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wallcraft · 07-30-2007, 08:52 PM

So far as I know, software e-book readers are not customized for WinXP tablet edition. However, there is a large selection of WinXP e-book software that should work well. Some of these have PDA/tablet roots, and so need little tablet customization anyway. I like FBReader for non-DRM content, and MobiPocket's Reader - but there are plenty of others. On my Pepper Pad 3 and Nokia 770 I actually dislike the "tablet" aspect (i.e. the need for a stylus). For reading (page turning) it is typically possible to avoid this, but not always for navigation between titles.

Finally, e-book reading is not CPU or graphics (or disk) intensive. So if this is your primary use for the tablet don't go for the top of the line model. Look for the cheapest model with the screen that you want.

07-30-2007, 08:52 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	So far as I know, software e-book readers are not customized for WinXP tablet edition. However, there is a large selection of WinXP e-book software that should work well. Some of these have PDA/tablet roots, and so need little tablet customization anyway. I like FBReader for non-DRM content, and MobiPocket's Reader - but there are plenty of others. On my Pepper Pad 3 and Nokia 770 I actually dislike the "tablet" aspect (i.e. the need for a stylus). For reading (page turning) it is typically possible to avoid this, but not always for navigation between titles. Finally, e-book reading is not CPU or graphics (or disk) intensive. So if this is your primary use for the tablet don't go for the top of the line model. Look for the cheapest model with the screen that you want.