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Originally Posted by wallcraft
Yes. In addition to the smaller screen size the Reader software could be from a 3rd party rather than the format provider and even when it is the original provider's software (e.g. on the Pocket Pro, mobile Adobe Digial Editions is used for PDFs and ePubs) the device's limitations can lead to fewer features. The desktop ADE displays ePubs similarly to an EInk device, but the closest desktop analogue is Sony's Windows ebook Reader because it is actually using an early version of mobile ADE. The current Sony software emulates a PRS-700, and I assume the next upgrade will emulate a PRS-600 with the latest mobile ADE. Don't forget that a 600x800 window on your desktop is probably bigger than the 600x800 EInk screen.
In the case of OpenInkPot, its primary Reader software is FBReader and it looks identical on a Linux Desktop as on the EZ Reader (and very similar on a Windows Desktop). So download FBReader and give it a try. It does not maintain as much formatting as some other readers, but it is very customizable and at least some of that customization is available under OpenInkPot. |
Thank you for explaining this to me!