I have a Kindle and have purchased a few Cisco Press books. Ultimately, I prefer the printed book for technical material. A couple of issues -
1 - Navigation is pretty slow if you want to skip around. The Kindle does not use sequential page numbers. There is not a side-bar table of contents, like you have in Acrobat. 2 - In some cases the graphics don't display well. You may have to zoom in and physically turn the Kindle. I don't think the Kindle is wide enough for some graphics. 3 - Search. I haven't checked since the last software update but I don't recall a Google-like search function. 4 - PDF conversion. The conversion isn't always accurate. I don't think I've ever been able to use a PDF on the Kindle due to formatting and graphics issues. I think the Kindle is great for books without graphics that you typically read cover to cover. It's not as useful for technical titles. The Kindle DX seems to be better in theory but they really need to update the UI. Try Googling the Kindle project with universities this year. They are trying to offer a book-less solution for college students. So far, some of the feedback has been discouraging. Once Apple releases a tablet, I think the situation will improve dramatically. On Oct 5, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Tanner Ezell wrote: > I'd like the lists input on that as well. I think an e-reader would > be immensely useful, since I prefer printed material to reading off > a screen! > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
