to buy books from several sources, while the

Re: linux-friendly ebook with decent support in Israel?

2014-01-09 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink based one. I'd think dedicated reader would be more energy/weight/price efficient than a general purpose