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ebooker · 11-13-2009, 01:34 PM

i was wondering about this question too, although i dont seem to have the crashing problem that you have, i'm using winXP and version 3 of the EBL.

i'm an academic type and mostly i deal with pdf's.

i definitely dont want to lose any notes. and I would love to use it professionally tho I dont think the reader is "there yet".

For instance, after playing with the reader for a few days, I decided that:
--if I want to pull long quotes out of these texts, I really should be using a netbook or tablet.
--if I want to write down something like 20 pages of notes, i should really be using a netbook or tablet.

So I reduced my expectations of the reader a bit. After that i've been happy. Here's how I use it:

I basically just use it to 'mark' passages, paragraphs, phrases. Then I take a freehand note with just a few words describing my thoughts. I'll 'unpack' those words later back at the computer.

Thats really about it. I think doing much beyond that is not possible in a graceful way on the reader technology today. Maybe in a few years.

So I export it back into EBL, and on EBL I can jump from mark to mark. With the EBl window open, I open up Word and basically just use the EBl marks as a reminder about what i wanted to say. So I do the actual composition in Word, not in the EBL or the reader. The comments i took on the reader is only there to remind me of things, not as finished narrative.

11-13-2009, 01:34 PM	#2
ebooker Banned Posts: 140 Karma: 16076 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Device: sony prs-650!	i was wondering about this question too, although i dont seem to have the crashing problem that you have, i'm using winXP and version 3 of the EBL. i'm an academic type and mostly i deal with pdf's. i definitely dont want to lose any notes. and I would love to use it professionally tho I dont think the reader is "there yet". For instance, after playing with the reader for a few days, I decided that: --if I want to pull long quotes out of these texts, I really should be using a netbook or tablet. --if I want to write down something like 20 pages of notes, i should really be using a netbook or tablet. So I reduced my expectations of the reader a bit. After that i've been happy. Here's how I use it: I basically just use it to 'mark' passages, paragraphs, phrases. Then I take a freehand note with just a few words describing my thoughts. I'll 'unpack' those words later back at the computer. Thats really about it. I think doing much beyond that is not possible in a graceful way on the reader technology today. Maybe in a few years. So I export it back into EBL, and on EBL I can jump from mark to mark. With the EBl window open, I open up Word and basically just use the EBl marks as a reminder about what i wanted to say. So I do the actual composition in Word, not in the EBL or the reader. The comments i took on the reader is only there to remind me of things, not as finished narrative.