Apple Tablet -- Who needs it? - Page 17

donnakamla · 01-13-2010, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by stustaff

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I opend calibre and then opened ny Stanza app and copied 6 epubs over yesterday was very simple and involved no use of web servers etc I can also get my books directly from kindle store, BoB, feedbooks manybooks etc all with a couple of clicks.

in fact its easier on my iPhone than on My sony! I have to actually connect my sony to my Machine to do the same thing.

This is even easier. Prerequisite iPhone and Wireless router enabled. Open Stanza for PC, select enable sharing in Stanza menu and open an eBook. Now open iPhone Stanza, select Get Books, Shared, Computers Sharing Books. Available for download is the opened eBook in Stanza for PC. I've had some issues with Calibre but none with Stanza. Its so easy. No need to configure settings on iTouch/iPhone Stanza or PC Stanza - just enable sharing and its ready to transfer. Stanza also handles LIT to ePub conversions, Word to ePub with no problems; while on the other hand Calibre threw up an error and wouldn't recognise the source filetype?!!

stustaff · 01-13-2010, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by donnakamla

This is even easier. Prerequisite iPhone and Wireless router enabled. Open Stanza for PC, select enable sharing in Stanza menu and open an eBook. Now open iPhone Stanza, select Get Books, Shared, Computers Sharing Books. Available for download is the opened eBook in Stanza for PC. I've had some issues with Calibre but none with Stanza. Its so easy. No need to configure settings on iTouch/iPhone Stanza or PC Stanza - just enable sharing and its ready to transfer. Stanza also handles LIT to ePub conversions, Word to ePub with no problems; while on the other hand Calibre threw up an error and wouldn't recognise the source filetype?!!

Thanks, you mention stnza for PC i notice Stanza for mac is in beta have you tried it with the MAC version?

and for what its worth Calibre works exactly the same if I am on the local network with my iphone. open calibre turn server on(one press) open stanza on iphone and calibre appears under libraries, can then download anything fine.

I have had to play with settings to get it working when I am off local network but it works fine now.

RedHeadPeter · 01-13-2010, 07:11 AM

It's staggering the debate an unannounced product can provoke. I'm staggered that anyone would say "I want one" without knowing what it is. I guess I have to think they are Apple devotees.
There is an assumption in this forum that people make rational purchasing decisions. Well maybe the people posting here do....but most people don't. I have a friend who recently got an iPhone and a while later asked me why it wouldn't take as good a photo as her old phone. So she had no idea when buying it that the iPhone camera leaves something to be desired. So not a rational purchase. So when some people here say that the iPhone is good enough for what 90% of people want - the reality is they don't know if it will do what they want (and most people just want to make calls and send texts anyway) but they buy it because they have been told it is the best - by other people who also made irrational purchases.
So will I buy a tablet? Probably not. If it were to prove a brilliant replacement for my netbook, maybe. As an e-reader (which is where we all started from here), probably not - battery life, rewading outdoors, blah blah. Neither could I imagine reading a book on the iPhone screen. So convergence of devices isn't happening and for future holidays I will still need e-reader, phone, netbook, camera plus chargers and adapters!

kjk · 01-13-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RedHeadPeter

I'm staggered that anyone would say "I want one" without knowing what it is.

And staggered that anyone would say "I'd never buy one" without knowing what it is?

JSWolf · 01-13-2010, 10:02 AM

Who wants an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who needs an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who cares about an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who thinks Apple will make a really nice tablet? Not me.

Who wants to actually pay for an Apple Tablet? Not me.

kjk · 01-13-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by donnakamla

This is even easier. Prerequisite iPhone and Wireless router enabled. Open Stanza for PC, select enable sharing in Stanza menu and open an eBook. Now open iPhone Stanza, select Get Books, Shared, Computers Sharing Books. Available for download is the opened eBook in Stanza for PC. I've had some issues with Calibre but none with Stanza. Its so easy. No need to configure settings on iTouch/iPhone Stanza or PC Stanza - just enable sharing and its ready to transfer. Stanza also handles LIT to ePub conversions, Word to ePub with no problems; while on the other hand Calibre threw up an error and wouldn't recognise the source filetype?!!

I love Stanza on the iPhone, but Calibre handles conversions more accurately and with much better retention of formatting than Stanza Desktop, which strips just about everything except basic text layout (as Lexcycle itself admits-they are quite upfront on their site about the current limitations of the Desktop versions, and have been focusing on the iPhone/Touch versions...they even recommend Calibre if you want better conversion options).

stustaff · 01-13-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Who wants an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who needs an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who cares about an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who thinks Apple will make a really nice tablet? Not me.

Who wants to actually pay for an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who has a point for posting in here? Not you

Who is acting like a troll in here? you

Who isnt adding any value to the topic with this post? Not you

etc

Come on dude why are you posting nonsense like this? you dhould know better.

yvanleterrible · 01-13-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Who wants an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who needs an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who cares about an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who thinks Apple will make a really nice tablet? Not me.

Who wants to actually pay for an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Good for you Jon!

Sweetpea · 01-13-2010, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kjk

And staggered that anyone would say "I'd never buy one" without knowing what it is?

