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Bob Russell · 10-12-2006, 10:04 PM

I want to second tekchic's "put partials, manuscripts, and other submissions onto the Reader and catch up on the train".

I am doing some research to prepare for tomorrow, and found myself creating an rtf in MS Word with all the background material I scooped up off the web. Just cut and paste as I find stuff. Didn't even worry about the URLs. I put page breaks between articles, and changed the font to Times New Roman 20, and loaded it up on the Reader. It's a thousand times more convenient to read through than paper printouts or a laptop. Of course, I didn't need to jump back and forth, but the point is that for reviewing text material, it's convenient, easy and nice. I'll be doing this a lot more now that I realized how well it works. It's definitely a great use for an e-ink reader, even though I can't think of what to call it. Maybe "review text materials on the go"?

10-12-2006, 10:04 PM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I want to second tekchic's "put partials, manuscripts, and other submissions onto the Reader and catch up on the train". I am doing some research to prepare for tomorrow, and found myself creating an rtf in MS Word with all the background material I scooped up off the web. Just cut and paste as I find stuff. Didn't even worry about the URLs. I put page breaks between articles, and changed the font to Times New Roman 20, and loaded it up on the Reader. It's a thousand times more convenient to read through than paper printouts or a laptop. Of course, I didn't need to jump back and forth, but the point is that for reviewing text material, it's convenient, easy and nice. I'll be doing this a lot more now that I realized how well it works. It's definitely a great use for an e-ink reader, even though I can't think of what to call it. Maybe "review text materials on the go"?