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Old 05-24-2011, 04:08 PM   #76
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There's a video on Engadget showing the dictionary. Basically you do a long press on a word and it brings a context menu for the look-up.
Whoever did that nook demo has no idea how to swipe pages. He blundered it a few times. And he also spent way way way too much time touting the social aspects. Overall, a poor demo that would make me not want one.
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Old 05-24-2011, 04:11 PM   #77
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Agreed, I was sold on the new Kobo until I saw the no-physical-page-turning-buttons. I HATE turning pages via touchscreen.
But have you actually tried it on a Sony x50 Reader? It's not the same at all as say using an iPad.
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Old 05-24-2011, 04:13 PM   #78
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In the Engadget video, we do see a lot of wasted top and bottom screen space. If this is the case, it would be a major deal breaker for a lot of people. But I'll finding out when it's released and I can bring in a few ePub to test it.
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The screen is the exact same dimensions as every other 6" eInk reader (Nook classic, Kindles, Sonys, Kobos)...
Probably. I'm asking because you can have two 6" screens (measured diagonally) with different heights and widths.
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Probably. I'm asking because you can have two 6" screens (measured diagonally) with different heights and widths.
It's the same size as all the other six inch readers. I wouldn't be surprised if the display was the exact same part number in all the Pearl readers.
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In the Engadget video, we do see a lot of wasted top and bottom screen space. If this is the case, it would be a major deal breaker for a lot of people. But I'll finding out when it's released and I can bring in a few ePub to test it.
That might be due to the book being viewed. Some of the styles on my books have huge margins. Others bump up against the top/bottom and sides--which is how I like it. I like to have as much reading space as I can--I don't need wide margins. So generally if there are large margins I edit the ebook style sheets and re-upload to my nook. Hopefully the new nook will display the ebooks the same as the current one.
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But have you actually tried it on a Sony x50 Reader? It's not the same at all as say using an iPad.
If I have to move my hand to turn the page, it's wasted effort and taking me that much closer to carpal tunnel. Hate it.

With my Nook Classic and my PB360, I read with my thumb on the page turn button at all times. Read, press down, read, press down. If I have to read, move hand, then ergonomics have failed as far as I'm concerned.

A simple "move thumb to touch side of screen" is too much to require; a full screen swipe (as some devices demand) is criminal as far as I'm concerned.

My Nook Color was modded to run Aldiko/Moon+ simply so I could use the volume button for this purpose.....

But, yeah, it's a YMMV thing.
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That might be due to the book being viewed. Some of the styles on my books have huge margins. Others bump up against the top/bottom and sides--which is how I like it. I like to have as much reading space as I can--I don't need wide margins. So generally if there are large margins I edit the ebook style sheets and re-upload to my nook. Hopefully the new nook will display the ebooks the same as the current one.
The video shows that the reader offers 3 margin settings, as well as 3 line spacing settings.
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The video shows that the reader offers 3 margin settings, as well as 3 line spacing settings.
Similar to the Nook Color, then.
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Thank you!

Looks like they're using the same fonts from Nook Color too. Actually, the whole device seems very Nook Colory, just in black and white.

I wonder if you can turn off page swiping? So hard to highlight a word when the device is trying to swipe for you.
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Looks like they're using the same fonts from Nook Color too. Actually, the whole device seems very Nook Colory, just in black and white.
I was thinking the same thing, it does have that 'feel'.
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Whoever did that nook demo has no idea how to swipe pages. He blundered it a few times. And he also spent way way way too much time touting the social aspects. Overall, a poor demo that would make me not want one.
i agree, especially after seeing the Cnet video . It's almost like a tale of two devices.

http://cnettv.cnet.com/9742-1_53-501...?tag=cnetRiver
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i agree, especially after seeing the Cnet video . It's almost like a tale of two devices.
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With my Nook Classic and my PB360, I read with my thumb on the page turn button at all times. Read, press down, read, press down. If I have to read, move hand, then ergonomics have failed as far as I'm concerned.

But, yeah, it's a YMMV thing.
I almost never use the buttons but prefer to swipe to turn the page, feels more natural to me like reading a paper book.
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