Want to buy itouch but... - Page 2

FlorenceArt · 11-16-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by epiphany

I haven't tried the New York Times app yet, but if you open Google Reader (in the built-in Safari browser) and then go offline, you can still read any of the items that were displayed (even if you didn't expand them from the preview). I found this pretty neat.

Yes, it does sound cool

RoninTech · 11-18-2008, 03:50 PM

Hi maxyn83,

I'll think you'll find an iPhone or iPod Touch to be exactly what your looking for. My wife and I used Sony Clies for ebook readers for years. I recently bought her a Touch and she loves it. Apparently I do too as she's laid the law down that I need to get one as well because I'm using hers way too much. For reading, Stanza on the iPhone with Calibre on the desktop is a great solution.

Cheers,
Crazy

Kris777 · 11-19-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by maxyn83

But, reading on iTouch seems a bit complicated from what I've gathered in some posts... Can I just transfer my PDF files on iTouch and be able to read it or do I have to convert the PDF files? Any more info about how to use ereader/stanza on iTouch?

You can read this review that will answer on many questions and will help you to make decision about purchase:
Apple iPhone/Touch, Stanza and Project Gutenberg
http://www.pg-news.org/20081031/appl...ect-gutenberg/

I fully agree with this conclusion:

"If you’re a hardcore reader then I’d say this is not what you want as your sole eBook reading device, rather more as a supplementary reader.

For those of you who are casual readers, perhaps just reading for 20 minutes while on the train to work or waiting in the doctor’s office, then the iPhone or iPod Touch should be very satisfactory indeed."

HarryT · 11-19-2008, 03:08 AM

It's just a standard web browser; you can read "cached" content off-line, as you can with any other browser.

RoninTech · 11-19-2008, 09:31 AM

To give you another data point, my wife and I are hard core readers and have no issues whatsoever using PDA's and the iPhone/iPod Touch as our main reader, mp3 player, phone, gaming platform etc.

bill_mchale · 11-19-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Good luck buying an iTouch as there is no such device.

Lets not quibble, its a common enough shorthand to call it an iTouch, that everyone knows what they are talking about.

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That said, the iPod Touch makes one heck of a poor eBook reader compared to a 6" eink reader. It'll be fine for music and video. But reading it through a haze of fingerprints is not my idea of fun.

Having read several books on the iPod Touch, I have to say that finger prints are not a huge issue (at least for me). Certainly they will be no more of an issue for reading than they would be for video.

I agree that the screen is a bit on the small side, but it is perfectly acceptable unless you need really large type. And it is balanced out by the fact that it easily fits into a shirt pocket. Even the 5" Jetbook is too large for that (Though it fits into pockets in my coat and jeans).

My personal thought would be that something that had two screens that folded together like a Nintendo DS (but with higher resolution and better functionality) mike make a dandy portable reader.

--
Bill

tHeFiRsTiDioT · 11-19-2008, 11:22 PM

I read almost a book every couple of days, and my iPhone is my primary reader even though I do have a PDA as well as an eBookwise. Calibre on the desktop with Stanza on the iPhone/iTouch make a perfect combination.
I have a screen cover on mine, so there are no fingerprints left behind (even if there are, a single swipe with a piece of cloth is enough to get rid of them). The sharpness is just amazing, and you cannot beat it for portability. That being said, drawbacks include being a wee bit unwieldy since its so small, and a battery that lasts about 2 days with heavy phone, wifi and ebook usage.

maxyn83 · 11-28-2008, 11:49 PM

Hi everyone, thanks again for all your comments. I just bought an "ipod" touch and it's even better than I imagined! I've been having fun playing with it! First thing I did was to install Stanza and reading on it is great! I've never had a PDA or an ebook reader so I can't compare on the screen size but Stanza seems to be doing a good job for ebook reading. It's easy to turn the pages and you can even change the font size, color and background color. Also, iTunes store offers a lot of great FREE apps.

I'm a hard core reader and iTouch definitely rocks as a portable entertainment device!

Lanx · 12-01-2008, 04:20 AM

get air sharing, it was free for a long time, might be raised, but might be a special now for black friday, but at 7bucks it's still a steal, why? it's a transfer program, why is this good? it transfers PDFs to your itouch, no more wierd reading as cached, no more having a wifi signal it downloads to your touch. you get airsharing(thats the program name) you follow the setup(takes 3-5minutes for a barely competant person) and you can view your itouch in mynetwork neighborhood and transfer files easily, omg, you can even make folders! yea you can organize the whole thing. and guess what it's a reader as well, it views pdf's perfectly, and by perfectly i mean that it just looks nice.

babygator · 02-19-2009, 06:38 PM

its very simple to use and just takes some practice.

Alsicole · 02-21-2009, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by maxyn83

Hi everyone, thanks again for all your comments. I just bought an "ipod" touch and it's even better than I imagined! I've been having fun playing with it! First thing I did was to install Stanza and reading on it is great! I've never had a PDA or an ebook reader so I can't compare on the screen size but Stanza seems to be doing a good job for ebook reading. It's easy to turn the pages and you can even change the font size, color and background color. Also, iTunes store offers a lot of great FREE apps.

I'm a hard core reader and iTouch definitely rocks as a portable entertainment device!

Glad you're enjoying your choice!

In response to several comments on here about the iPhone/iPod touch not being suitable for hardcore reading - I'm on the 5th of a series of books at the moment and I've been reading for a couple of hours a day for about 6 weeks now. The iPod touch is perfect - it has plenty of battery life, good adjustable backlight levels, adjustable colour scheme (eReader) and I can read with the light off and not disturb my husband.

