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Originally Posted by Over
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?  |
I miss the cover art too .... which is why I would really like to be able to edit the metadata in the mobi files. And, please don't tell me to use mobi2mobi ... that program is a pain in the rear. The feature I think I like best in Calibre is the ability to stick in the IBSN number and pull up cover art. Now, that's what I call handy.
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.