07-27-2010, 10:44 AM | #1 |
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What do blogs look like on the Kindle?
Right now I'm thinking about publishing my blog on the Kindle, and I have a few questions.
I've looked at the preview, and it's not very pretty. There's no TOC or basic formatting like page breaks before each blog post. Does the published version have the TOC? What do think of the quality of a blog on the Kindle vs on the web? |
07-27-2010, 11:17 AM | #2 |
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Here's a screenshot from Gizmodo. My AT&T connection is too sucky for a decent web experience, so I don't normally look at blogs on the KDXG.
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07-27-2010, 11:27 AM | #3 |
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Thanks.
That looks just like the preview. Ick. |
07-27-2010, 11:57 AM | #4 |
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How long would you say that page took to load?
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07-27-2010, 12:07 PM | #5 |
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I subscribe to about 30 blogs and after trying to make them work the way I want in Calibre, I determined that blogs on an e-reader just plain suck.
It downloaded the header of each blog whether there was a new post for that blog that day or not. It wasn't completely reliable either. It paginated the pictures wierd. So I went back to reading my blogs on Google reader. |
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07-27-2010, 01:04 PM | #6 |
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Also, you're charged a delivery fee, right? Does any money go to the blogger?
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Having said all that... I bought my KDXG for reading and not blogging, browsing, Facebooking, etc. I love it for reading, and I don't care about the other Swiss Army Knife crap they included. Last edited by jswinden; 07-27-2010 at 01:14 PM. |
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07-27-2010, 02:19 PM | #8 |
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Thank you for the information. I think we all need to remind ourselves that these Kindle devices are intended as a single purpose device for reading. It is not a shortcoming. That behavior is by design. Browsing on handheld/mobile devices is still in its infancy. Most websites are still optimized for resolutions that only large LCD displays can deliver.
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07-27-2010, 08:43 PM | #9 |
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For those of you interested in rss and/or blogs, I suggest you have a look at Instapaper.com (compatible with Google Reader) and feedbooks.com - which will allow you to create your selection of news sources and then download it directly from the kindle, wirelessly in .mobi format anytime, with no additional charges.
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07-27-2010, 08:59 PM | #10 |
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Kindlematic, are you liking the DXG more now? Have you worked around some of the issues you were having with PDF?
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07-27-2010, 09:20 PM | #11 |
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I'm happy I read this, because I almost chose a Kindle for its ability to display blogs. Looks like I'm not missing out.
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07-27-2010, 09:24 PM | #12 |
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Well - every day I learn a new trick, which is great. I just wish serif fonts looked crisper, as I have loads of document using them. Apparently not that many people either care or notice such defect. Hopefully your software development will help
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07-28-2010, 12:11 AM | #13 | |
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