Amazon E Ink reader? - Page 2

TadW · 09-11-2006, 01:49 PM

You may be right, but in this case it was the FCC who leaked out the specs, and Engadget is known to spend their free time on FCC's website looking for unreleased information ;-)

bingle · 09-11-2006, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Imagine Amazon doing e-book sales? Their site is major and operational not a newbie.

Sony should have delivered it's product sooner, now they lost their edge.

Yeah, Amazon has the book sales thing down pat, but their hardware design team could use some inspiration... I mean, yuck. That thing is *ugly*. And they seem to be creating something that's only for reading Amazon books.

I still think there's room for other ebook devices to compete. We certainly haven't seen the perfect ebook reader announced yet...

rjnagle · 09-11-2006, 01:57 PM

I doubt they are aiming for Christmas 2006. It doesn't make sense to keep it under wraps for so long. Sony Reader has captured a lot of advance publicity; my guess is summer 2007.

yvanleterrible · 09-11-2006, 01:58 PM

Does Apple sell design services ?

Star Trek

went of the airways long ago!

DHer · 09-11-2006, 02:14 PM

That's not even remotely Star Trek.

Star Trek is PADDs with color display and way less frame.

That's Battlestar Galactica or Raumpatrollie Orion (strange black'n'white german scifi)

concerning "perfect" ebook reader: Until now the iliad beats all the other readers hands down. (well, except the price)

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

Until now the iliad beats all the other readers hands down.

Considering that there are no other e-ink readers on the market at the moment, I agree with you.

I also agree that the Kindle is more like 70's Battlestar Galactica.

Mediamania · 09-11-2006, 03:11 PM

Any chance of someone posting the PDF of the Amazon Kindle user manual? Seems it's no longer on the FCC site, mysteriously enough, or the link cited above (on page 1 of this thread) isn't working. Many thanks!

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 03:17 PM

Well, butter my backside and call me a biscuit -- they seem to have shut it down.

How fortunate that I happened to pull a copy onto my hard drive.

Unfortunately, I didn't pull copies of the photos, those were interesting.

Addition: Some of the stuff seems to still be there, but they have, indeed, pulled the manual and the photos. (sigh)

Liviu_5 · 09-11-2006, 03:26 PM

My question now is when we are going to see a Google ebook reader. The trend in online content seems to be that the physical stuff (devices, peripherals, high speed access) is where the real money is, since digital content is becoming more and more available at unbeatable prices (0$!!).

Liviu

yvanleterrible · 09-11-2006, 03:30 PM

I could'nt open the one you posted NatCh so I'm posting my copy and the one with the pictures.

Mediamania · 09-11-2006, 03:33 PM

Many thanks for posting the manual. Anyone grab the pictures before someone in Seattle called and had them pulled?

yvanleterrible · 09-11-2006, 03:33 PM

The one with the pictures is 2.25megs. It will not upload because of the 1meg limit. Anyone know how I can work around this?

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 03:48 PM

The only thing that comes to mind is to screen cap each page and post them as pong files (PNG -- I call them that in honor of the Pioneer), or some other compressed variant.

yvanleterrible · 09-11-2006, 03:53 PM

I only have reader installed

yvanleterrible · 09-11-2006, 04:04 PM

I tried to open it with Photoshop. It refuses because of a security lock. There is a security signature preventing extraction and copying content.

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 04:09 PM

Open it in Adobe Reader and do Ctrl+Print Screen to get a screen capture of each individual page.

Or do you have a MacPuter? I don't know how to do a screen capture on MacPuters....

lordvetinari2 · 09-11-2006, 04:44 PM

Oh dear, even the manual is ugly! A5-sized pages printed as A4, and all the images have bitmapped text. Doesn't say much for an ebook reader, I'd think.

This thing looks like a prop from the original HHGG TV miniseries (c'me on, someone say another TV series, this is fun!). I don't care much about design: I don't own anything Applish, but this is just plain stupid. I don't really need a keyboard, either, and that occupies too much room.

Oh Sony, where(fore) art thou, Sony?

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 04:47 PM

I've been thinking about the ... odd format of the manual -- my theory on it is that they mean the text part (minus the margins) to be the size of the screen.

Okay, how about Lost in Space?

