A different question, do you regret your Pocket Pro Purchase? - Page 3

Sweetpea · 11-25-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Laura81

Oh and speaking of Amazon, you can only buy ebooks off there if you have a Kindle right?

Wrong. You can download the Kindle App for the PC and buy ebooks there too. But remember, if they are DRM protected or in TOPAZ format, you won't be able to read them on your PP.

Laura81 · 11-25-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Wrong. You can download the Kindle App for the PC and buy ebooks there too. But remember, if they are DRM protected or in TOPAZ format, you won't be able to read them on your PP.

How do you find out if they are protected or in TOPAZ format?

wallcraft · 11-25-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Laura81

How do you find out if they are protected or in TOPAZ format?

If an ebook's product details in the Kindle Store includes:

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Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited

then it is a DRM-free MOBI ebook. These are usually from small publishers and independent authors.

Laura81 · 11-25-2009, 10:43 AM

Ah, ok, thanks for the info wallcraft.

Sweetpea · 11-25-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Laura81

How do you find out if they are protected or in TOPAZ format?

If the book has the amount of pages listed in the book details, it's a topaz book. Only readable on the Kindle, Iphone, Ipod and Kindle for PC app (atm!)

diokdin · 11-25-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rahlquist

diokdin: Out of most of the comments you sound to be a user most like my wife and you convinced me that this should be great for her.

Thanks to everyone else too!

Glad my post helps.

I know your wife will enjoy reading in her PPro.

bbusybookworm · 11-25-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rahlquist

It's good to see this is fixed. A few years ago the idea of something like this lasting days was awesome, now 3-4 is not enough ahh what will our kids think!?

Hey at least they fixed it pretty fast (Within a month or 2 of launch)

My Gen3 (Which is now in My Uncles hands) and my Mom's still only get 4 days or so of life, as it never completely goes to sleep. As I don't like to wait for the boot I usually just kept it on, so I had to remember to keep it charged up. Coming from the Sony it was a bit of a let down.

With the PP, with the screen locked, I've not had to think about charging it up after the update.

Sweetpea · 11-26-2009, 05:43 AM

I've not yet charged my Mini since I updated the firmware...

annk · 11-26-2009, 09:17 AM

I just got mine, and so far the only issue I don't like is the fact that it doesn't work well with my Mac (am running the latest version of Snow Leopard on a 2008 iMac). I read a blog post that said the Astak would eventually be corrupted, needing a firmware flash, if I continued to hard-eject (necessary because the Mac and the Astak don't communicate well). In fact, the Astak caused my first ever kernel panic!

But I took the advice on the blog and will only plug in the SD card via a card reader when I transfer books. This means I can't use the internal memory, but it keeps the Astak from becoming corrupted.

kennyc · 11-26-2009, 09:53 AM

I don't regret it, but by the same token, I don't use it. I find I prefer reading on my Sony 505 mostly or my Kindle2 mostly because the experience is better. The controls and UI are much better on either of them over the PP.

griffonwing · 11-27-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I don't regret it, but by the same token, I don't use it. I find I prefer reading on my Sony 505 mostly or my Kindle2 mostly because the experience is better. The controls and UI are much better on either of them over the PP.

I'll send you my address and relieve you of your burden

kennyc · 11-27-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by griffonwing

I'll send you my address and relieve you of your burden

I'll bet you will.

I may make a present of it to a family member.

It definitely handles more formats than the others.

GeneS · 11-27-2009, 07:20 PM

No regrets purchashing the PP. Like other devices, it has its pluses and minuses, but on the whole, I'm happy with the purchase.

dmikov · 11-28-2009, 10:18 AM

Overall no regrets.
But the fact that the touted leather cover, turned out to be the ugliest IMHO, vinyl cover and no way to buy nicer (+smaller) one sours it a little.
Plus yeah, font selection based on file format... something stinks in software department. FB2 have only two fonts both don't have good contrast on the screen, would really like to have ability to load thicker fonts like bold bookman.
But format support overall, size and cuteness in addition to slipping dates of the other readers I would consider makes it a no regret purchase.

Chiron · 11-28-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dmikov

Overall no regrets.
But the fact that the touted leather cover, turned out to be the ugliest IMHO, vinyl cover and no way to buy nicer (+smaller) one sours it a little.
Plus yeah, font selection based on file format... something stinks in software department. FB2 have only two fonts both don't have good contrast on the screen, would really like to have ability to load thicker fonts like bold bookman.
But format support overall, size and cuteness in addition to slipping dates of the other readers I would consider makes it a no regret purchase.

I have found somethng interesting, you CAN add more fonts to the FB2 reader and MOBI, i just downloaded from this site (spanish): http://mipapyreebookreader.blogspot....descargas.html the 2 packs that have the names

02.- Pack Fuentes MOBIREADER (PAPYRE 6.1) 20091125
03.- Pack Fuentes CRENGINE (PAPYRE 6.1) 20091125

I just unzipped on the root of the SD card and now i have lots of fonts i can use while reading (problem is that the PP only use numbers 1-9 to select font and there are more than 10 fonts there) Even if that shows it only works for the v3 it works on the v5 too

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11-25-2009, 10:43 AM	#34
Laura81 Addict Posts: 360 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Paperwhite 5	Ah, ok, thanks for the info wallcraft.

11-26-2009, 05:43 AM	#38
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I've not yet charged my Mini since I updated the firmware...

11-26-2009, 09:17 AM	#39
annk Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oslo Device: Astak EZ Reader Pro, Cruz T301, Pocketbook IQ	I just got mine, and so far the only issue I don't like is the fact that it doesn't work well with my Mac (am running the latest version of Snow Leopard on a 2008 iMac). I read a blog post that said the Astak would eventually be corrupted, needing a firmware flash, if I continued to hard-eject (necessary because the Mac and the Astak don't communicate well). In fact, the Astak caused my first ever kernel panic! But I took the advice on the blog and will only plug in the SD card via a card reader when I transfer books. This means I can't use the internal memory, but it keeps the Astak from becoming corrupted.

11-26-2009, 09:53 AM	#40
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,898 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I don't regret it, but by the same token, I don't use it. I find I prefer reading on my Sony 505 mostly or my Kindle2 mostly because the experience is better. The controls and UI are much better on either of them over the PP.

11-27-2009, 07:20 PM	#43
GeneS eBook Enthusiast Posts: 120 Karma: 726 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-350, Astak PocketPro, iPhone, Asus eee Pad Transformer	No regrets purchashing the PP. Like other devices, it has its pluses and minuses, but on the whole, I'm happy with the purchase.

11-28-2009, 10:18 AM	#44
dmikov Addict Posts: 257 Karma: 960 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: REB1200; REB2150; Sony 500/350; EZReader; IREX DR800SG; Nook/Color	Overall no regrets. But the fact that the touted leather cover, turned out to be the ugliest IMHO, vinyl cover and no way to buy nicer (+smaller) one sours it a little. Plus yeah, font selection based on file format... something stinks in software department. FB2 have only two fonts both don't have good contrast on the screen, would really like to have ability to load thicker fonts like bold bookman. But format support overall, size and cuteness in addition to slipping dates of the other readers I would consider makes it a no regret purchase.