eReader VS. eBook Reader - Page 12

Ea · 08-06-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

...
http://www.chaucery.com/fun/dialecti...e2=burglarized
...

Great site, thanks! Since I try to stick with British English, as that was what I learned in school, it could be helpful.

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I doubt it. The Kindle is only well-known (at least I presume it's well-known) in the US. Most people here only know of the Kindle if they are gadget happy. This might have happened if Amazon had brought the Kindle to the rest of the world too, soon after its US introduction.

Yes, but I've had a few people ask me about my ebook reader, and each of them referred to the Kindle. The Kindle is also what have been the focus of what little information about ebook readers that I have seen in Danish news channels. People seem to prefer short, easy names - walkman vs. portable cassette player, ipod vs. mp3 player .... kindle vs. ebook reader??

MaggieScratch · 08-06-2009, 12:53 PM

Yesterday I was asked twice about my Cybook: once while waiting for my train, which was late, at the station, I sat on a bench reading and a woman sat next to me and asked me if I liked it. I went into my ebook evangelization spiel, and learned that she was most familiar with the Kindle, but didn't say "Is that a Kindle?" as most people do when asking about it. She said she was holding out for a color screen, but was getting more and more tempted all the time to buy one of the current models.

Then when I actually got on the train, the young man sitting next to me asked about it. He was interested in an ebook reader to read PDFs, which he already owned and read on his laptop (he cheerfully admitted that some were from the darknet, but also said he had bought many of them). I told him about reflow, etc., and then it occurred to me that being a Young Person, he might be interested in graphic novels, so I asked if the books were all text or mostly images, and he said some were graphic novels, but some were text, and particularly those from the darknet were pictures of text--a scan of an actual book, thus not being useful for reflow purposes. I told him wait a few months, and there will probably be a whole bunch of new devices with bigger screens, which would be better for his purposes.

I gave the mobileread.com URL to both of them, too.

I think we're on the brink of an explosion of interest in ebooks and reading devices. Lower prices on the devices will drive this. The next year is going to be very interesting.

rlparker · 08-06-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

...pretty close, yes. you can hear it pronounced in this page : http://www.mediadico.com/dictionnair.../LISEUSE/parle...

Thanks for the link, your highness. The woman says the word right at the very start, in a low, breathy, french way

. Like kazbates, I had to listen several times. Then I had to go take a cold shower

Anyway, I can't go with "liseuse". I'm afraid if I tried, I would just end up sounding like a bad imitation of Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther"!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-06-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch

I think we're on the brink of an explosion of interest in ebooks and reading devices. Lower prices on the devices will drive this. The next year is going to be very interesting.

i think you're right about that.

(and i hope you told both of those people "it's a liseuse" !

)

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Originally Posted by rlparker

Thanks for the link, your highness. The woman says the word right at the very start, in a low, breathy, french way

. Like kazbates, I had to listen several times. Then I had to go take a cold shower

wow, all that for a synthetised reading of a dictionary definition !

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Anyway, I can't go with "liseuse". I'm afraid if I tried, I would just end up sounding like a bad imitation of Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther"!

you're quite right, that would be tragic. the effect you *should* be trying for is Peter Sellers, in the "The Pink Panther" !

Argel · 08-06-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

the effect you *should* be trying for is Peter Sellers, in the "The Pink Panther" !

I arrest you in the name of the leuhr... the lao... the leeow....

rlparker · 08-06-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, all that for a synthetised reading of a dictionary definition !

Yes, I'm very sensitive.

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

you're quite right, that would be tragic. the effect you *should* be trying for is Peter Sellers, in the "The Pink Panther" !

Classic!

I think that punchline could come in handy around here!

But on to serious matters. Thanks for taking an interest in my improvement. I'll follow your advice assiduously! I wonder if Rosetta Stone has a Peter Sellers edition.

Sweetpea · 08-07-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Yes, but I've had a few people ask me about my ebook reader, and each of them referred to the Kindle. The Kindle is also what have been the focus of what little information about ebook readers that I have seen in Danish news channels. People seem to prefer short, easy names - walkman vs. portable cassette player, ipod vs. mp3 player .... kindle vs. ebook reader??

Hmm, the few people I know here, talk about the IRex or BeBook... (at least those that are in the least a bit interrested... Mind you, I've only use a PDA when in public places...)

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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch

I think we're on the brink of an explosion of interest in ebooks and reading devices. Lower prices on the devices will drive this. The next year is going to be very interesting.

Yes, even the Dutch publisher have noticed there's something going on...

K-Thom · 08-07-2009, 06:48 AM

Oh my, if "liseuse" should ever become popular we better have some leaflet for clueless shop clerks.

