Anyone read computer books on e-readers? - Page 2

EowynCarter · 11-19-2009, 02:53 PM

I've bought an ePub from o'reilly. Read it in landscape mode on my 5". Resuly, ok most of time, but some stuff like image, or longs lignes of code, got cut.
But overall, a better experiance than reading pdf.
Pdf, i'm afraid, won't let itsef be converted to another format correctly.

go Irex, or kindle DX, or sony 900. Something with a bigger screen.

animedude01 · 11-19-2009, 02:59 PM

The small screen readers will have problems with most tech books, I think. I've loaded some on my DR1000 which does a great job of displaying them, but I generally don't read them on my ereader. Most tech books I use for reference and end up flipping around quite a bit. That's slow on the ereader. I generally go dead tree or pdf on my computer at work. I have dual screens at work so have the pdf up on one while doing my work on the other.

Yes, you can read them on the ereaders but the experience isn't great. For books that are read through it's great, for reference books that you flip through, not always the best experience.

My $0.02 worth.

fugazied · 11-19-2009, 04:28 PM

I do sometimes. It's easier to have it next to the laptop with the book on it than it is to flick between the coding screen and the book on the laptop. I mainly read fiction on the Kindle, but using it to learn new skills is also very handy.

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11-19-2009, 02:53 PM	#16
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	I've bought an ePub from o'reilly. Read it in landscape mode on my 5". Resuly, ok most of time, but some stuff like image, or longs lignes of code, got cut. But overall, a better experiance than reading pdf. Pdf, i'm afraid, won't let itsef be converted to another format correctly. go Irex, or kindle DX, or sony 900. Something with a bigger screen.

11-19-2009, 02:59 PM	#17
animedude01 Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 1200 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: DR1000S, ILIAD2, Nokia n900, Kindle for PC, Astak EZReader Pro	The small screen readers will have problems with most tech books, I think. I've loaded some on my DR1000 which does a great job of displaying them, but I generally don't read them on my ereader. Most tech books I use for reference and end up flipping around quite a bit. That's slow on the ereader. I generally go dead tree or pdf on my computer at work. I have dual screens at work so have the pdf up on one while doing my work on the other. Yes, you can read them on the ereaders but the experience isn't great. For books that are read through it's great, for reference books that you flip through, not always the best experience. My $0.02 worth.

11-19-2009, 04:28 PM	#18
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I do sometimes. It's easier to have it next to the laptop with the book on it than it is to flick between the coding screen and the book on the laptop. I mainly read fiction on the Kindle, but using it to learn new skills is also very handy.

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