Hi,
You can find all the applications available at maemo.org, specifically here
www.maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationCatalog
Another useful site is:
http://nokia770.com/
For evince you need to download another package too and install it first (libgnomeprintui), and then the evince package, they are both available on the same site. There are many interesting applications at maemo.org and depending on my usage of the device I will check them out, right now since I use it only for reading those too (Fbreader and Evince) are good enough, but there are xterminals to access the "inner structure on the device", games, tools, graphics, office, lots of cool stuff and since it is Linux it is very easy to install
In many ways I think that Nokia 770 is the opposite of Ebk1150 and presumably of the Eink readers which try to get close to print, this is pure LCD screen but amazingly beautiful. So reading on it is very different than on Ebk1150 or print for that matter, but I find it so compelling that I plan to rearead a lot of my favourite books that I have in e-form (of course time permitting
), and probably I will scan/ocr some that I would not have done otherwise just for the pleasure of reading them on this device. When I want to read traditionally I will do it either print or on Ebk1150.
In terms of screen size, with the fonts described as above I get ~160 words per page, while on Ebk1150 I get ~100 words per page on large font (and the small one is just too small for me). And this is another reason that this device is great that even at smaller size (say in a full screen pdf page or 480x800 jpg image of a pdf page) the beautiful screen makes it readable with pleasure as opposed to Ebk1150 where I read with pleasure only in the large fonts.
Since I budgeted 400$ for another ereader I will probably wait on the eink devices for a while though I will check them out. I probably could budget another 400 in several months but only if those readers will give me the same pleasure to read as this one (and even then the lack of backlight is annoying since I do most reading at night and I'd rather not use a booklight).
I include a picture of the Nokia (unfortunately not as clear as the one of Ebk1150, the size is right but the actual picture is far brighter and clearer) for people to have a sense of how text shows on it.
Liviu
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Originally Posted by ascherjim
LIVIU: Pleased that you're enjoying your Nokia. In formatting for ebook reading, I prefer the traditional black on white screen. As previously reported, I haven't had occasion to try the .pdf format yet. From what source did you download your Evince reader? On product dependablilty, I myself have had no problems to date and will keep my fingers crossed. Regards, Jim
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