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This thread is about the latest thing: ebooks and ereaders.
Ebooks
Started by David J. Fiander, Jun 08 2011 02:01 PM
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 04:52 PM
Comment (other e-reader why I like)
My e-reader is the Blackberry Playbook It works for me. I really like the size compared to the overly large
iPad or the overly small iPod touch/iPhone.
I'm sure a sony would be better in therms of e-ink and more size and display options, but I've never been terribly picky.
One reason I really like the Playbook is that to Android app makes it easier to select the viable MP3 audiobooks that I can download onto either the playbook or to my blackberry rather than figuring it out through a browser. If it's not a compatible format, it doesn't display and what works on the playbook works for the blackberry. I listen to a lot of audiobooks so would rather download them onto my phone, so I check it out on the playbook and download it onto the phone.
My e-reader is the Blackberry Playbook It works for me. I really like the size compared to the overly large
iPad or the overly small iPod touch/iPhone.
I'm sure a sony would be better in therms of e-ink and more size and display options, but I've never been terribly picky.
One reason I really like the Playbook is that to Android app makes it easier to select the viable MP3 audiobooks that I can download onto either the playbook or to my blackberry rather than figuring it out through a browser. If it's not a compatible format, it doesn't display and what works on the playbook works for the blackberry. I listen to a lot of audiobooks so would rather download them onto my phone, so I check it out on the playbook and download it onto the phone.
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 09:48 AM
I read on a first gen Sony e-reader, a ipod touch and just recently, an Android tablet. I love the touch because I always have it with me so always have a book to read. The e-reader I take with me on trips and when I want to read a ebook with DRM such as the advance galleys I get from NetGalley. The tablet is good for the picturebooks or anything with illustrations.
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