05-15-2019, 12:24 PM | #76 |
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I am guessing that will return all ebooks without any comments, but alas does nothing about those that have something in that field, that is not a synopsis. I have a lot like that, that just mention series or a tagline or some general comment, etc etc.
But I guess that is a start, so thanks. |
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All the obvious things I guess.
An ereader is a slippery hard plastic tablet looking device, which looks and feels nothing like a book. A decent cover can improve things of course, but they aren't builtin and often hard to find the right one that imitates a hardcover at least. A really nice ereader, would be softer and hide all but the screen, having the device embedded in a more ascetically pleasing medium. You would have a sturdy left and right, that allows holding comfortably and safely with one hand. Most of all, a book, paperback at least, has a nice artwork (color) cover, and a title on the spine, with a blurb on the back, or inside flap of a hardcover. That makes it very very different to an ereader device currently. etc |
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or these https://ebookfriendly.com/book-style...rwhite-covers/ Or am I misunderstanding you? |
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I just don't understand the appeal. An ereader doesn't need to exactly replicate the experience of reading a book just like a cell phone doesn't need to replicate the exact experience of using a rotary dial landline.
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I watched a terrible, what I call criminal, video at the first link, where the ereader is held in place, with a sticky patch ... and unbelievably they tell you and show someone pushing on the ereader screen to make sure the back of the device adheres fully to the patch. For that crime of negligence and stupidity alone, I would avoid those covers, as clearly they have no idea. I am gobsmacked and horrified at the notion that many people who see those videos will now think the screens unbreakable ... there goes the idea of me lending mine to anyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_8_qoZblM I go to great lengths to find a tough protective cover, that is also padded, and some idiots tell people it is okay to press hard on an e-ink screen. Last edited by Timboli; 05-16-2019 at 09:57 AM. |
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I guess for me, who is on the computer much of every day, I would like my ereader to feel more like a traditional book, rather than another computer. In other words give a less computer like experience, and really a book from is tried and true. Quote:
How I imagine a nice (for me) ereader, is one where the ereader is embedded in some kind of cover, that hides the plastic edges with something more friendly. Quote:
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Many of the little benefits don't seem much on their own, but do add up, certainly for some of us ... and that includes being able to see the synopsis of the current ebook you are reading, without having to turn the device on. But hey, I am talking about ideal here, and I am not suggesting I am unhappy with most elements of my ereaders. And I am certainly not holding out for the ideals I suggest. Things can be improved and better though. As always, who knows what the future may bring. We don't yet know if e-ink devices will survive, especially with screen improvements etc to tablets. I dream of a far-off future where an ereader looks exactly like a physical book of old, perhaps even paperback. Where you communicate by voice or mind, to change font size and anything else. Science will indeed be just like magic when that happens .... but sadly I am unlikely to be around by then. |
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@ZodWallop - Ha ha ha an extreme case indeed ... and a small ereader.
I was talking on average though, and not really thickness, just height & width. |
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Well, I finally got motivated enough to check the calibre command-line options, and yes it has one for fetching metadata.
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That particular ebook, was a free epub I got from Kobo, and it had no ISBN listed and no DESCRIPTION. Both lots of data were returned using the command-line above. So it seems I can add that easily enough to my Metadata Editor program. Shame I hadn't thought to check before. Last edited by Timboli; 05-16-2019 at 11:48 AM. |
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Timboli makes me think about these young guys today building their PCs and the big thing these days is a case with a glass side and the color changing, blinking, etc. RGB LEDs inside, on the fans, the motherboard, the memory sticks, whatever. A perfect gag gift for TImboli, if someone made it, would be an e-reader with a clear case and a bunch of those RGB LEDs inside changing colors and whatnot.
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Timboli: Why not make your own ereader case?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afnp2jlmO28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8WmL5WNLpU |
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Don't get me wrong, I love tech and I program (code) for a hobby. I love the digital benefits of our age ... many of them anyway. It is not the be all and end all though, and I still like a book to be a book in as many ways as it can be. I like to differentiate between tool, toy and standard. |
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I have indeed pondered doing so many times, and may do yet, but what I could do myself would only be part of what I desire and envisage.
And as I like to think I learn from the past, I may just wait until someone better suited does the job for us ... or as is likely the case, comes up with a different approach ... Ereader Glasses anyone ... do away with anything resembling a book altogether ... except in you mind's eye. |
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Order of usage is as follows. You drag & drop the metadata.opf file onto the small floating dropbox at top right (first screenshot). The 'Metadata Editor' window (lower center) then opens and displays the relevant content. Click the FETCH metadata button and the 'Metadata Download' window opens after fetching the metadata from the web, and displays relevant content. Clicking on ADD or REPLACE buttons updates the same fields on the 'Metadata Editor' window. Click the FETCH cover button and the 'Compare Cover Images' window (second screenshot) opens after fetching the cover from the web. I now have the basis for adding that same ability to my listing program for Synopsis (Blurb, etc) that I mentioned earlier in this topic. Last edited by Timboli; 05-19-2019 at 07:05 AM. |
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