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 05:19 PM

It just occured to me that the way the side edges slant in toward the top face might make this thing a bit annoying to pick up from a flat surface.

pitcher23 · 09-11-2006, 05:35 PM

Now that Amazon owns Mobipocket, I hope this new device of theirs doesn't kill any chance of Mobi being available for the Iliad.

09-11-2006, 03:30 PM	#30
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I could'nt open the one you posted NatCh so I'm posting my copy and the one with the pictures. Last edited by yvanleterrible; 07-28-2010 at 11:40 PM.

09-11-2006, 04:44 PM	#37
lordvetinari2 Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 61 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gijón, Spain Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi & Galaxy Note	Oh dear, even the manual is ugly! A5-sized pages printed as A4, and all the images have bitmapped text. Doesn't say much for an ebook reader, I'd think. This thing looks like a prop from the original HHGG TV miniseries (c'me on, someone say another TV series, this is fun!). I don't care much about design: I don't own anything Applish, but this is just plain stupid. I don't really need a keyboard, either, and that occupies too much room. Oh Sony, where(fore) art thou, Sony? Last edited by lordvetinari2; 09-12-2006 at 04:44 AM. Reason: Misspelled acronym: "Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

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09-11-2006, 01:49 PM	#21
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	You may be right, but in this case it was the FCC who leaked out the specs, and Engadget is known to spend their free time on FCC's website looking for unreleased information ;-)

09-11-2006, 01:57 PM	#23
rjnagle Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 2167 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Device: ipad 1, Nook Simple Touch, Kindle 3, ebookwise 1150	I doubt they are aiming for Christmas 2006. It doesn't make sense to keep it under wraps for so long. Sony Reader has captured a lot of advance publicity; my guess is summer 2007.

09-11-2006, 01:58 PM	#24
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Does Apple sell design services ? Star Trek went of the airways long ago!

09-11-2006, 02:14 PM	#25
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	That's not even remotely Star Trek. Star Trek is PADDs with color display and way less frame. That's Battlestar Galactica or Raumpatrollie Orion (strange black'n'white german scifi) concerning "perfect" ebook reader: Until now the iliad beats all the other readers hands down. (well, except the price)

09-11-2006, 03:11 PM	#27
Mediamania Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Treo 700	Any chance of someone posting the PDF of the Amazon Kindle user manual? Seems it's no longer on the FCC site, mysteriously enough, or the link cited above (on page 1 of this thread) isn't working. Many thanks!

09-11-2006, 03:26 PM	#29
Liviu_5 Books and more books Posts: 917 Karma: 69499 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, NY, USA Device: Nook Color, Itouch, Nokia770, Sony 650, Sony 700(dead), Ebk(given)	My question now is when we are going to see a Google ebook reader. The trend in online content seems to be that the physical stuff (devices, peripherals, high speed access) is where the real money is, since digital content is becoming more and more available at unbeatable prices (0$!!). Liviu

09-11-2006, 03:33 PM	#31
Mediamania Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Treo 700	Many thanks for posting the manual. Anyone grab the pictures before someone in Seattle called and had them pulled?

09-11-2006, 03:48 PM	#33
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	The only thing that comes to mind is to screen cap each page and post them as pong files (PNG -- I call them that in honor of the Pioneer), or some other compressed variant.

09-11-2006, 03:53 PM	#34
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I only have reader installed

09-11-2006, 04:04 PM	#35
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I tried to open it with Photoshop. It refuses because of a security lock. There is a security signature preventing extraction and copying content.

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09-11-2006, 04:09 PM	#36
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Open it in Adobe Reader and do Ctrl+Print Screen to get a screen capture of each individual page. Or do you have a MacPuter? I don't know how to do a screen capture on MacPuters....

09-11-2006, 04:47 PM	#38
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I've been thinking about the ... odd format of the manual -- my theory on it is that they mean the text part (minus the margins) to be the size of the screen. Okay, how about Lost in Space?

09-11-2006, 05:19 PM	#39
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It just occured to me that the way the side edges slant in toward the top face might make this thing a bit annoying to pick up from a flat surface.

09-11-2006, 05:35 PM	#40
pitcher23 Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York USA	Now that Amazon owns Mobipocket, I hope this new device of theirs doesn't kill any chance of Mobi being available for the Iliad.