Thread: Another BeBook Firmware Update - Mobipocket Anti-Aliasing
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Old 11-13-2008, 07:09 PM   #13
delphidb96
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Originally Posted by tsgreer View Post
You make a very good point. the only device I read DRM'd books on is my Kindle. All my other devices are for non-DRM'd books.

It's a shame though, because if I was stuck with the way the native BeBook Mobipocket Reader displays text, I wouldn't be as excited the device. OpenInkPot really saved the day on how it displays all it's formats. I hope they'll eventually make so that we can read .lit files though, then I would never have to convert files again. wahoo!

In my opinion (and I'm only an expert on my opinion) the only worthwhile format for reading on the BeBook if you are not using the OpenInkPot hack is RTF. You have lots of options for display and the font is nice and clear. .txt, .lit, HTML, .prc and the others just aren't up to par--of course, I may be spoiled by how well text looks on my Sony 505 and my Kindle.

So this mobipocket update is nice, but not anywhere close to readable for anyone that has ever read on the Cybook or Kindle before. I'll try to do a review and comparison between my BeBook, Sony and Kindle this weekend.
The ONLY exception I take to this post is your unwarranted characterization of the Open Inkpot project as a 'hack'. Far too much effort has gone into every version of OI to let that stand. Now, 'work in progress' would be a fair description.

Derek
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