Publishers talk about Apple's tablet - Page 3

WT Sharpe · 01-26-2010, 11:06 AM

Hopefully the day will come when the creators of graphic novels and comics will realize that there's a market for works that are created and formatted specifically for e-readers.

Moejoe · 01-26-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by deltop

Most comics have scenes where the panels run across two pages. Reading those on a tablet is a pita as even if you rotate and view length wise you still have to the zoom as the text is too small.

Even a dual screen device would be less than ideal however as you'd still get a sizable gap betweent he pages. But in general for reading comics a dual screen device would be much preferable.

That problem was solved a while back, and quite elegantly too, I must add.

Here's just one of the very many ways comics can be used:

WT Sharpe · 01-26-2010, 11:26 AM

Well, tomorrow's the big day! Has everybody got their credit cards ready?

tlrowley · 01-26-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Well, tomorrow's the big day! Has everybody got their credit cards ready?

Mine's quivering in the corner - whether from excitement or fear, I'm not quite sure

stustaff · 01-26-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by deltop

Most comics have scenes where the panels run across two pages. Reading those on a tablet is a pita as even if you rotate and view length wise you still have to zoom in as the text is too small.

Even a dual screen device would be less than ideal however as you'd still get a sizable gap between the pages. But in general, for reading comics, a dual screen device would be much preferable.

I have a dell mini and have to say once your used to scrolling it becomes(for me at least) a non issue especially as its only on maybe one in every 10 pages that there is a dual page spread.

a dual screen device would certainly not be prefferable to me.

deltop · 01-26-2010, 11:35 AM

I've used apps that can can zoom in on and intelligently enlarge speech bubbles and panels, I'd certainly not call it an elegant solution. Maybe given the restraints that a small screen imposes it's the best solution you will get. But I certainly don't find it fun having to contantly zoom in on and and around pages. I see comics as an art form and they are written and designed so that you can take in more than just one panel at a time. But hey that's just me

I'm always on the lookout for the perfect device. I guess I'll always be looking. And as always everyone has different wants/needs.

poshm · 01-26-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Well, tomorrow's the big day! Has everybody got their credit cards ready?

Hmm looks like I'll need to try and twist hubby's arm - yet again! I love being a housewife but now we're on one salary bigger purchases like this need to be justified. What can I sell, quick !!!

stustaff · 01-26-2010, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by deltop

I've used apps that can can zoom in on and intelligently enlarge speech bubbles and panels, I'd certainly not call it an elegant solution. Maybe given the restraints that a small screen imposes it's the best solution you will get. But I certainly don't find it fun having to contantly zoom in on and and around pages. I see comics as an art form and they are written and designed so that you can take in more than just one panel at a time. But hey that's just me

I'm always on the lookout for the perfect device. I guess I'll always be looking. And as always everyone has different wants/needs.

iPhone is too small for me too,

but on the mini with the screen landscape i dont mind scrolling downa page as i read, its at almost 100% of an original comic page just that I can only see 100 of the width but 50% of the possible height at one time. scrolling down is a pretty natural way of reading it.

JSWolf · 01-26-2010, 12:50 PM

These panels say it all.

Sydney's Mom · 01-26-2010, 01:02 PM

Any speculation on battery life?

calvin-c · 01-26-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Oh noes.... it's going to cost $2500!

All this is bunk... I'll believe it when I hear it from Apple.

Agree. Don't know where the $1000 'guess' came from, but unless this thing is *amazingly* powerful I think it'll need to be sub-$500 to be successful. Maybe $600-but any higher than that & it's competing with fairly capable laptops.

tlrowley · 01-26-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

These panels say it all.

Those are great (and embarrassingly true

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HarryT · 01-26-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by calvin-c

Agree. Don't know where the $1000 'guess' came from, but unless this thing is *amazingly* powerful I think it'll need to be sub-$500 to be successful. Maybe $600-but any higher than that & it's competing with fairly capable laptops.

I think it's pretty unlikely that a 10" tablet (and that seems to be the commonly-accepted spec) could cost under $500, when the current top-end iPod Touch costs $400. Certainly you can buy a laptop for the price of an iPod Touch, but they aren't really trying to compete with one another. I would bet that the overwhelming majority of Touch owners also own a laptop.

kwjones · 01-26-2010, 01:43 PM

Crap. I thought the announcement was today not tomorrow. Oh well.

HarryT · 01-26-2010, 01:45 PM

Why? What's happening in 15 minutes?

01-26-2010, 01:43 PM	#44
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01-26-2010, 11:06 AM	#31
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Hopefully the day will come when the creators of graphic novels and comics will realize that there's a market for works that are created and formatted specifically for e-readers.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Well, tomorrow's the big day! Has everybody got their credit cards ready?

01-26-2010, 11:35 AM	#36
deltop Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 244 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kobo Glo	I've used apps that can can zoom in on and intelligently enlarge speech bubbles and panels, I'd certainly not call it an elegant solution. Maybe given the restraints that a small screen imposes it's the best solution you will get. But I certainly don't find it fun having to contantly zoom in on and and around pages. I see comics as an art form and they are written and designed so that you can take in more than just one panel at a time. But hey that's just me I'm always on the lookout for the perfect device. I guess I'll always be looking. And as always everyone has different wants/needs.

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01-26-2010, 01:45 PM	#45
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