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Old 10-19-2009, 09:29 AM   #2
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Though obviously if someone DOES have another recommendation, I'd take a look...

And I should mention that I don't care too much about the online store options. I hear sony's is better, though honestly I'm going to download a lot of books (many of which I own, have owned before, friends own and could just borrow, want to sample new authors, etc...) and continue to by certain books in hard copy form if I find them worth it. I still want a library one day, something that may be a contentious issue, but I still do see the advantages of real books (more than just to show off to people how many fancy books you have) They are ascetically pleasing, you can scribble in them permanently, you can loan them to people (and usually not get em back...)

But I am very interested in the library function. Does that work quite well?

Edit again: I keep thinking of more Qs:


-How do foot notes work? I have seen how charts and graphs and pictures work (better in the normal book format, but tolerable in PDF) but I haven't seen what about foot notes...

For instance, does it display them small text bottom of the screen, can you have clickable links that take you to the end of the book to read an end-note, then come back?

-How about quick chapter selection, or scrolling through multiple pages? or any other method to skim a book without searching for something specific. I know in some books, searching chapter 1 etc would be good enough, but some (game of thrones series, highly recommend reading it before it's an HBO series) do not have chapter titles or numbers, just character names.


-Multiple language dictionaries? Or a download-able translator? Seems like it'd be easy enough with the search function or touch screen... That would be nice in random occasions. (I'm thinking of the times when I would have my e-reader only)

Last edited by okalyddude; 10-19-2009 at 10:00 AM.
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