10-14-2008, 09:06 AM
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Looking for a CyBook?
 :Second: I’m really interested in an e-ink-device. Considering price, weight, battery life, and file-formats, I’m thinking about the lbook (or bebook) or the CyBook. I prefer the latter because of the Mobi-Format (and, getting it in the UK or via justread, it’s cheaper). I'm from Germany, so perhaps the Sony PRS-505 or 700 is also an option (for the next future). But, of course, I have some questions about the devices  It’s, of course, about the readability and getting stuff on it.I would like to read some classics from “Projekt Gutenberg” (the German version) or Zeno.org, and they are just plain text. So I think there should be no problems formatting them in a correct manner (I tried it via Mobipocket Reader and it was quite okay on the computer screen). But I would also like to read some really old things from Google's booksearch. These are scans and they are PDF. I knew about PDF and the problems on small e-ink-screens. But the books are not that big, about DIN A5, sometimes smaller. Sometimes up to 50 MB (but I can split them). With Acrobat Pro I could crop the white-space. I’ve done this for a file, I’ve attached (it's from Google). Is anyone here, who could load these file in his or hers Cybook (or Bebook or Sony Reader) and post a Screenshot? So I could decide for myself about the readability? 
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10-14-2008, 02:45 PM
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Hi
Taken from a Cybook, ISO 1600 so not much quality, 3 photos, photos 1 and 2 file not changed, 3 file cropped to the limits of the text: Photo 1 - portrait, zoom fit width Photo 2 - landscape, zoom fit width Photo 3 - portrait, zoom fit width With the Cybook you will be well served. Best regards, |
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10-14-2008, 03:16 PM
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10-18-2008, 08:25 PM
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Karmaniac
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Nice font!
I wished Sony would have easy font switch. Can you have the heading in another font than the text? |
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10-19-2008, 03:35 AM
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eBook Enthusiast
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Those are scanned pages - ie pictures - there is no "font" as far as the device is concerned. It's just showing an image.
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10-19-2008, 07:38 AM
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Wizard
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Sony - normal & rotated pages
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10-22-2008, 03:52 PM
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