What Additional Function would you like to see in your reader? - Page 2

Gideon · 10-15-2009, 03:12 PM

I'd like something like social media incorporation... This is especially the case when I'm reading a newspaper on my Kindle and would like to share the article on Twitter or Facebook.

sakura-panda · 10-15-2009, 03:17 PM

I have a lot of books on my Reader. I usually have three or four that I am reading, switching back and forth between them depending on my mood. It would be nice if the Reader could note which books are "open" on a page other than 1 and group them all together so that I could pick them out of that shorter list, without having to do a bunch of extra work. It would also help me to see what books I've started and forgotten to go back to!

Jack Tingle · 10-15-2009, 03:32 PM

Ectaco jetBook: functioning hyperlinks and tables of contents; more than two fonts. These are the biggest minuses to the jetBook, IMO.

PDA/smartphone: nothing. I got the jetBook for use in bright light. The larger screen is a minor plus. Otherwise, a PDA or smartphone is the best ebook reader around, because it's a general purpose device, with no vendor specific quirks.

WRT bookmarks and annotations, I never use those, so for me there's no added value.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

afv011 · 10-15-2009, 03:37 PM

The only thing I'd be interested in would be an RSS client, so you can fetch news. This would ideally require the reader to support WiFi to get the content - my scenario is you update your reader in the morning, and you can read the news while on your commute to work.

AnemicOak · 10-15-2009, 04:15 PM

I'd like to be able to load different reader software (like you can on a computer or PDA) so formats and DRM schemes aren't as much of a pain.

DaleDe · 10-15-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sakura-panda

I have a lot of books on my Reader. I usually have three or four that I am reading, switching back and forth between them depending on my mood. It would be nice if the Reader could note which books are "open" on a page other than 1 and group them all together so that I could pick them out of that shorter list, without having to do a bunch of extra work. It would also help me to see what books I've started and forgotten to go back to!

actually my EZ Reader has that feature. It is called recent files and keeps track of all books you have opened. It is sorted by most recently read. I use it a lot.

Dale

Kali Yuga · 10-15-2009, 04:33 PM

All I want from an ebook reader, that isn't really there with my Kindle, is:

• Good book title organization
• Better annotation methods
• Better graphics / PDF support
• More font support
• A few more formats (not a big deal)
• Library and, if the legal issues get sorted out, access to Google Books

At the risk of being excessively blunt, most of the other things are superfluous garbage that will only distract and detract from the focused function of an ebook reader. If you want a PDA, get a PDA....

dmaul1114 · 10-15-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

At the risk of being excessively blunt, most of the other things are superfluous garbage that will only distract and detract from the focused function of an ebook reader. If you want a PDA, get a PDA....

No reason we can't have dedicated readers and multi-function devices. Everyone has their own needs.

For work I'd rather have one tablet I can read and annotate academic books/articles on, keep my calender and contacts, check e-mail etc. vs. having to have a reader and a PDA etc.

Others just want a simple reader, and that's fine. I love my Kindle and would probably keep it around for leisure reading even if I get a tablet device that fits my work needs.

tompe · 10-15-2009, 05:20 PM

I would like to be able to do annotations and searches from my computer in the book on the reader. This could be implemented by synchronizing the reading of the book on the reader with the display of the book in a program on you computer.

FragFrog · 10-15-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lev

an organizer/daily planner function with sony touch edition would have been really nice.

Wholeheartedly seconded. I don't need anything fancy like synchronisation, but for crying out loud, my six year old $20 cellphone had an organiser, calendar and contactlist. The reader already has a buildin clock (as evidenced by the marking of date and time when creating notes etc.), more than enough free space and really, if it can sort my notes by day, why can't it let me make notes for future days as well?

