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Borris · 04-15-2010, 11:07 PM

Hi there,

I'm in New Zealand and have just ordered an eco reader, & have been given a shop one to play with until my one arrives.

The reasons I bought an eco reader are:
It shows up as a hard drive on your computer without loading any software
It has a USB port
It isn't wireless
It isn't back lit & is e ink
It supports standard non proprietary formats
It is available in New Zealand

I had collected a lot of really good e texts that i was unable to read. I could only read for short stretches on my computer & I wanted to read them so I wanted an e reader. As above eco reader fitted the bill.

I purchased mine without ever having seen one in real life. My initial impression was that it was smaller than i thought it would be and the paper wasn't as white as I thought it would be.

Having trialled it for just over a day I can now say that I like it. The screen which seemed a bit small is actually quite a nice size for reading, I find books with too long lines are a bit hard to read. I have had extended bouts of reading and i have not stopped at anytime due any problem with the screen. Another thing that i noticed is that having no facing page as with a book is an advantage, as the facing page can be a distraction.

I have some questions though, I'm wanting to work out what the best format for putting books onto eco reader is. I tried first with pdfs & found and the 18 point font size, an A5 sheet size with 0 or .1 cm margins displayed well but the magnification didn't work well as it would wrap the end of the text onto it's own line, making crazy long and short lines. The pdfs also didn't display page numbers and i like to see how far through a book I am.

I have tried txt file and it seemed to work pretty well it did display page numbers & the magnify function worked well. I had one try at a .doc and it left in a big margin around the text even though I'd taken it out.

I am using Open Office and text edit (a simple Mac text tool) to create my documents. Any recommendations?

Final comment with one of these devices what a wealth of reading is at your disposal.

Cheers

Borris

04-15-2010, 11:07 PM	#34
Borris Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 66 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: eco reader	Hi there, I'm in New Zealand and have just ordered an eco reader, & have been given a shop one to play with until my one arrives. The reasons I bought an eco reader are: It shows up as a hard drive on your computer without loading any software It has a USB port It isn't wireless It isn't back lit & is e ink It supports standard non proprietary formats It is available in New Zealand I had collected a lot of really good e texts that i was unable to read. I could only read for short stretches on my computer & I wanted to read them so I wanted an e reader. As above eco reader fitted the bill. I purchased mine without ever having seen one in real life. My initial impression was that it was smaller than i thought it would be and the paper wasn't as white as I thought it would be. Having trialled it for just over a day I can now say that I like it. The screen which seemed a bit small is actually quite a nice size for reading, I find books with too long lines are a bit hard to read. I have had extended bouts of reading and i have not stopped at anytime due any problem with the screen. Another thing that i noticed is that having no facing page as with a book is an advantage, as the facing page can be a distraction. I have some questions though, I'm wanting to work out what the best format for putting books onto eco reader is. I tried first with pdfs & found and the 18 point font size, an A5 sheet size with 0 or .1 cm margins displayed well but the magnification didn't work well as it would wrap the end of the text onto it's own line, making crazy long and short lines. The pdfs also didn't display page numbers and i like to see how far through a book I am. I have tried txt file and it seemed to work pretty well it did display page numbers & the magnify function worked well. I had one try at a .doc and it left in a big margin around the text even though I'd taken it out. I am using Open Office and text edit (a simple Mac text tool) to create my documents. Any recommendations? Final comment with one of these devices what a wealth of reading is at your disposal. Cheers Borris