New member - about me

serendipitynz · 02-09-2009, 12:24 AM

Hi all, I'm a new member who is about to embark on a large research project. I'm an on campus/online lecturer at a New Zealand institute of technology, and in the interests of my students finances, plus sustainability, I am researching the possibilities of providing text books, lecture notes and other reading material in ebook format.

BookishDreamer · 02-09-2009, 09:32 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, serendipitynz! Your project sounds interesting. Be sure to check out the Wiki for information about the various devices and file format capabilities.

Dreamer

Ervserver · 02-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Hello serendipitynz

desertgrandma · 02-09-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by serendipitynz

Hi all, I'm a new member who is about to embark on a large research project. I'm an on campus/online lecturer at a New Zealand institute of technology, and in the interests of my students finances, plus sustainability, I am researching the possibilities of providing text books, lecture notes and other reading material in ebook format.

Hello, serendipitynz, and welcome to MobileRead.

Which device do you plan on using?

MickeyC · 02-09-2009, 12:08 PM

Hi serendipitynz and welcome to the Forum.

serendipitynz · 02-13-2009, 06:37 PM

Hi all and thanks for the welcome, maybe I should add that I don't plan on using any particular device at the moment, after I've completed the research I plan to present a paper at a tertiary education conference, and will decide then what if any device to trial. There's a lot of research required because I need to look at the availability and format of textbooks from several different education publishers, and one of the most important issues is that it must deal well with PDFs.

37lIUx7Yx4Y · 03-10-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by serendipitynz

I don't plan on using any particular device at the moment.

ready , fire , aim

install ebook readers on desktop
test wikibook text books
use Plucker on cheap palm PDA 20USD(used)

google free courseware Berkeley MIT ...

PDFs suck because they are paper oriented
and not machine friendly

FLEPia verification test at Cafe "Termina Kinshicho Fujiya Restaurant"

FUJIYA restaurant : Fujitsu FLEPia demonstration with iRex iLiad and DR1000S

RickyMaveety · 03-10-2009, 11:55 AM

Looks like someone has discovered emoticons.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-10-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Looks like someone has discovered emoticons.

that is some good advice too !

RickyMaveety · 03-10-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that is some good advice too !

Eh, the one about PDFs is more opinion than advice ... but, I'll grant you the rest of it sounds pretty good.

37lIUx7Yx4Y · 03-10-2009, 12:40 PM

ever tried to scrape text to make notes ?
WTF the result can be incorrect

if you buy a PDF as a ebook , not intended to be printed
why be annoyed with pagination obstacles ?
scrolling would so much smoother

PhishStyx · 03-10-2009, 12:55 PM

I have numerous PDF's and have no problems with them. Yes, PDF is a page oriented format, but there's nothing wrong with that.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-10-2009, 04:13 PM

also, serendipity, i know there are some other teachers / school librarians on the forum looking for similar info ; maybe you can do a quick search and get in touch with them, to share info and ideas. this thread might interest you, to start with. also, take a look at our social groups (under the "community" link in the blue menu bar at the top top of the page) ; we've got a social group for librarians and one for academia ; they might be interesting to you.

02-09-2009, 12:24 AM	#1
serendipitynz Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: none	New member - about me Hi all, I'm a new member who is about to embark on a large research project. I'm an on campus/online lecturer at a New Zealand institute of technology, and in the interests of my students finances, plus sustainability, I am researching the possibilities of providing text books, lecture notes and other reading material in ebook format.

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02-09-2009, 09:32 AM	#2
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Welcome to MobileRead, serendipitynz! Your project sounds interesting. Be sure to check out the Wiki for information about the various devices and file format capabilities. Dreamer

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello serendipitynz

02-09-2009, 12:08 PM	#5
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi serendipitynz and welcome to the Forum.

02-13-2009, 06:37 PM	#6
serendipitynz Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: none	Hi all and thanks for the welcome, maybe I should add that I don't plan on using any particular device at the moment, after I've completed the research I plan to present a paper at a tertiary education conference, and will decide then what if any device to trial. There's a lot of research required because I need to look at the availability and format of textbooks from several different education publishers, and one of the most important issues is that it must deal well with PDFs.

03-10-2009, 11:55 AM	#8
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Looks like someone has discovered emoticons.

03-10-2009, 12:40 PM	#11
37lIUx7Yx4Y jPlucker Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2005 Device: pilot 1000 , IIIxe , tapwave zodiac , Nokia 770	ever tried to scrape text to make notes ? WTF the result can be incorrect if you buy a PDF as a ebook , not intended to be printed why be annoyed with pagination obstacles ? scrolling would so much smoother

03-10-2009, 12:55 PM	#12
PhishStyx The me that I am Posts: 413 Karma: 1078 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In my house! Duh! Device: Kindle 1 & DR 1000s	I have numerous PDF's and have no problems with them. Yes, PDF is a page oriented format, but there's nothing wrong with that.

03-10-2009, 04:13 PM	#13
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	also, serendipity, i know there are some other teachers / school librarians on the forum looking for similar info ; maybe you can do a quick search and get in touch with them, to share info and ideas. this thread might interest you, to start with. also, take a look at our social groups (under the "community" link in the blue menu bar at the top top of the page) ; we've got a social group for librarians and one for academia ; they might be interesting to you.

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