The ability to make tracklists would be somewhat welcome as well, not to mention catagories for audiobooks (so you can dump all books of one series together), but really, a simple calendar is all I ask for

dmaul1114 · 10-15-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FragFrog

Wholeheartedly seconded. I don't need anything fancy like synchronisation,

I'd want synchronization. I use the Palm desktop software on my office PC and home laptop more than I do the Palm Pilot which only gets used in meetings or to synch up across my PC and Laptop.

fugazied · 10-15-2009, 05:58 PM

More advanced PDF and annotation support on Kindles. Pretty simple! also a colour tochscreen hehe.

angryvegan · 10-15-2009, 06:22 PM

Nothing.. I wish they'd just focus on higher resolution and maximum contrast instead of adding features that I already have in other devices.

brecklundin · 10-15-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lev

an organizer/daily planner function with sony touch edition would have been really nice.

add an IMAP email client and that is a very attractive device to me...a big format Clie would be fine even if the primary display was B&W...

I would LOVe to run my grocery list program on a reader...coffee & reading, shopping & groceries then maybe a bit more cawfee/lunch/dinner/snackkies and reading after...

montsnmags · 10-15-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

dictionary support

It is probably a needless elaboration (in that it was likely intended by Dale - sorry, if so, Dale), but I'd say "Dictionaries support" (plural). But, of course, I already have this on the Iliad with mobipocket - I just hope for it with ePub. I wouldn't mind an online lookup feature either (eg. Wikipedia, Answers, et cetera)

Also, annotations (I can do that on pdf's on the Iliad, but I can't do dictionary lookups on a pdf...wait, I don't think I can? Can I? I'll have to go look). Also, I wouldn't mind if these annotations could be links...to other books, to online sources, to files (assuming a multi-function device, which I'm not at all averse to).

Cheers,
Marc

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10-15-2009, 03:12 PM	#16
Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7634 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	I'd like something like social media incorporation... This is especially the case when I'm reading a newspaper on my Kindle and would like to share the article on Twitter or Facebook.

10-15-2009, 03:17 PM	#17
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 935 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I have a lot of books on my Reader. I usually have three or four that I am reading, switching back and forth between them depending on my mood. It would be nice if the Reader could note which books are "open" on a page other than 1 and group them all together so that I could pick them out of that shorter list, without having to do a bunch of extra work. It would also help me to see what books I've started and forgotten to go back to!

10-15-2009, 03:32 PM	#18
Jack Tingle Punctuation Fetishist Posts: 557 Karma: 1070000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Bluest Commonwealth In East America Device: Kindle PW, Nexus 7 (2013), Galaxy S5 phone, Galaxy Tab 4 8.0	Ectaco jetBook: functioning hyperlinks and tables of contents; more than two fonts. These are the biggest minuses to the jetBook, IMO. PDA/smartphone: nothing. I got the jetBook for use in bright light. The larger screen is a minor plus. Otherwise, a PDA or smartphone is the best ebook reader around, because it's a general purpose device, with no vendor specific quirks. WRT bookmarks and annotations, I never use those, so for me there's no added value. Regards, Jack Tingle

10-15-2009, 03:37 PM	#19
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,965 Karma: 2079999999 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	The only thing I'd be interested in would be an RSS client, so you can fetch news. This would ideally require the reader to support WiFi to get the content - my scenario is you update your reader in the morning, and you can read the news while on your commute to work.

10-15-2009, 04:15 PM	#20
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I'd like to be able to load different reader software (like you can on a computer or PDA) so formats and DRM schemes aren't as much of a pain.

10-15-2009, 04:33 PM	#22
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	All I want from an ebook reader, that isn't really there with my Kindle, is: • Good book title organization • Better annotation methods • Better graphics / PDF support • More font support • A few more formats (not a big deal) • Library and, if the legal issues get sorted out, access to Google Books At the risk of being excessively blunt, most of the other things are superfluous garbage that will only distract and detract from the focused function of an ebook reader. If you want a PDA, get a PDA....

10-15-2009, 05:20 PM	#24
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I would like to be able to do annotations and searches from my computer in the book on the reader. This could be implemented by synchronizing the reading of the book on the reader with the display of the book in a program on you computer.

10-15-2009, 05:58 PM	#27
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	More advanced PDF and annotation support on Kindles. Pretty simple! also a colour tochscreen hehe.

10-15-2009, 06:22 PM	#28
angryvegan Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS 505	Nothing.. I wish they'd just focus on higher resolution and maximum contrast instead of adding features that I already have in other devices.