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Old 03-24-2009, 10:54 AM   #46
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I found another nice article about the PocketBook 301 (the 6 inch device) and its legendary software here (with Google translation to English)
http://translate.google.com/translat...75&sl=ru&tl=en
Physically, that just looks like a rebranded Cybook ...
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Physically, that just looks like a rebranded Cybook ...
It is. But the software is better.
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Physically, that just looks like a rebranded Cybook ...
No.
BOTH PocketBook and Cybook are just rebranded Netronix devices

I wonder, would a PocketBook 301 firmware work on Cybook?
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Physically, that just looks like a rebranded Cybook ...
What you mean is that both that and the CyBook use Netronix hardware.
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A 5 inch screen could be bigger than my Kindle 2!
If they have a full screen mode, a five inch screen will actually be slightly bigger than Amazon's 6 inch. The K2 (like I have) has a header, a footer and margins all the way around. The part of the screen with text on it measures 4.75 diagonal, and there is no way to have the book actually use the entire screen.

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If they have a full screen mode, a five inch screen will actually be slightly bigger than Amazon's 6 inch. The K2 (like I have) has a header, a footer and margins all the way around. The part of the screen with text on it measures 4.75 diagonal, and there is no way to have the book actually use the entire screen.
Don't use headers and big margins then?
I have very small margins on my ebooks - 10, and no header (what is a point of reminding myself 1243 times the name of the books and author's name, I am reading right?)
Only footer with a chapter number/name.
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I use 6" for reading Novels
8" for taking Note.
10" for Journal reading and present the text book on screen for students.

5" , No thanks, I can stick with IPhone.
Well, I am certainly not going to try to convince you that your choices are wrong -- for you. And I think that is the important point here, everyone is different. The problem I have is that some people here seem to be suggesting that a 5" device shouldn't be made at all. I have been using a 5" device for 4 months or so now (The Jetbook) and I find it a wonderful way to read. Also the fact that it is using an LCD screen versus eink means page turns are fast and I think (not sure mind you) the screen is more durable than the eInk screens. In any case, I can assure you, having used both, that there is a world of difference between reading on the 5" screen or the Jetbook and the 3.5" screen of the iPod.

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Old 03-24-2009, 01:17 PM   #54
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Ooh, I want one! For $180? I'll be getting one as soon as it comes out. I love the small screen on my Palm - I don't want to lug around a huge reader everywhere I go. And it reads Russian text too? And it's got open-source software? I think my e-reader dilemma has just been resolved.
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I wonder, would a PocketBook 301 firmware work on Cybook?
I looked in the pocketbook forum and the answer is "no" - something about different bootloaders and somesuch.

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Remember that there are a great many people who read on a PDA-type device, typically with a 3" or 4" screen. I would buy a 5" device, if it supported the formats I want, for its portability.
Those 3' and 4" PDA are a strain in the eyes and also somewhat difficult to navigate in pages and limited format. It would be nice to read in a wider format but not too bulky to carry along.
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Don't use headers and big margins then?
I have very small margins on my ebooks - 10, and no header (what is a point of reminding myself 1243 times the name of the books and author's name, I am reading right?)
Only footer with a chapter number/name.
That would certainly be my choice. For that matter, I would forgo the footer also. I would just display the progress bar across the bottom. Unfortunately, the K2 does not have that option -- there is no full screen mode.

However, my point was not about the capability of my current reader. Instead, I was directing a comment to those who thought that 5 inch was too small. I was pointing out that, with an efficient use of space -- full screen display, the 5 inch might be as big as some of the 6 inches out there today.

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That would certainly be my choice. For that matter, I would forgo the footer also. I would just display the progress bar across the bottom. Unfortunately, the K2 does not have that option -- there is no full screen mode.

However, my point was not about the capability of my current reader. Instead, I was directing a comment to those who thought that 5 inch was too small. I was pointing out that, with an efficient use of space -- full screen display, the 5 inch might be as big as some of the 6 inches out there today.

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I understood your meaning.

My comment was directed to you sort of undercover advice
When you create ebook in Book Designer or Calibre, you choose margins, so you don't have to suffer this atrocity of waste of valuable space. This way you will have almost full screen, almost 6", without hardware change.
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Remember that there are a great many people who read on a PDA-type device, typically with a 3" or 4" screen. I would buy a 5" device, if it supported the formats I want, for its portability.
I remember reading 4 or 5 novels on my Palm Treo2 years ago, and never noticed--- not knowing anything else
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Wow, I really like this. I had sorta kinda promised myself that I would not buy another dedicated e-book device this year, but this was love at first sight. This is a great size for reading away from home. I use my Jetbook almost exclusively these days. I find that it fits well in my purse.
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