German Newspaper

Axelos · 07-02-2008, 06:22 AM

Hi Gents,

does somebody knows whether/when it is planned to make a german newspaper available for the iliad ???

Thanks
Axelos

mores · 07-02-2008, 07:33 AM

What newspapers do you want to read, and what format do they need to be in for the iliad?
Most newspapers offer electronic versions, usually for the price of a regular subscription.

Axelos · 07-02-2008, 01:44 PM

If the most newspapers really are available as e-version so why do they make such a fuss about it when the provide it on Iliad (see the News on Irex homepage) ????

axel77 · 07-02-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axelos

If the most newspapers really are available as e-version so why do they make such a fuss about it when the provide it on Iliad (see the News on Irex homepage) ????

There is a hugh difference if you view a so-so pdf on the iLiad, or to get a newspaper to explicitly format and cater for the iliad. Like viewing articile contents when clicking on the headline and so.

Crisby · 07-03-2008, 01:17 AM

It would be wonderful to be able to download local newspapers via iDS, as it could be done wirelessly wherever you can make a connection.

See this free sample of NRC Handelsblad for the beautiful iLiad format available:
http://epaper.nrc.nl/downloads/volle...maart-2008.pdf

There's lots of links and the text and graphics are very clear. But, its all Dutch to me...

PS Not everyone at Mobileread's a Gent.

Axelos · 07-03-2008, 03:12 AM

caught red-handed!
You're absolutely right - This is really embarrassing for me! SORRY!

akee · 08-01-2008, 04:29 PM

Moin Axelos,

I've got an online subscription to the Financial Times. This allows me to download the current newspaper as a PDF file and read it on the iLiad. However, doing so is not a good solution as the DINA3 format of the newspaper is not suited well for the size of the iLiad's display. Hence, one has to zoom, and as changing the resolution takes very long (between 10 and 20 seconds), it's not very practical to read the FTD on the iLiad.

What one can do, of course, is to download the mobile version of a newspaper using wget. I haven't tried it out yet, as I've got my iLiad for only two days, now, but one might probably be able use the Downloader framework for recursively downloading the mobile versions of newspapers as HTML. However, I don't know whether any newspaper offers all articles on the web without subscription. Some time back I used to read newspapers on my Palm Tungsten, using plucker, and I think that the Sueddeutsche offered a fairly complete mobile version.

07-02-2008, 06:22 AM	#1
Axelos Axelos Posts: 14 Karma: 13 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Germany/Bremerhaven Device: MDA Touch	German Newspaper Hi Gents, does somebody knows whether/when it is planned to make a german newspaper available for the iliad ??? Thanks Axelos

07-03-2008, 01:17 AM	#5
Crisby Fanatic Posts: 36 Karma: 357 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: none	It would be wonderful to be able to download local newspapers via iDS, as it could be done wirelessly wherever you can make a connection. See this free sample of NRC Handelsblad for the beautiful iLiad format available: http://epaper.nrc.nl/downloads/volle...maart-2008.pdf There's lots of links and the text and graphics are very clear. But, its all Dutch to me... PS Not everyone at Mobileread's a Gent. Last edited by Crisby; 07-03-2008 at 01:34 AM.

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07-02-2008, 07:33 AM	#2
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	What newspapers do you want to read, and what format do they need to be in for the iliad? Most newspapers offer electronic versions, usually for the price of a regular subscription.

07-02-2008, 01:44 PM	#3
Axelos Axelos Posts: 14 Karma: 13 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Germany/Bremerhaven Device: MDA Touch	If the most newspapers really are available as e-version so why do they make such a fuss about it when the provide it on Iliad (see the News on Irex homepage) ????

07-03-2008, 03:12 AM	#6
Axelos Axelos Posts: 14 Karma: 13 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Germany/Bremerhaven Device: MDA Touch	caught red-handed! You're absolutely right - This is really embarrassing for me! SORRY!

08-01-2008, 04:29 PM	#7
akee Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany, close to Hannover Device: iLiad	Moin Axelos, I've got an online subscription to the Financial Times. This allows me to download the current newspaper as a PDF file and read it on the iLiad. However, doing so is not a good solution as the DINA3 format of the newspaper is not suited well for the size of the iLiad's display. Hence, one has to zoom, and as changing the resolution takes very long (between 10 and 20 seconds), it's not very practical to read the FTD on the iLiad. What one can do, of course, is to download the mobile version of a newspaper using wget. I haven't tried it out yet, as I've got my iLiad for only two days, now, but one might probably be able use the Downloader framework for recursively downloading the mobile versions of newspapers as HTML. However, I don't know whether any newspaper offers all articles on the web without subscription. Some time back I used to read newspapers on my Palm Tungsten, using plucker, and I think that the Sueddeutsche offered a fairly complete mobile version.

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