01-16-2011, 09:18 AM | #31 | |
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01-16-2011, 09:56 AM | #32 | |
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If Amazons 3g works in Nigeria, it seems like they would have support there? You should give them a call and see |
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01-16-2011, 11:23 AM | #33 | |
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To me the Kindle actually feels more solid and refined than the Sony despite the Sony's metal frame, but that's subjective. In my experience Sony makes good products, so I wouldn't doubt its quality. You mentioned wanting a decent browser. Depending on your expectations, you should find the browser on any of the devices adequate for text-oriented browsing, but little more. Keep your expectations low. |
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01-16-2011, 11:27 AM | #34 |
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It's simply the compression. ePub files use ZIP compression, which is pretty efficient (in fact ePub are simply renamed ZIP files). Mobi files use a much simpler compression algorithm, which is less effective.
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01-16-2011, 11:47 AM | #35 |
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01-16-2011, 12:08 PM | #36 |
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My preferences from your choices.
1. The $139 Kindle. I think the Pearl Screen for that price is the best bargain out there. Buy obtain your books where you can and then use Calibre and the plug-ins to liberate the DRM and convert. The 3G is nice but since the Amazon store is going to be reluctant to sell to you anyway without some use of VPN servers etc - spending the money on 3G is probably a waste. 2. The Sony line-up. I like the Sony machines but feel they are overpriced. Main advantage here is ePub support. 3. The nook. My least favorite of the readers. I find that LCD touchscreen at the bottom distracting. |
01-16-2011, 01:05 PM | #37 |
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No. In practical terms and for a pure text book all formats are the same. epub WITHOUT DRM is the facto standard but Kindle does not support it. But most commercial books are DRM protected so you cannot read those without breaking encryption anyway. Honestly? focus on the kind of books you want and choose the eraser regardless of the format.
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01-16-2011, 02:09 PM | #38 |
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You mentioned dictionary support in your initial post, but the discussion never turned that way. The Sony 350/650/950 has a couple of nice features for looking up words. Double tapping on any word in a document will bring up that word in the dictionary for a quick look superimposed over your book. Another tap opens up the dictionary to full screen so you can see the definitions for words in the dictionary that are around the tapped word. Alternatively, a tap in the corner of the dictionary window returns you to the book. In addition to being able to look up definitions for English words, there are also language translation dictionaries (French, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Italian). If you ever read books in those languages, it can be nice to quickly see the English translation for words you don't know. Because the Kindle has a keyboard instead, you have to navigate to the word you want to look up or type it in with the keyboard first.
I'm guessing that you'll have to buy without seeing in person, so you might not have thought about ease of use (ergonomics) yet. The weight of the reader and placement of page turn buttons can play a big role in your reading enjoyment. With my Sony 650 in a small font, it takes about two page turns on the reader to equal one page of the book in paper. Multiply that by an average of 300 pages in a book and you can see that uncomfortable page turns can have a big impact. Personally, the touch screen on the Sony is a lot easier for turning pages than page turn buttons. I tend to hold my reader from the bottom, so the buttons on the Kindle aren't in the right spot for me to use. It's easy for me to brush my thumb over the lower corner of the page without readjusting my grip or pulling me out of the book. People who like holding the reader half way up might like the Kindle better. It depends on you and what you find easy/natural. |
01-16-2011, 02:18 PM | #39 |
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Although since he's interested in free books, I don't see that this would be a problem. PD books aren't geo-restricted.
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01-16-2011, 02:19 PM | #40 |
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Harry, I have exactly the same experience with my Sony 950 buying from the Sony ebookstore. I just select the book in the Sony ebookstore, pay for it, and it is wirelessly downloaded in seconds to my 950.
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01-16-2011, 02:43 PM | #41 | |
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If he does want to buy a book , he'll have to use the methods to circumvent (VPN servers etc) and pretty much wipe out all the advantages of 3G anyway. Nook doesn't have International Support at all. I don't know much about the Sony eReader but I don't think their store sells outside US/Canada either. So in all those cases, I really can't see the advantages of paying for 3G. |
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01-16-2011, 03:31 PM | #42 | |
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actually the nook has been have software updates throught the year since it's release so far 5, that keeps it up to pace as far as tech features. it's hardware is actually more modern than the kindle especially with it's touchscreen navigation on the bottom and the ability to see your book covers in color. also the dictionary DOES work on other books that aren't nookbooks. not sure where you heard that but that is a bit of misinformation. |
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01-16-2011, 03:35 PM | #43 | |
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thats a slight exaggeration. No way is the Pearl Screen 50% better than the last year screens. NO WAY. before the latest update to nook it was marginally better but after the latest v1.5 update on the nook it bolded it's text darker and it's on par witht the Pearl Screen. Pearl Screen is only a better contrast ratio, there is no technology advancement or anything. It's not like comparing old CRT tv's to todays LED 3D HDTV's. It's just a better contrast ratio that's it. And like I said after the nooks update their screen is on par with the Pearl Screen |
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01-16-2011, 03:42 PM | #44 | |
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I decide to buy a Sony 950 tomorrow my library is intact and I don't have to strip anything. Please stop spreading this kind of confusion, simply because the Kindle doesn't support ePub and Adobe Reader. Instead of misinformation complain to Amazon so maybe they will change their business practice. |
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01-16-2011, 04:24 PM | #45 | |
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