Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps?

From	Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.hardware, alt.comp.hardware
Subject	Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps?
Date	2012-07-29 20:10 -0400
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2012, root wrote:

> Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
>>
>> But, if ebooks are really the future, I figure having the tablet out of my
>> ssytem, I will get an e-ink ereader at some point, specifically for books.
>> The more I would use an ereader, the more I'd want an e-ink reader.
>>
>>    Michael
>>
>
> I have several ereaders, both e-ink and backlit. For regular reading
> the e-ink is far preferable, not the least for battery life. You
> should know that most pdf files cannot be read on a 7" display.
> epub and mobi files are fine because they can adjust the display.
>
So I noticed.  I wsa reading one book as a pdf and with the tablet held 
like a book, the text was a tad fine.  I could enlarge it, but it wasn't 
readjusted to fit into the screen, so I'd have to scroll.  Flipping the 
tablet to "landscape", I didn't ahve to scroll sideways, but I had to 
scroll as I read down the page.

I was sitting in the sun yesterday reading with it, and again noticed how 
warm the back was getting.  That's another minus thing of a tablet.  2 
1GHz cores are nice for  the things people do with computers, but it's 
overkill for reading a book, which is so static.  It's more than just 
battery drain, it just seems overkill.

> For epub files I like my Kobo touch. For pdf files I use the
> (no longer available) Kindle DX and my favorite reader the
> Pocketbook Pro. It has a 10" display and reads all formats. The
> contrast on the Pocketbook is less than that of the DX or Kobo,
> but in every other respect the Pocketbook is better.
>
If ebooks are going to replace books, I'm sure the prices of ereaders will 
have to drop.  So in the long run, I expect to get an erreader with eink 
in a relatively short time that is only for books, but no more than fifty 
dollars, and hopefully less.

Once I got the tablet, a lot of the "extras" are no longer needed in an 
ereader, so they can be cheap, low power, and still good.

   Michael

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Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-23 22:34 +0000
  Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2012-07-23 21:12 -0400
    Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-24 08:01 +0000
    Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-07-27 15:03 -0400
      Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-07-27 20:04 +0000
        Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-07-29 20:10 -0400
  Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> - 2012-07-24 08:11 +0100
    Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-26 17:58 +0000
      Re: Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2012-07-31 01:21 +0000
      Re: Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> - 2012-07-31 09:10 +0100
    Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2012-07-31 01:20 +0000
  Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2012-07-24 07:57 -0400
    Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-26 17:58 +0000

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