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bogdaniosif · 10-24-2010, 09:12 PM

Hi,

Questions have been raised until now about the annotation capability built into the PocketBook 90x readers. The issue seems to be avoided by the company as the questions are left unanswered and the feature is not described in the press releases.

In one of the 903 demo videos from YouTube (I think from IFA) the annotation issue is briefly touched upon. It seemed to only work by allowing the user to capture the screen as an image and then allowing to add some text or pen drawings on top of that image. It also seemed that these screen-grabs are stored in some area on the device and that somehow the device is able to link them back to the original document when you reach a page which has been "annotated" in this manner. This is largely speculation because the feature was only briefly touched upon and the firmware may have evolved since then (or at least I sincerely hope so).

If not, the implicit conclusion is that the 903 has NO capability to handle PDF builtin comments, notes, highlights or any other types of PDF annotations. This would be a huge disappointment for anyone looking to use the 903's big screen and pen to read & annotate research papers or technical books because it would become unreasonably difficult to move annotations around and keep them in sync with their associated content.

Does it seem reasonable to NOT have this feature in the 903? Looking at it's high price, I think not. The iPad has it through a 2$ app and the 16 GB version is just 100 EUR more expensive than the 903 and only 100g heavier. While the iPad looses to the 903 when it comes to reading text, it blows the 903 out of the water with it's versatility in so many other general use areas. If I pay 400 EUR plus shipping for a device that is DEDICATED for reading text then it damn well be better at it than a 2$ iPad app!!!

Please note that 3G, bookstores or any other content providers are not at all important for me. I just want a good, non-DRM crippled, ereading device.

10-24-2010, 09:12 PM	#59
bogdaniosif Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: PocketBook 90x OR iPad	Can somebody please explain how annotations work on the 903 ereader? Hi, Questions have been raised until now about the annotation capability built into the PocketBook 90x readers. The issue seems to be avoided by the company as the questions are left unanswered and the feature is not described in the press releases. In one of the 903 demo videos from YouTube (I think from IFA) the annotation issue is briefly touched upon. It seemed to only work by allowing the user to capture the screen as an image and then allowing to add some text or pen drawings on top of that image. It also seemed that these screen-grabs are stored in some area on the device and that somehow the device is able to link them back to the original document when you reach a page which has been "annotated" in this manner. This is largely speculation because the feature was only briefly touched upon and the firmware may have evolved since then (or at least I sincerely hope so). If not, the implicit conclusion is that the 903 has NO capability to handle PDF builtin comments, notes, highlights or any other types of PDF annotations. This would be a huge disappointment for anyone looking to use the 903's big screen and pen to read & annotate research papers or technical books because it would become unreasonably difficult to move annotations around and keep them in sync with their associated content. Does it seem reasonable to NOT have this feature in the 903? Looking at it's high price, I think not. The iPad has it through a 2$ app and the 16 GB version is just 100 EUR more expensive than the 903 and only 100g heavier. While the iPad looses to the 903 when it comes to reading text, it blows the 903 out of the water with it's versatility in so many other general use areas. If I pay 400 EUR plus shipping for a device that is DEDICATED for reading text then it damn well be better at it than a 2$ iPad app!!! Please note that 3G, bookstores or any other content providers are not at all important for me. I just want a good, non-DRM crippled, ereading device.