07-07-2008, 12:05 PM | #1 |
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What I miss from the pBooks
Now that I have a Cybook, I'm enjoying very much the ereading experience. Very convenient and it's making me read more than before.
However, I still miss a couple of things: - Nice and stylish covers. Call me shallow, but I really miss a colourful cover in my books. It's as if the books lost a little bit of identity after ebook conversion (only black & white covers and, most of the times, not full screen or even absent. And you'll only see it once, when you start reading). - The feel of volume and weight of a pBook. It's VERY good to have a weightless ereader and is allowing me to read in places and positions never tried before. However, I still miss a little bit of that sensation of holding a real book. - Not being able to skim some pages. Sometimes, I like to take a peek of the following pages, to know when I will reach a chapter ending or a text break, to plan how much I will keep reading in that session. With ebooks, that's not pratical. And you? |
07-07-2008, 12:13 PM | #2 | |
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As for weight .... I can't say I miss it at all, but that's because I'm having joint problems and it's difficult for me to pick up anything much heavier than my Kindle. However, if you wanted to add weight, you could always go to the store and buy some of those little lead weights they sell for drapes. A little velcro and .... you've got a nice heavy book on your hands. I'm also not one for skimming ahead. But, the progress bar on my Kindle does a very good job of telling me where I am in the book ... and I can live with that. |
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07-07-2008, 12:14 PM | #3 |
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I don't miss them at all
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07-07-2008, 12:20 PM | #4 | |
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That's what I meant. I would never spoil a story by actualy reading ahead. Last edited by Over; 07-07-2008 at 12:22 PM. |
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07-07-2008, 12:24 PM | #5 |
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When reading late at night, I too, tend to want to read to the end of a chapter and then go to sleep. I've adapted based on the author I'm reading. Some have very short chapters so I can kind of guess. Others have long chapters so I just have to decide where to stop on my own.
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07-07-2008, 12:27 PM | #6 |
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I miss the little plot synopsis that's usually included on the dust jacket or back of the book, especially when it's one of the books I've downloaded for free and don't know enough about the plot to know if I'm currently in the mood to read it. Lately I've read 5-6 pages into a book before realizing it's not the one I wanted to read.
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07-07-2008, 01:40 PM | #7 |
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Yes...to all of the above.
I miss the covers--and the synopsis. I also like to peak ahead to see how many pages I have left until I reach the end of the chapter. I even do this on my Sony sometimes. Just page forward until I get to the next chapter and then back to where I am. Not a very good solution as it takes a lot more time than just glancing forward in a pBook. But, on the other hand, I'm enjoying my Sony immensely. I love having so many books on hand at any one time. I also have a fairly large selection of unread pBooks that I purchased before I got my 505, so I sneak one of those into my reading list every once in a while. dordale |
07-07-2008, 01:44 PM | #8 |
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In the obverse, what I don't miss about p-books is when I'm away from home, finish a book in a series, and wish thta I had the next one available to read. With the Kindle, I can either go to it in the index if I have it, or dl it if it is available from a variety of sources.
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07-07-2008, 01:48 PM | #9 |
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I don't miss anything at all. I went "e" and don't plan to go back!
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Then, I copy that into my PC database (for which I am using Calibre at the moment ... although it breaks my heart that I can't make mobi conversions with it). Then, I also d/l the cover art for the book. That way, at least on my PC, I've got cover art and a synopsis for each book. The one reason I really wish that Calibre allowed conversion into mobi/prc is that, if that were possible, I could also have that kind of information on my Kindle ... which would be ever so nice. But, since you have a Sony, you can do that already. And .... OMG, that ice cream looks soooo goooood!! |
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I may start doing that with new books, especially the ones without cover art. Glad you approve of the yummy goodness! Dreamer |
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07-07-2008, 02:47 PM | #15 |
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Yes to covers and synopses... a lot of what I've been reading in ebooks is Terry Pratchett, who doesn't seem to believe in book chapters, but otherwise I'd miss the look-ahead feature as well. (I really believe that all eink displays need the ability to quickly scan the thumbnails of upcoming pages.)
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