amazon has announced the kindle 2 .
i'm loving this feature:
this is what i've always wanted. an o-led device that allows annotations. :o
i'm loving this feature:
By using the QWERTY keyboard, you can add annotations to text, just like you might write in the margins of a book. And because it is digital, you can edit, delete, and export your notes. Using the new 5-way controller, you can highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use.
this is what i've always wanted. an o-led device that allows annotations. :o
I like!
that sounds pretty sweet!! I will tell my boss about this; she has been looking at ebook readers.
hey guys, i was wondering if anybody has a kindle? it looks like they don't really support pdfs. pdf->html->kindle format. i would like a device to read journal articles outside but it looks printing articles might be the best bet.
the sony reader touch is nice
> the sony reader touch is nice
I don't like it. You can't zoom PDFs properly, and it breaks lines in weird places.
I don't like it. You can't zoom PDFs properly, and it breaks lines in weird places.
i see.
Anyone gave Barnes and Noble's Nook a try?
i've waffled about on my opinion of the kindle; after having messed around with one, i think they own pretty hard. however, i still don't know whether i'm quite willing to pay what they're asking.
i share fsmart's desire for the ability to read pdfs on the kindle as a substitute for printing them. i believe that functionality has been improved with the newest kindle. the amazon description boasts "native pdf support," although i'm not sure of the specifics. i value this _very_ highly. however, as i've found with annotating pdfs using adobe acrobat, adding mathematical notes in margins is still impossible unless you attach an image.
i wonder: is the loss of the ability to physically turn the page and the satisfaction involved with closing the book after it's completed worth the gain of space, essentially free (or near-free) kindle versions of classic literature, and everything else?
i don't purchase quite enough of my books at full/hardcover-price to justify buying one simply as a means of "breaking even" or having it "pay for itself" (which is a silly notion anyway). however, at the same time: lowering the price of books (something that the impressively shitty inventories of both the campus and public libraries in bozeman doesn't effectively do) would increase my consumption of them, so in principle i would be able to finance the kindle through such savings.
does anyone have first-hand experience with this sunnuvabitch?
i share fsmart's desire for the ability to read pdfs on the kindle as a substitute for printing them. i believe that functionality has been improved with the newest kindle. the amazon description boasts "native pdf support," although i'm not sure of the specifics. i value this _very_ highly. however, as i've found with annotating pdfs using adobe acrobat, adding mathematical notes in margins is still impossible unless you attach an image.
i wonder: is the loss of the ability to physically turn the page and the satisfaction involved with closing the book after it's completed worth the gain of space, essentially free (or near-free) kindle versions of classic literature, and everything else?
i don't purchase quite enough of my books at full/hardcover-price to justify buying one simply as a means of "breaking even" or having it "pay for itself" (which is a silly notion anyway). however, at the same time: lowering the price of books (something that the impressively shitty inventories of both the campus and public libraries in bozeman doesn't effectively do) would increase my consumption of them, so in principle i would be able to finance the kindle through such savings.
does anyone have first-hand experience with this sunnuvabitch?
andre> Anyone gave Barnes and Noble's Nook a try?
my friend has one and is modding it out presently. forked.
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bsdlite: perhaps you should check out the nook and the sony reader touch.
the kindle 2, the nook, and the sony reader touch all cost about $260.
i like how you can take hand-written notes directly on the pdf pages with a stylus on the sony reader touch. that's the feature i want the most.
my friend has one and is modding it out presently. forked.
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bsdlite: perhaps you should check out the nook and the sony reader touch.
the kindle 2, the nook, and the sony reader touch all cost about $260.
i like how you can take hand-written notes directly on the pdf pages with a stylus on the sony reader touch. that's the feature i want the most.
sony reader touch doesn't have wireless, which, for the price, basically (despite the touch/writing screen feature) renders it useless compared to the kindle and nook
nook looks pretty sick, though
my biggest worry about a non-kindle (nook) device is missing out on possible network externalities
if sony reader daily edition weren't significantly more expensive, i think it would be the clear winner (for me) among the three
nook looks pretty sick, though
my biggest worry about a non-kindle (nook) device is missing out on possible network externalities
if sony reader daily edition weren't significantly more expensive, i think it would be the clear winner (for me) among the three
I'd buy a kindle with color e-ink.
> sony reader touch doesn't have wireless, which, for the price, basically (despite the touch/writing screen feature) renders it useless compared to the kindle and nook
wireless would be nice, but it's not necessary for me.
i have to annotate. i must. if i can't write in the margins, then i'm not larz. so the touch-writing screen is necessary.
wireless would be nice, but it's not necessary for me.
i have to annotate. i must. if i can't write in the margins, then i'm not larz. so the touch-writing screen is necessary.