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Old 08-10-2011, 05:11 AM   #136
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I'm not at all concerned about the technical merits. Most people aren't. Mobi is quite adequate as I'm sure ePub is. I have a very good reading experience with Mobi. If I were horribly anal about the perfection of the appearance of the text, I would have remained with hard cover books. As long as it's clear and easy to read, I'm good.
I know Mobipocket is adequate for the job in most cases, But all it takes is a simple blockquote to show that it's not always good enough. I know most people won't notice that Mobipocket cannot do a simple blockquote or have text around a graphic or dropcaps. But still, if they knew, they'd want ePub instead (IMHO).

But from the producer side of things, ePub is easier to get it to do what you want then Mobipocket.
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I know Mobipocket is adequate for the job in most cases, But all it takes is a simple blockquote to show that it's not always good enough. I know most people won't notice that Mobipocket cannot do a simple blockquote or have text around a graphic or dropcaps. But still, if they knew, they'd want ePub instead (IMHO).

But from the producer side of things, ePub is easier to get it to do what you want then Mobipocket.
The absence of a "simple blockquote" doesn't seem to have hampered my reading. Actually, I'd prefer that there be no text around graphics. As far the production of ePubs being easier...perhaps they are. Since I don't produce them, it doesn't matter to me in the slightest.
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Aesthetically lacking.

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Aesthetically lacking.

What else ya got?
What do you think is lacking? It's nicer looking then a Kindle.
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Aesthetically lacking.

What else ya got?
I think my Sony 950 is the prettiest device I own. I guess it's subjective.
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It's garish.
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Good googly moogly. My eyes will never be the same.
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It's garish.
Actually, that's a 350 in pink.



This is a 950.
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Okay, for one, Jon's right, that's not even the right model, that's a 350. The 950 is a ton better looking (IMO) than a Kindle and feels much sturdier. I too fail to see what's unaesthetic about it.
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Its not 4:3.

Horrid. This is an ebook reader, not a video machine.
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Horrid. This is an ebook reader, not a video machine.
A new one for the Dead Horse thread. "It's not an eReader if it doesn't have X dimensions!"
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Horrid. This is an ebook reader, not a video machine.
The iPad is 4:3. Does that make it a horrid video machine?
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16:9 would be better.
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Suboptimal, yes.
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