Thread: Astak Mentor eBook readers with WiFi and Touchscreen (read-only)
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:27 PM   #677
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Originally Posted by nekokami View Post
I imagine Jon wasn't doubting the value of RPG books in ebook format. He's on a crusade to try to convince people not to use the term "eReader" to mean anything other than books in the proprietary eReader format (now owned by Fictionwise). I personally think it's a lost cause and that the way he tends to correct people only causes confusion (as shown in this thread).
Actually, RPG eBooks are mostly PDF and as of right now, the only device that's anywhere 1/2 decent for that sort of thing would be the ilIad. The rest just won't hack it. A 6" screen with no search facility just won't do well at all.
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