has anyone tried Ikea's new bookbook? - Page 2

GoSharks · 09-06-2014, 03:49 PM

Nice...but I heard you can't read a Sears or Target catalog on it. Talk about being locked into their sandbox!! I wonder if Calibre could help?

eschwartz · 09-07-2014, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GoSharks

Nice...but I heard you can't read a Sears or Target catalog on it. Talk about being locked into their sandbox!! I wonder if Calibre could help?

No, it uses highly restrictive rights management to prevent you from reading other content on your bookbook. You cannot even read other bookbook content on your bookbook -- you have to buy a new bookbook for it. They do not allow sideloading of any kind.

I cannot see this getting very far. Even the Great Satan Amazon allows sideloading non-DRMed content.

artig · 09-07-2014, 04:48 AM

That reminds me of the original introduction of the bookbook, in the Norwegian TV skit "Medieval Helpdesk".

(Thanks, doubleshuffle!)

doubleshuffle · 09-07-2014, 05:07 AM

Just paste the last bit of the URL, after the v= into the YouTube tags...

Code:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

YOUTUBE]pQHX-SjgQvQ[/YOUTUBE]

doubleshuffle · 09-07-2014, 07:45 AM

eschwartz · 09-07-2014, 10:22 AM

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Well, I see some people have their values straight. No pandering to those worthless pieces of overpriced junk...

Purple Lady · 09-07-2014, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by artig

That reminds me of the original introduction of the bookbook, in the Norwegian TV skit "Medieval Helpdesk".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

(I can't seem to get the video embedded - there must be some way of doing this, as the OP had done it. I've tried with the YouTube icon and inserting the URL, but it fails when trying to play it.)

I forgot about that one - it's great too! But I like IKEAs because it pokes fun at Apple.

Purple Lady · 09-07-2014, 10:29 AM

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Here's one of an iPad used as a cutting board

markom · 09-07-2014, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Maybe she still reads on Kindle but keeps it in a book for the smell of it and tactile feeling, sound and air coming from its leaves

theducks · 09-07-2014, 02:46 PM

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Maybe she still reads on Kindle but keeps it in a book for the smell of it and tactile feeling, sound and air coming from its leaves

Its a screen protector

Salgueiros · 09-07-2014, 02:58 PM

This ad is so funny and actually good to highlight how not quite there ebooks are in comparison to "bookbooks" eheheh

Nabeel · 09-07-2014, 03:55 PM

Really funny. I loved the monk's sudden panic right at the end: but I can't open it!

I have a sort of love-hate relationship with IKEA. If you need to furnish a house quickly, their stuff probably is the best value. But they always seem so unbearably smug, and their stuff does break very easily.

I bet the bookbook would have missing pages.

injapan · 09-08-2014, 02:56 AM

interesting

sakura-panda · 09-08-2014, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

So has anyone tried Ikea's new bookbook? This is incredible.

I love bookbook! I get both the paper and the electronic versions, but I only read the paper one. I tend to have at least two (one in the house and one in the car) at any one time.

They didn't mention that it can be left in a hot car and still work instantly when you retrieve it! LOL It is also sturdy enough to continue to work even with dings and bent edges -- there are no additional expenses toward buying custom-fit protective covers every time you upgrade!

tubemonkey · 09-09-2014, 10:01 AM

I gotta get me a new bookbook. Then I'll spend an afternoon drooling over its lush HD pages while munching on a bag of Swedish Fish

Spoiler:

09-07-2014, 04:48 AM	#18
artig Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 681012 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo, kindle pw	That reminds me of the original introduction of the bookbook, in the Norwegian TV skit "Medieval Helpdesk". (Thanks, doubleshuffle!) Last edited by artig; 09-07-2014 at 05:48 PM.

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doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Just paste the last bit of the URL, after the v= into the YouTube tags... Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ YOUTUBE]pQHX-SjgQvQ[/YOUTUBE] Last edited by doubleshuffle; 09-07-2014 at 05:22 AM.

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GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	Nice...but I heard you can't read a Sears or Target catalog on it. Talk about being locked into their sandbox!! I wonder if Calibre could help?

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Salgueiros Eudaimonia Posts: 898 Karma: 9164418 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS T2, Sony PRS T3, Sony DPT-RP1	This ad is so funny and actually good to highlight how not quite there ebooks are in comparison to "bookbooks" eheheh

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Nabeel Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 2747136 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Britain Device: Kobo Aura One	Really funny. I loved the monk's sudden panic right at the end: but I can't open it! I have a sort of love-hate relationship with IKEA. If you need to furnish a house quickly, their stuff probably is the best value. But they always seem so unbearably smug, and their stuff does break very easily. I bet the bookbook would have missing pages.

09-08-2014, 02:56 AM	#28
injapan Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1030816 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Japan Device: iPhone 11, Kobo Arua 2 and iPad Air 3	interesting

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,763 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I gotta get me a new bookbook. Then I'll spend an afternoon drooling over its lush HD pages while munching on a bag of Swedish Fish Spoiler:

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