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Forum: News 03-20-2014, 04:33 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 19,203
Posted By ndixon
For me, the important thing about a flexible...

For me, the important thing about a flexible screen (if such a thing exists) wouldn't be the weight – it would be the prospect of not having a fragile sheet of glass in there.

A screen that won't...
Forum: News 03-20-2014, 04:21 AM
Replies: 911
Views: 109,220
Posted By ndixon
Most of my online activity involves Google. I use...

Most of my online activity involves Google. I use GMail, GDrive, Docs, Maps and several other Google products extensively.

But for me a Chromebook/-box would only be useful as a second, backup PC;...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 07-18-2013, 06:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,197
Posted By ndixon
In the UK, the VAT rate is 20%, but yes that's a...

In the UK, the VAT rate is 20%, but yes that's a significant part of it.

The price before VAT then would be £25. Also there's probably a shipping cost, and who knows what import duty is paid on...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 07-18-2013, 06:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,385
Posted By ndixon
Also, you can go to your "My Nook" section on the...

Also, you can go to your "My Nook" section on the B&N web-site and delete it from your library that way. Later when you enable Wi-Fi on the Nook and it synchronizes, it will apply the deletions.
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 07-18-2013, 06:17 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,484
Posted By ndixon
The Kindle Paperwhite would be my ideal reader...

The Kindle Paperwhite would be my ideal reader right now. I'd like to see what Sony come up with later (surely a T3 would have built-in lighting) but I think they'd never get the price close to the...
Forum: Barnes & Noble NOOK 07-15-2013, 11:28 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,484
Posted By ndixon
Mainly one very prosaic reason: my Kindle has a...

Mainly one very prosaic reason: my Kindle has a few grey blobs on the screen where I've dropped it onto hard objects or dropped things on it and the ink has somehow bled; I wanted a cheap replacement...
Forum: News 07-15-2013, 10:58 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 23,368
Posted By ndixon
Just remind potential customers that it's black &...

Just remind potential customers that it's black & white only. If they're expecting to gawk at Angry Birds, Temple Run, YouTube and all that other jazzy stuff, they'll just walk away.
Forum: Which one should I buy? 07-15-2013, 10:02 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,618
Posted By ndixon
Something like an illuminated 650 would be most...

Something like an illuminated 650 would be most people's perfect device. They'll either never do it, or they'll price it at $300 so it never has a chance.
Forum: Which one should I buy? 07-15-2013, 09:30 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,618
Posted By ndixon
Oh, I'm late to this, aren't I? PRS-505 –...

Oh, I'm late to this, aren't I?

PRS-505 – bought used, cheap, from eBay. Screen broke within a couple of months when SO put a pile of books on top of it. Battery died shortly afterwards. Lovely...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 07-15-2013, 09:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,396
Posted By ndixon
If you can find the iPad Mini for around £100, I...

If you can find the iPad Mini for around £100, I think we'd all love to know!

I think the OP is thinking of starting out relatively cheap, otherwise they'd look at the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo...
Forum: Calibre 12-17-2012, 06:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,006
Posted By ndixon
Thumbs up Calibre gets updated every week, usually on a...

Calibre gets updated every week, usually on a Friday (Nov 23, Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 14, ...) and quite honestly, I'm astonished at the amount of work that's going into it week after week.

I often...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-07-2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,245
Posted By ndixon
I'm fairly happy with my Kindle 4 too. I like...

I'm fairly happy with my Kindle 4 too. I like having physical buttons, and it's very light.

The comments around this forum suggest that the current Kindle Touch is a little too trigger-happy, to...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 08-24-2012, 09:35 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,201
Posted By ndixon
Oh, I do. But I'd already built up quite a...

Oh, I do.
But I'd already built up quite a collection from way back when I had a Sony 505, before I'd discovered mobileread, so that's the first one that sprang to mind.
Forum: Writers' Corner 08-24-2012, 07:30 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 11,856
Posted By ndixon
I realise I've come to this discussion a little...

I realise I've come to this discussion a little late, but here's my tuppence-worth.

I have always understood that as a rule of thumb, you should assume about 250 words to a page.
So every 100...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 08-23-2012, 08:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,201
Posted By ndixon
Well, I thought the UK price of £89 ($140) for my...

Well, I thought the UK price of £89 ($140) for my Kindle 4 was reasonable, considering that the free classics I've read from project-gutenberg alone would have cost over $150 in print editions.
...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 08-23-2012, 08:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,992
Posted By ndixon
I was going to chip in here and wail "What kind...

I was going to chip in here and wail "What kind of ebook website sells PDFs?".

@pdurrant, you have answered my question.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-16-2012, 04:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,073
Posted By ndixon
Depending on how geeky you are, you could use the...

Depending on how geeky you are, you could use the Debug section of the Convert dialog (down at the bottom) to nominate a folder where the intermediate files will be generated.

This will let you...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 07-05-2012, 10:48 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 11,587
Posted By ndixon
I have to put in a mention for Kurt Vonnegut - he...

I have to put in a mention for Kurt Vonnegut - he was branded a Sci-Fi author early on, but he didn't really set out to write science fiction; he was more interested in ideas about society and...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-03-2012, 10:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,123
Posted By ndixon
This is about 4.1.0 - nothing to do with the...

This is about 4.1.0 - nothing to do with the Kindle Touch.

The way you might expect it to work is that in screens where there are text input fields, the on-screen keyboard would appear when when...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 06-15-2012, 08:56 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 42,715
Posted By ndixon
Well I've now updated to 4.1.0: The Good ...

Well I've now updated to 4.1.0:

The Good
Font rendering seems clearer at smaller sizes - the serif shapes seem better defined. I normally read at size 3 and cannot perceive much difference at...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 06-13-2012, 10:04 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 42,715
Posted By ndixon
I'm sure you're right - and I've kept around a...

I'm sure you're right - and I've kept around a copy of 1.8.x after people here moaned about the update - but the last couple of times I tried liberating books from K4PC, the tools reported an error....
Forum: Amazon Kindle 06-13-2012, 09:32 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 42,715
Posted By ndixon
Apprentice?

Can anyone confirm whether the *cough* Alf-related Calibre plugin still works on books downloaded after a 4.1.0 update?

I don't expect much success on KF8 books of course, but I'd be disappointed...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 04-20-2012, 12:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,845
Posted By ndixon
Wrong. The pattern on the board tricks your brain...

Wrong. The pattern on the board tricks your brain into thinking they're not the same color.

Save the image and use an eye-dropper (color picker) tool in something like Paint.NET, GIMP or Photoshop...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 04-10-2012, 09:55 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,571
Posted By ndixon
I would love to quote from your SPOILER section...

I would love to quote from your SPOILER section but I won't, much - just to suggest that the "Hey, ... but ... " thing is a helpful literary device if you have a book to complete and a deadline...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 04-10-2012, 09:13 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,571
Posted By ndixon
I read all three in a week, so I had more of a...

I read all three in a week, so I had more of a sense of one longer book split into three main sections.
I liked the ambiguity and awkwardness at the end of the first book and didn't need to see it...
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