Thanks for clarifying Rakesh. I've never heard about e-ink, it's a very interesting technology. http://www.answers.com/topic/e-ink-1 <http://www.answers.com/topic/e-ink-1>
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Rakesh <rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com>wrote: > what everyone is forgetting is that the ebook readers have a special > technology for prolonged reading. > > Using iphones/laptops/monitors is fine for reading for short periods > but extended reading is not comfortable, hence e-ink or whatever its > called. > > I have a Sony PRS-505. The main issue is that pdfs don't render well > at all. Thankfully I can usually get ePub format books. > > R > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:02 AM, Robert Casto <casto.rob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have to agree. For the money I decided to get a really nice ASUS IEEE > > laptop with the extra memory. The thing can run some pretty cool stuff if > > you are patient. Also, Amazon has released the Kindle software for the PC > > which I have loaded up onto the IEEE. I don't get the same battery life > or > > experience, but I can view PDF's, watch movies, write code, and much more > > for just a bit more money. > > > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Henrique de Miranda Gontijo > > <henri...@gontijo.org> wrote: > >> > >> Sorry, this isn't the main topic of this thread, but sincerely i can't > see > >> a reason to buy a ebook gadget in times of small and cheap > >> notebooks/cellphones where you can do it easily. > >> In Brazil, this kind of gadget is almost unknown. > >> On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Jan Goyvaerts <java.arti...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Maybe this is usable as ebook reader too ? > >>> > >>> > >>> > http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-tegra-android-smartpad-uses-pixel-qi-display-1866308/ > >>> > >>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 16:57, Jan Goyvaerts <java.arti...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> What about annotating a pdf ? > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 15:57, Mark Volkmann < > r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Kfir Shay <kfir.s...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>> > Mark, how is the interface to load pre owned pdf and what is the > >>>>> > quality once its loaded > >>>>> > >>>>> You attach the Kindle to your computer using a USB cable. The Kindle > >>>>> appears as a hard drive. You just copy PDF files over to it. They > look > >>>>> great on the Kindle. The only issue is that you can't change the font > >>>>> size or zoom on PDFs. You can rotate the display 90 degrees though > and > >>>>> that makes the text larger. > >>>>> > >>>>> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Mark Volkmann > >>>>> > <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> >> The Kindle 2 supports PDF now. I have one and like it a lot! > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> -- > >>>>> >> R. 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