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Originally Posted by Mastiff
looking around for a good reader to give my kids for highschool and junior high this fall. I have decided that since the schools won't go digital in a long time here I'll scan their text books on my book scanner and let them at least get that advantage over the rest of the kids. And I think I've finally found the correct device, the 14 inch Kno. Sounds just perfect! Except for that I can't find any real reviews! Has anybody herreceived one, and can they recommend it?
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Ooo.....what kind of bookscanner do you have? Is it easy to use?
I preordered one last year. It was supposed to ship on Dec 20th. Shipping has been delayed 3 times. On Feb 14th they called and said there will be another 60 day delay. On Feb. 21st,
this came out. How can they promise to ship me a tablet on April 14th, when they don’t even plan to still own said tablet on April 14th? My order is still in, but I bought an iPad in the meantime.
I thought that reading large textbooks would be a problem. I have an older edition of my Anatomy & Physiology textbook on the iPad. I have noticed that when I use the GoodReader app and crop the margins, in landscape mode, the text is the exact same size at my physical book. I have to scroll, but it’s not as bad as I thought, since 2/3 of the page is on screen at any time. I also set it to continuously scroll instead of swiping right to left. I got that idea from
Inkling.
I have a feeling if they do actually ship me a Kno that I won’t want to keep it. I prefer holding the iPad in landscape mode. It’s more comfortable and weighted differently, plus I keep in one of
these cases, which I absolutely love, and it keeps the iPad/book propped up perfectly. So I can take physical notes while keeping the book open to a page.
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Originally Posted by rhari79
Hi,
Was the Kno released to general public at all? I thought it was a vaporware until now.
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It is.
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Originally Posted by Mastiff
According to the website it's in the hands of some of the users. But then again people who wants to sell E-readers/tablets are known for a bit of "white" lies
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Yeah, something like that! Even the few employees that had them don't have them anymore.