WOW - that looks fantastic - thank you! On 21 September 2012 20:28, Michael Minutillo <michael.minuti...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Well if they are not DRM'd then I highly recommend grabbing a copy of > http://calibre-ebook.com/ > It'll even run a web server that serves up your ebooks in your house (or > out if you're feeling adventurous) :) > <http://codermike.com> > > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Stephen Price > <step...@perthprojects.com>wrote: > >> Be nice if there wasn't so many formats. Then you could read all of your >> books in one app instead of having a dozen readers installed. >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Michael Minutillo < >> michael.minuti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I use Aldiko on an Android tablet. The killer feature for me was the >>> fact that I could adjust the brightness by sliding my thumb up and down the >>> left-hand side of the screen. Not sure if any other apps have this now but >>> at the time it was something I sorely needed. AFAIK Aldiko has no "store" >>> it's just a player but I was reading http://www.gutenberg.org eBooks so >>> that didn't matter. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Stephen Price < >>> step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Page turns on the Kindle app slide the page in the turned direction. >>>> Not a bad experience. >>>> Page turns on the Google Play (when reading ebooks) gives a nice page >>>> furl slide animation. Really nice, slick and not overdone. This reader is >>>> my favourite but the books you get on Google seem to differ to Amazon. More >>>> novels, less technical books I think. I could be wrong. Google also seems >>>> cheaper a little. >>>> Page turns on Safari Online app. Atrocious. When reading online it >>>> downloads the page (what no preloading?) and takes a second or two. >>>> Annoying. If you download the book and read it in offline mode, I found >>>> that turning pages will turn two pages at a time and it does it too fast. >>>> You dont know if you changed one page or more. Not happy with this app, >>>> which is a shame because of the number of books I can read on Safari >>>> Online. Wish they would fix this. (have reported to them as a bug). >>>> >>>> PDF reading is also nice in the built in Adobe (I think I might have >>>> installed their app). has continuous mode (vertical scrolling. no thanks) >>>> or single page, similar animated slide like Kindle. Still prefer Google >>>> Play reader. I'm sure there are others. soooo many others. Thats a plus, >>>> you have choice. (mind numbingly confusing to despair choice.) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Ian Thomas <il.tho...@iinet.net.au>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone use a Nexus 7 tablet as an eBook device? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I use it for 'American' published account (its difficult to >>>>> change between Aussie and US accounts) >>>>> >>>>> Its a comfortable size to hold. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I can’t imagine it could compare with Kindle or other e-Ink devices >>>>>> in extremes of ambient light >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Why? It probably isn't good for full sun, but that's a bad reading >>>>> environment anyway. It beats e-Ink stone cold dead when reading in the >>>>> dark. :) >>>>> >>>>> Also, I like the faster page-turn you get with Nexus 7 and non e-Ink >>>>> devices. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> – but I would be interested in comments.**** >>>>>> >>>>>> ** ** >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> >>>>>> **Ian Thomas** >>>>>> Victoria Park, ****Western Australia******** >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Meski >>>>> >>>>> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv >>>>> >>>>> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, >>>>> you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