---

If a customer comes in and asks:
Do you happen to have liseuses?

You reply:
A.) I don't know, but I can check with the kitchen.
B.) Yes, and I've already been to the doctor. It's getting better, thank you.
C.) Sir/Ma'am, not in front of the children!

Answer D.) is correct.

Xiaopanda · 08-10-2009, 08:59 PM

I use the term "Ebook" as in "Yes, this is my Ebook, it's an "X" brand etc..."
I use email, I don't have an Ipod (so oppose Ireader on priciple), and I look to the traditional precident...People ask what Book your reading, so why not what Ebook you have?

astra · 08-19-2009, 11:52 AM

Why not start a poll?

eBook Reader for me. eReader might be any type of electronic reader where "reader" has nothing to do with ebooks. eBook Reader is the only proper definition. People who call it ereader are from the same bunch who type cu luv, 4u, etc.

JSWolf · 08-19-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

*cranks up drama-meter to 11*

Liseuse or death!!

I guess Moejoe will have to die.

JSWolf · 08-19-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Argel

Scene: a branch of a well-known bookstore

Me: Good afternoon esteemed young retail professional. I would like to buy a liseuse.

Shop assistant: I'm afraid we don't sell lizards, sir. This is a bookshop.

Me: Very amusing. Or could it be that you do not know the correct term - liseuse - and refer to the device as an 'electronic book reader' or some other unstylish terminology. I am surprised - I took you for a sophisticated young person, 'au fait' (as the French say) with current trends, but perhaps I was wrong...

Shop assistant: No, no... I was only joking. Of course I know that it is a liseuse. I never call it anything else. If you would come this way sir.

...fade

Scene: a branch of a well-known bookstore

Not Me: Good afternoon esteemed young retail professional. I would like to buy a liseuse.

Shop assistant: Get out. We don't sell to your French types.

Hellmark · 08-19-2009, 12:39 PM

I typically state "ebook reader" or simply "reader"

Moejoe · 08-19-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I guess Moejoe will have to die.

No death for moi, I will just insist on calling it a liseuse wherever I go, even if that means I'm never understood

astra · 08-19-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moejoe

No death for moi, I will just insist on calling it a liseuse wherever I go, even if that means I'm never understood

Why use a foreign word when you have such a beautiful language as English?

08-07-2009, 06:48 AM	#173
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	Oh my, if "liseuse" should ever become popular we better have some leaflet for clueless shop clerks. --- If a customer comes in and asks: Do you happen to have liseuses? You reply: A.) I don't know, but I can check with the kitchen. B.) Yes, and I've already been to the doctor. It's getting better, thank you. C.) Sir/Ma'am, not in front of the children! Answer D.) is correct. Last edited by K-Thom; 08-07-2009 at 06:52 AM.

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08-06-2009, 12:53 PM	#167
MaggieScratch Has got to the black veil Posts: 542 Karma: 2144168 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 2	Yesterday I was asked twice about my Cybook: once while waiting for my train, which was late, at the station, I sat on a bench reading and a woman sat next to me and asked me if I liked it. I went into my ebook evangelization spiel, and learned that she was most familiar with the Kindle, but didn't say "Is that a Kindle?" as most people do when asking about it. She said she was holding out for a color screen, but was getting more and more tempted all the time to buy one of the current models. Then when I actually got on the train, the young man sitting next to me asked about it. He was interested in an ebook reader to read PDFs, which he already owned and read on his laptop (he cheerfully admitted that some were from the darknet, but also said he had bought many of them). I told him about reflow, etc., and then it occurred to me that being a Young Person, he might be interested in graphic novels, so I asked if the books were all text or mostly images, and he said some were graphic novels, but some were text, and particularly those from the darknet were pictures of text--a scan of an actual book, thus not being useful for reflow purposes. I told him wait a few months, and there will probably be a whole bunch of new devices with bigger screens, which would be better for his purposes. I gave the mobileread.com URL to both of them, too. I think we're on the brink of an explosion of interest in ebooks and reading devices. Lower prices on the devices will drive this. The next year is going to be very interesting.

08-10-2009, 08:59 PM	#174
Xiaopanda Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 1290 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I use the term "Ebook" as in "Yes, this is my Ebook, it's an "X" brand etc..." I use email, I don't have an Ipod (so oppose Ireader on priciple), and I look to the traditional precident...People ask what Book your reading, so why not what Ebook you have?

08-19-2009, 11:52 AM	#175
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Why not start a poll? eBook Reader for me. eReader might be any type of electronic reader where "reader" has nothing to do with ebooks. eBook Reader is the only proper definition. People who call it ereader are from the same bunch who type cu luv, 4u, etc.

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