I'd never buy one without knowing what it is, simply because it's an Apple device, and not a Windows device. Also, knowing Apple's history, it will be a beautiful piece of engineering, with a costly price tag.

Laurentiu · 01-13-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Who wants an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who needs an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who cares about an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Who thinks Apple will make a really nice tablet? Not me.

Who wants to actually pay for an Apple Tablet? Not me.

Perfect, we got the point! No need to keep repeating it on every page. Now, can we close this thread, please?

Thanks!

yvanleterrible · 01-13-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurentiu

Perfect, we got the point! No need to keep repeating it on every page. Now, can we close this thread, please?

Thanks!

Why close it?

fugazied · 01-13-2010, 04:06 PM

Ok we get it, some people hate Apple with the same passion that they go to tea bagger rallys and call Obama a muslim communist socialist terrorist nigerian.

Personally I've had a GREAT experience with Apple products, they are far beyond windows (I was a windows user for 15 years) in terms of computers. The iPhone is great. So yes I will give their tablet a very close look over.

Sonist · 01-13-2010, 04:31 PM

I like ebooks. Enough, to put up with the primitive design and formatting.

But much of the public goes: ?!!?....

Apple may, just may, come up with an intuitive, versatile device, which will make reading not just plain text, but also magazines and other publications with complex layout and color, be an enjoyable experience.

And if it in addition provides video playback and internet browsing, then it may be worth the $$$$ to many.

I have high hopes for the Apple Tablet. I have little doubt that the UI will be good. The only question I have is about the display.

And even those who hate Apple should root for it - if Apple popularizes e-publications, others will jump in, the publishers will take e-pubs more seriously, and so on.

DawnFalcon · 01-13-2010, 07:30 PM

Heh Sonist. It'll do video great, I'm sure. But I think you missed the savage critique of anything e-reader related Apple did a while back (because they don't currently have control of the ebooks market). I'm expecting no native reader for ePub, for starters...

That's what you want me to root for? Heh. Not to mention the right platform is a $99 reader, not a $999 tablet.

delphidb96 · 01-13-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kjk

And staggered that anyone would say "I'd never buy one" without knowing what it is?

The only Apple product I own - or have owned - is my 1st-gen iPod Touch. Still, if I could not find an equal device among the other new tablet offerings, *I* would buy one - and be happy to have it.

Derek

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01-13-2010, 07:11 AM	#243
RedHeadPeter Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 294 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, England Device: Bebook	It's staggering the debate an unannounced product can provoke. I'm staggered that anyone would say "I want one" without knowing what it is. I guess I have to think they are Apple devotees. There is an assumption in this forum that people make rational purchasing decisions. Well maybe the people posting here do....but most people don't. I have a friend who recently got an iPhone and a while later asked me why it wouldn't take as good a photo as her old phone. So she had no idea when buying it that the iPhone camera leaves something to be desired. So not a rational purchase. So when some people here say that the iPhone is good enough for what 90% of people want - the reality is they don't know if it will do what they want (and most people just want to make calls and send texts anyway) but they buy it because they have been told it is the best - by other people who also made irrational purchases. So will I buy a tablet? Probably not. If it were to prove a brilliant replacement for my netbook, maybe. As an e-reader (which is where we all started from here), probably not - battery life, rewading outdoors, blah blah. Neither could I imagine reading a book on the iPhone screen. So convergence of devices isn't happening and for future holidays I will still need e-reader, phone, netbook, camera plus chargers and adapters!

01-13-2010, 10:02 AM	#245
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,700 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Who wants an Apple Tablet? Not me. Who needs an Apple Tablet? Not me. Who cares about an Apple Tablet? Not me. Who thinks Apple will make a really nice tablet? Not me. Who wants to actually pay for an Apple Tablet? Not me.

01-13-2010, 04:06 PM	#252
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	Ok we get it, some people hate Apple with the same passion that they go to tea bagger rallys and call Obama a muslim communist socialist terrorist nigerian. Personally I've had a GREAT experience with Apple products, they are far beyond windows (I was a windows user for 15 years) in terms of computers. The iPhone is great. So yes I will give their tablet a very close look over.

01-13-2010, 04:31 PM	#253
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	I like ebooks. Enough, to put up with the primitive design and formatting. But much of the public goes: ?!!?.... Apple may, just may, come up with an intuitive, versatile device, which will make reading not just plain text, but also magazines and other publications with complex layout and color, be an enjoyable experience. And if it in addition provides video playback and internet browsing, then it may be worth the $$$$ to many. I have high hopes for the Apple Tablet. I have little doubt that the UI will be good. The only question I have is about the display. And even those who hate Apple should root for it - if Apple popularizes e-publications, others will jump in, the publishers will take e-pubs more seriously, and so on.

01-13-2010, 07:30 PM	#254
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Heh Sonist. It'll do video great, I'm sure. But I think you missed the savage critique of anything e-reader related Apple did a while back (because they don't currently have control of the ebooks market). I'm expecting no native reader for ePub, for starters... That's what you want me to root for? Heh. Not to mention the right platform is a $99 reader, not a $999 tablet.