HarryT · 02-21-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Alsicole

In response to several comments on here about the iPhone/iPod touch not being suitable for hardcore reading - I'm on the 5th of a series of books at the moment and I've been reading for a couple of hours a day for about 6 weeks now. The iPod touch is perfect - it has plenty of battery life, good adjustable backlight levels, adjustable colour scheme (eReader) and I can read with the light off and not disturb my husband.

But have you ever tried using an eInk device?

I read on PDAs for over 20 years, and like you, I have an iPod Touch, but there's just no comparison between the experience of reading on a 3.5" backlit LCD device and a 6" eInk device.

fugazied · 02-21-2009, 06:43 PM

You can open PDFs very very easily on the ipod touch, however I've had some very large PDFs with lots of images crash in it

The Ipod touch is an awesome device though, there is so much you can do on it, music, audiobooks, internet, email, work, pdfs, movies, games. It's like you'll never get bored with one on you!

giddion · 02-21-2009, 07:33 PM

Can't say anything about reading on the touch, but I have no problems reading on my omnia which has a similar screen.

Off topic note, found out today if you install the fringe app you can connect to a vonage softphone account and have an unlimited use mobile phone - as long as you have WiFi.

FlorenceArt · 02-23-2009, 12:23 PM

I also bought an iPod since I replied to this thread, and I enjoy it, it's a lot of fun. It's surprisingly comfortable reading on it, but I agree that it cannot replace my CyBook. I gave up reading books on it, but I use it daily to read the New York Times and Le Monde.

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11-18-2008, 03:50 PM	#17
RoninTech Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1000036 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Citizen of the World Device: iPod Touch, Nook Colour, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Nexus 7, Nexus 5, Pixel	Hi maxyn83, I'll think you'll find an iPhone or iPod Touch to be exactly what your looking for. My wife and I used Sony Clies for ebook readers for years. I recently bought her a Touch and she loves it. Apparently I do too as she's laid the law down that I need to get one as well because I'm using hers way too much. For reading, Stanza on the iPhone with Calibre on the desktop is a great solution. Cheers, Crazy

11-19-2008, 03:08 AM	#19
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's just a standard web browser; you can read "cached" content off-line, as you can with any other browser.

11-19-2008, 09:31 AM	#20
RoninTech Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1000036 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Citizen of the World Device: iPod Touch, Nook Colour, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Nexus 7, Nexus 5, Pixel	To give you another data point, my wife and I are hard core readers and have no issues whatsoever using PDA's and the iPhone/iPod Touch as our main reader, mp3 player, phone, gaming platform etc.

11-19-2008, 11:22 PM	#22
tHeFiRsTiDioT Random Reader of Rubbish Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: Dell Axim X50v, Sony PRS 505, HTC Incredible, Pocketbook IQ	I read almost a book every couple of days, and my iPhone is my primary reader even though I do have a PDA as well as an eBookwise. Calibre on the desktop with Stanza on the iPhone/iTouch make a perfect combination. I have a screen cover on mine, so there are no fingerprints left behind (even if there are, a single swipe with a piece of cloth is enough to get rid of them). The sharpness is just amazing, and you cannot beat it for portability. That being said, drawbacks include being a wee bit unwieldy since its so small, and a battery that lasts about 2 days with heavy phone, wifi and ebook usage.

11-28-2008, 11:49 PM	#23
maxyn83 Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: iphone 13pm	Hi everyone, thanks again for all your comments. I just bought an "ipod" touch and it's even better than I imagined! I've been having fun playing with it! First thing I did was to install Stanza and reading on it is great! I've never had a PDA or an ebook reader so I can't compare on the screen size but Stanza seems to be doing a good job for ebook reading. It's easy to turn the pages and you can even change the font size, color and background color. Also, iTunes store offers a lot of great FREE apps. I'm a hard core reader and iTouch definitely rocks as a portable entertainment device!

12-01-2008, 04:20 AM	#24
Lanx Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: none	get air sharing, it was free for a long time, might be raised, but might be a special now for black friday, but at 7bucks it's still a steal, why? it's a transfer program, why is this good? it transfers PDFs to your itouch, no more wierd reading as cached, no more having a wifi signal it downloads to your touch. you get airsharing(thats the program name) you follow the setup(takes 3-5minutes for a barely competant person) and you can view your itouch in mynetwork neighborhood and transfer files easily, omg, you can even make folders! yea you can organize the whole thing. and guess what it's a reader as well, it views pdf's perfectly, and by perfectly i mean that it just looks nice.

02-19-2009, 06:38 PM	#25
babygator Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	its very simple to use and just takes some practice.

02-21-2009, 06:43 PM	#28
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	You can open PDFs very very easily on the ipod touch, however I've had some very large PDFs with lots of images crash in it The Ipod touch is an awesome device though, there is so much you can do on it, music, audiobooks, internet, email, work, pdfs, movies, games. It's like you'll never get bored with one on you!

02-21-2009, 07:33 PM	#29
giddion Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 186 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CT, USA Device: samsung i910 now - cybook later	Can't say anything about reading on the touch, but I have no problems reading on my omnia which has a similar screen. Off topic note, found out today if you install the fringe app you can connect to a vonage softphone account and have an unlimited use mobile phone - as long as you have WiFi.

02-23-2009, 12:23 PM	#30
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I also bought an iPod since I replied to this thread, and I enjoy it, it's a lot of fun. It's surprisingly comfortable reading on it, but I agree that it cannot replace my CyBook. I gave up reading books on it, but I use it daily to read the New York Times and Le Monde.

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