The Grand Experiment! - Page 5

daffy4u · 12-24-2009, 09:38 AM

BTW, both versions of Already Dead start with the same typo.

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ISMELL THEM BEFORE I SEE THEM.

kennyc · 12-24-2009, 10:28 AM

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BTW, both versions of Already Dead start with the same typo.

Is that like "Call me ISMELL."'

JSWolf · 12-24-2009, 11:33 AM

Daffy, Congratulations for getting your 505 and everything working.

astra · 12-24-2009, 03:52 PM

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Daffy, Congratulations for getting your 505 and everything working.

I second to it!
Enjoy

daffy4u · 12-24-2009, 04:04 PM

Thank you all! I hope to acutally get some reading in over the next few days.

JSWolf · 12-24-2009, 05:46 PM

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Thank you all! I hope to actually get some reading in over the next few days.

Daffy, if you don't mind, please download The Secret Adversary and let me know what you think of the font used in the book.

Thanks!

daffy4u · 12-24-2009, 07:56 PM

Will do, but I'll have to get back to you on it over the weekend.

JSWolf · 12-25-2009, 08:16 AM

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Will do, but I'll have to get back to you on it over the weekend.

Your not going to let such a little thing as Christmas get in the way of your grand experiment are you?

daffy4u · 12-26-2009, 06:47 PM

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Daffy, if you don't mind, please download The Secret Adversary and let me know what you think of the font used in the book.

Thanks!

Isn't your avatar more Halloween themed?

Anyway, I do like the font. I like it so much that I changed my Kindle font to match it (Fontin, which if not the same is very similar). I have always preferred serif fonts for books, so I'm really surprised how much I like this one.

BTW, I'm reading Under the Dome on both the K2 and the 505. I switch out at the start of a new chapter. I converted my mobi version to ePub, which is a cheat but I if I didn't the experiment would have to wait. I'll report my reading impressions in a separate post.

After this book, I do another comparison with a real original ePub.

JSWolf · 12-27-2009, 08:28 AM

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Isn't your avatar more Halloween themed?

Probably. But given all the Zmobie books we've recently had, I thought it was a good choice.

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Anyway, I do like the font. I like it so much that I changed my Kindle font to match it (Fontin, which if not the same is very similar). I have always preferred serif fonts for books, so I'm really surprised how much I like this one.

You can also get Fontin Sans and the small caps Fonting from here... http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/fontin.html

I find that Fontin is actually easier to read then the default ADE fonts.

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BTW, I'm reading Under the Dome on both the K2 and the 505. I switch out at the start of a new chapter. I converted my mobi version to ePub, which is a cheat but I if I didn't the experiment would have to wait. I'll report my reading impressions in a separate post.

How's that going?

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After this book, I do another comparison with a real original ePub.

Any idea which book it might be?

daffy4u · 12-27-2009, 10:08 AM

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How's that going?

The pain is that there is no TOC in the book (either version). With my K2, I can skip from chapter to chapter with the joystick. With the 505, I have to go page by page. I can't figure out how to get to the next chapter any other way. Since I can't search on the 505, I can't search for the chapter title.

I know one doesn't normally read a book by playing leap frog with the chapters but maybe a with real ePub book I'll have better results.

If it gets to be too much of a pain, I'll finish it on the K2. I find myself highlight passages and clues and I want to remember or revisit. If I find something I want to save while reading the 505, I search for it on my K2 and save it.

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Any idea which book it might be?

Already Dead

JSWolf · 12-29-2009, 10:33 PM

So how is the grand experiment going so far?

daffy4u · 12-29-2009, 11:16 PM

I'm still reading Under the Dome, so there won't be much more experimenting until I'm finished. I am still alternating between the two readers.

Are there a hack that will allow the round enter/joydial thingy to turn pages forward and back?

dreams · 12-29-2009, 11:59 PM

Hey, sis, I saw this in the PRS customizer thread

* Volume key page turns allows you to page forward and back through text by pressing either the + or - volume key. Don't choose this option if you use your Reader to play digital music!

** Circle pad history allows you to page forward and back through Reader History by pressing either the > or < key on the left bottom circle pad. Don't choose this 0 ption if you use your circle pad for regular page turns!

Would this be something? There is a page forward only one also.

daffy4u · 12-30-2009, 12:06 AM

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Hey, sis, I saw this in the PRS customizer thread

* Volume key page turns allows you to page forward and back through text by pressing either the + or - volume key. Don't choose this option if you use your Reader to play digital music!

** Circle pad history allows you to page forward and back through Reader History by pressing either the > or < key on the left bottom circle pad. Don't choose this 0 ption if you use your circle pad for regular page turns!

Would this be something? There is a page forward only one also.

Thanks! I will check it out.

I keep hitting the back button by accident. I repeat, those little side buttons are in the wrong order.

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12-24-2009, 11:33 AM	#63
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Daffy, Congratulations for getting your 505 and everything working.

12-24-2009, 04:04 PM	#65
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Thank you all! I hope to acutally get some reading in over the next few days.

12-24-2009, 07:56 PM	#67
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Will do, but I'll have to get back to you on it over the weekend.

12-29-2009, 10:33 PM	#72
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	So how is the grand experiment going so far?

12-29-2009, 11:16 PM	#73
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I'm still reading Under the Dome, so there won't be much more experimenting until I'm finished. I am still alternating between the two readers. Are there a hack that will allow the round enter/joydial thingy to turn pages forward and back?

12-29-2009, 11:59 PM	#74
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Hey, sis, I saw this in the PRS customizer thread * Volume key page turns allows you to page forward and back through text by pressing either the + or - volume key. Don't choose this option if you use your Reader to play digital music! ** Circle pad history allows you to page forward and back through Reader History by pressing either the > or < key on the left bottom circle pad. Don't choose this 0 ption if you use your circle pad for regular page turns! Would this be something? There is a page forward only one also.