Ode to my beloved Stanza, alas she is gone

1611mac · 10-29-2011, 07:40 PM

Stanza, my reader, my love and my one...
upgraded to 5 and alas she was gone!

Downloaded MegaReader, to it I go
oh shucks, I say, no brightness control.

So many apps, my what a mess,
Tried Bluefire Reader, oh no, short on OPDS!

IBooks, a laugh! no night mode and more,
And MegaReader? No italics! My what a Bore!

Hum, Kindle syncs across my devices,
but my! her format is not even the nicest!

Kobo, no iTunes, no browser or search,
Leaves my desires in such a big lurch.

Stanza where are you, Oh may I ask?
Amazon, please, rethink your task!

.

kyteflyer · 10-29-2011, 07:43 PM

LOL! Love it! Well said

Iznogood · 10-30-2011, 07:12 AM

I couldn't agree more

Nexutix · 10-30-2011, 08:01 AM

Amazon is just being a bi- about this.

kyteflyer · 10-30-2011, 06:20 PM

Can't help it. I miss Stanza too much to persist with any other readers. I've downgraded to 4.1 again and will just have to bite the bullet over the apps I can no longer use (fortunately not that many, and I dont use them that often). Just doing my first sync as I type. :-/

1611mac · 10-31-2011, 02:27 PM

Perhaps Hallmark should come out with a sympathy card for Stanza users.....

ilovejedd · 10-31-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1611mac

Perhaps Hallmark should come out with a sympathy card for Stanza users.....

Hmm, how about using the poem above in the Cards app on iOS5.

frozennorth · 10-31-2011, 03:27 PM

This post made me think about the Buddy Holly song "It's Too Late"

1611mac · 10-31-2011, 03:33 PM

or carole kings "it's too late"

Quote:

Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There's something wrong here, there can be no denying
One of us is changing
Or maybe we just stopped trying

And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died
And I can't hide and I just can't fake it

It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool

And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died
And I can't hide and I just can't fake it

There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together, don't you feel it, too
Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you

But it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it

10-29-2011, 07:40 PM	#1
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	Ode to my beloved Stanza, alas she is gone Stanza, my reader, my love and my one... upgraded to 5 and alas she was gone! Downloaded MegaReader, to it I go oh shucks, I say, no brightness control. So many apps, my what a mess, Tried Bluefire Reader, oh no, short on OPDS! IBooks, a laugh! no night mode and more, And MegaReader? No italics! My what a Bore! Hum, Kindle syncs across my devices, but my! her format is not even the nicest! Kobo, no iTunes, no browser or search, Leaves my desires in such a big lurch. Stanza where are you, Oh may I ask? Amazon, please, rethink your task! . Last edited by 1611mac; 10-31-2011 at 02:26 PM.

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10-29-2011, 07:43 PM	#2
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,844 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone 12 Mini	LOL! Love it! Well said

10-30-2011, 07:12 AM	#3
Iznogood Guru Posts: 932 Karma: 15752887 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Norway Device: Ipad, kindle paperwhite	I couldn't agree more

10-30-2011, 08:01 AM	#4
Nexutix Reading and reading Posts: 582 Karma: 8250144 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, Oneplus One	Amazon is just being a bi- about this.

10-30-2011, 06:20 PM	#5
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,844 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone 12 Mini	Can't help it. I miss Stanza too much to persist with any other readers. I've downgraded to 4.1 again and will just have to bite the bullet over the apps I can no longer use (fortunately not that many, and I dont use them that often). Just doing my first sync as I type. :-/

10-31-2011, 02:27 PM	#6
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	Perhaps Hallmark should come out with a sympathy card for Stanza users.....

10-31-2011, 03:27 PM	#8
frozennorth Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Onyx Boox RIP, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Libra	This post made me think about the Buddy Holly song "It's Too Late"

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