Sony campaign: Man will live in a store window, reading for 30 days - Page 4

nesagwa · 09-30-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

There is a wiki already for classic books. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page. It is in the list of free books on our wiki.

Well there you go

Now to bring all of these good ideas together.

mazzeltjes · 09-30-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nesagwa

Well there you go

Now to bring all of these good ideas together.

Let's start a thread

nesagwa · 09-30-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mazzeltjes

Let's start a thread

Hell, why not. I seriously think a non-profit aimed at providing public domain and other freely available works to schools free of charge in an easy to use and well put together package would benefit everyone for the better.

basschick · 10-01-2008, 06:41 AM

considering that 10 year olds spend tons of time on their own computers - and on computers at school - i can't see why the schools can't just download the books and put them on the computers for free. formatting issues? sure. but i see those in cheap classic print books all the time.

this seems like a great way to try and lock schools and kids into a proprietary reading format. there are already libraries with either mobi or pdf books around already, and those can be read without a special reader.

NatCh · 10-01-2008, 10:05 PM

For the interested: Sony put up a press release on this today.

pampalini · 10-02-2008, 08:49 AM

well, that's really exiting!

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...Id=-1#/oneman/

ps.
sorry cannot embedd...

Elsi · 10-02-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pampalini

well, that's really exiting!

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...Id=-1#/oneman/

ps.
sorry cannot embedd...

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You don't have permission to access "http://www.sonystyle.com/" on this server.

vivaldirules · 10-02-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.sonystyle.com/" on this server.

Must be you, Elsi, or a glich. I see him with his foot up looking at the window (well, briefly anyway).

igorsk · 10-02-2008, 04:47 PM

Go to sony.com/reader and click the button in lower right ("One man. One revolutionary cause. 30 days.")

vivaldirules · 10-02-2008, 04:53 PM

Now that's curious. I just saw one guy leave, they asked him to fill out a form, they asked him how many pages he had read, and I was sure he said 32 and he made some comment like "I could have read more but...". Now a different guy is sitting there reading with a silver 505 (the first guy had blue one). I guess I assumed there would be only one guy and that he'd be reading like the wind. I obviously have that wrong. Maybe the first guy was a temporary stand-in while the other guy was away.

questionfear · 10-02-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

What we have here is a failure to "Ellinate."

They need Harlan Ellison in there to write the book; then, as each page is completed, it's automatically "translated" onto the Sony Reader.

This could be a sequel to "I see a man in a chair, and the chair is biting his leg."

Don

Oh, god, I forgot about that story. Now I'm going to have nightmares...that story plus another ellison one (possibly called "I have no mouth and I must scream") absolutely terrify me.

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 05:21 PM

Hey, I just noticed: at the bottom of the little video pane, there's a "Switch View" thing -- it'll show you the sidewalk outside ... it's kinda cool.

yvanleterrible · 10-02-2008, 05:37 PM

That chair the guy's sitting in is the worst. It's a back killer. Maybe it was chosen so he wouldn't fall asleep.

Dave Berk · 10-02-2008, 05:39 PM

Where? Where is the link? Have I missed it?

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 05:41 PM

Post #54, Dave.

10-02-2008, 08:49 AM	#51
pampalini Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: sony 505 & PRS600 aka Touch Edition	well, that's really exiting! http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...Id=-1#/oneman/ ps. sorry cannot embedd... Last edited by pampalini; 10-02-2008 at 08:53 AM.

10-02-2008, 04:53 PM	#55
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Now that's curious. I just saw one guy leave, they asked him to fill out a form, they asked him how many pages he had read, and I was sure he said 32 and he made some comment like "I could have read more but...". Now a different guy is sitting there reading with a silver 505 (the first guy had blue one). I guess I assumed there would be only one guy and that he'd be reading like the wind. I obviously have that wrong. Maybe the first guy was a temporary stand-in while the other guy was away. Last edited by vivaldirules; 10-02-2008 at 04:55 PM. Reason: Jesus, I can't believe I'm sitting here watch a guy READ!!!

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10-01-2008, 06:41 AM	#49
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	considering that 10 year olds spend tons of time on their own computers - and on computers at school - i can't see why the schools can't just download the books and put them on the computers for free. formatting issues? sure. but i see those in cheap classic print books all the time. this seems like a great way to try and lock schools and kids into a proprietary reading format. there are already libraries with either mobi or pdf books around already, and those can be read without a special reader.

10-01-2008, 10:05 PM	#50
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	For the interested: Sony put up a press release on this today.

10-02-2008, 04:47 PM	#54
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Go to sony.com/reader and click the button in lower right ("One man. One revolutionary cause. 30 days.")

10-02-2008, 05:21 PM	#57
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Hey, I just noticed: at the bottom of the little video pane, there's a "Switch View" thing -- it'll show you the sidewalk outside ... it's kinda cool.

10-02-2008, 05:37 PM	#58
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	That chair the guy's sitting in is the worst. It's a back killer. Maybe it was chosen so he wouldn't fall asleep.

10-02-2008, 05:39 PM	#59
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	Where? Where is the link? Have I missed it?

10-02-2008, 05:41 PM	#60
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Post #54, Dave.