Signing the Reader

bingle · 02-07-2007, 08:03 PM

So I'd like to take my Reader to a book signing and get an author to put his signature to it. I'd like to know if anyone has any nifty ideas as to the best way to make this work... My current plan is to tape a sheet of paper to the inside of the cover. Alternately, I guess I could bring some special pen than writes in white, or something similar...

Other ideas?

Bob Russell · 02-07-2007, 08:12 PM

A white (or gold) pen on the Reader or cover sounds like a good idea.
You could also get a paper signature and then scan it and make it a document on your Reader. Then you could collect them. ;-)

Leaping Gnome · 02-07-2007, 09:16 PM

What about signing the back of the Reader with one of those silver pins that will write on anything? I would be hesitant to sign the inside of the cover, it will probably rub out of the felt.

scotty1024 · 02-08-2007, 03:42 AM

Maybe someday Sony will develop a USB Chop device that lets an author "sign" an electronic book purchased from Sony that the author is currently on tour promoting. A Wacom pad would collect the author's strokes and these would then be added to the encrypted BBeB as a new encrypted signature page.

yvanleterrible · 02-08-2007, 07:41 AM

Everything will rub off it. You'd need to bring a battery operated engraver.

Bob Russell · 02-08-2007, 07:49 AM

OReilly did a virtual book signing...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/...oksigning.html

They provided a digital autograph, probably personalized, that was suitable for printing and pasting into the book.

BuddyBoy · 02-09-2007, 12:53 AM

Buy a pad of PDA screen savers large enough to cover most of the screen. Take a nice fine-tip black sharpie and ask him/her to sign. Peel off and post in scrapbook.

yvanleterrible · 02-09-2007, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Russell

OReilly did a virtual book signing...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/...oksigning.html

They provided a digital autograph, probably personalized, that was suitable for printing and pasting into the book.

Not quite on the subject but related, Margaret Atwood signed the first remote autograph using a remotely connected tablet/ plotter combo.
She was in an other city and signed her autograph on a tablet. At the same time in an other city, a plotter outfitted with a pen wrote her input exactly, inside the pages of a book.

I saw that on the news last year but could'nt find a clip but here is a transcript of that newsbit

nekokami · 02-09-2007, 11:32 AM

Well, you could borrow an iLiad, transfer the book to PDF there, then have the author sign the book using the iLiad's pen, re-merge the PDF... but of course, you can't do that (even if you know someone with an iLiad), because if it's a book you're likely to meet the author of, it's probably locked into DRM.

(Unless it's from Baen.)

The peel-off PDA protector idea sounds best to me, I guess. Then you could scan it in and add it to the reader.

NatCh · 02-09-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Then you could scan it in and add it to the reader.

Now that is a most excellent notion!

yvanleterrible · 02-09-2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Not quite on the subject but related, Margaret Atwood signed the first remote autograph using a remotely connected tablet/ plotter combo.
She was in an other city and signed her autograph on a tablet. At the same time in an other city, a plotter outfitted with a pen wrote her input exactly, inside the pages of a book.

I saw that on the news last year but could'nt find a clip but here is a transcript of that newsbit

Funny to quote myself but could it be possible for an author to remotely autograph your copy of the ebook directly on your reader?

bingle · 02-09-2007, 01:31 PM

Thanks for all the ideas. I didn't have time to find a PDA protector, so I tried a bunch of colored pens. They either didn't show up or rubbed off the cover material right away. I also tried a paper insert, but it looked terrible. So the final solution I came up with was just to use a simple black Sharpie - since the Reader inside cover is actually a dark blue, the black ink shows up surprisingly well.

I'll post pics when I get home! And also some thoughts about digital signatures on books...

NatCh · 02-09-2007, 02:05 PM

You could always just buy some transparencies and cut them down to size for the purpose ....

nekokami · 02-09-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

You could always just buy some transparencies and cut them down to size for the purpose ....

They wouldn't stick to the screen as nicely as vinyl screen protectors, though. I'd recommend getting window cling material from an art supply or stationery source.

NatCh · 02-09-2007, 05:17 PM

They'd only have to stay in place long enough to be signed on.

02-07-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
bingle Addict Posts: 273 Karma: 499 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Device: Sony Reader	Signing the Reader So I'd like to take my Reader to a book signing and get an author to put his signature to it. I'd like to know if anyone has any nifty ideas as to the best way to make this work... My current plan is to tape a sheet of paper to the inside of the cover. Alternately, I guess I could bring some special pen than writes in white, or something similar... Other ideas?

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02-07-2007, 08:12 PM	#2
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	A white (or gold) pen on the Reader or cover sounds like a good idea. You could also get a paper signature and then scan it and make it a document on your Reader. Then you could collect them. ;-)

02-07-2007, 09:16 PM	#3
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	What about signing the back of the Reader with one of those silver pins that will write on anything? I would be hesitant to sign the inside of the cover, it will probably rub out of the felt.

02-08-2007, 03:42 AM	#4
scotty1024 Banned Posts: 1,300 Karma: 1479 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Washington Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle	Maybe someday Sony will develop a USB Chop device that lets an author "sign" an electronic book purchased from Sony that the author is currently on tour promoting. A Wacom pad would collect the author's strokes and these would then be added to the encrypted BBeB as a new encrypted signature page.

02-08-2007, 07:41 AM	#5
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Everything will rub off it. You'd need to bring a battery operated engraver.

02-08-2007, 07:49 AM	#6
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	OReilly did a virtual book signing... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/...oksigning.html They provided a digital autograph, probably personalized, that was suitable for printing and pasting into the book.

02-09-2007, 12:53 AM	#7
BuddyBoy eBookin' Fool Posts: 310 Karma: 1008360 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)	Buy a pad of PDA screen savers large enough to cover most of the screen. Take a nice fine-tip black sharpie and ask him/her to sign. Peel off and post in scrapbook.

02-09-2007, 11:32 AM	#9
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Well, you could borrow an iLiad, transfer the book to PDF there, then have the author sign the book using the iLiad's pen, re-merge the PDF... but of course, you can't do that (even if you know someone with an iLiad), because if it's a book you're likely to meet the author of, it's probably locked into DRM. (Unless it's from Baen.) The peel-off PDA protector idea sounds best to me, I guess. Then you could scan it in and add it to the reader.

02-09-2007, 01:31 PM	#12
bingle Addict Posts: 273 Karma: 499 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Device: Sony Reader	Thanks for all the ideas. I didn't have time to find a PDA protector, so I tried a bunch of colored pens. They either didn't show up or rubbed off the cover material right away. I also tried a paper insert, but it looked terrible. So the final solution I came up with was just to use a simple black Sharpie - since the Reader inside cover is actually a dark blue, the black ink shows up surprisingly well. I'll post pics when I get home! And also some thoughts about digital signatures on books...

02-09-2007, 02:05 PM	#13
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	You could always just buy some transparencies and cut them down to size for the purpose ....

02-09-2007, 05:17 PM	#15
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	They'd only have to stay in place long enough to be signed on.

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