05-15-2008, 02:29 AM | #46 |
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what happens when ADOBE decides your reader device is no longer worth supporting? Yet it works just fine thank you very much...
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05-15-2008, 03:15 AM | #47 | |
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It would have been nice to have a handful of standard mobile platforms, but that would commoditize the mobile hardware, so there is resistance to that... |
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05-15-2008, 03:29 AM | #48 | |
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Hmmm by the way... Still no support for justification in DE ? For multi-column documents using XSL-FO, justification is necessary. Multi-column without justification is just plain ugly...
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05-15-2008, 03:33 AM | #49 | |
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05-15-2008, 03:41 AM | #50 | |
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While it's technically possible to parse the data in another way, it's a lot harder to implement compared to the usual techniques. But if you can divide your text into multiple flows, then it is definitely a best practice to divide it into multiple flows instead of using a CSS property for page breaks. |
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05-15-2008, 05:06 AM | #51 | |
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Come on, we're talking text. Just... text. In 2008. Compare the hardware in the average smartphone to the hardware in a typical PC running Windows 95... /Aside, ever noticed that books from the Sony store by major publishers appear not to have any divisions or tables of contents whatsoever? I'm probably not the only one who will resent this attitude... |
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05-15-2008, 05:16 AM | #52 | |
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From a source format perspective, there's no reason to discuss these sort of issues. But from an end-user perspective, you really need to think about these sorts of problems. Pagination can be a real resource hog: ask Kovid for example, when he wrote his LRF viewer. That's also one of the reasons why LRF books are pre-processed on the desktop if you use Sony's software to transfer books to your PRS. |
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05-15-2008, 08:38 AM | #53 |
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I'm waiting to see if DE shows up on more open hardware, such as the Iliad. I've been seriously burned before by orphaned DRMed PDFs and will not purchase anymore until I *know* that I'm not just purchasing a limited license.
ePub with the capability to convert to my favorite format is possible okay but what about the DRM? How would that convert? IMO, it won't and if you want a DRMed ePub ebook you'll be stuck with DE. Too bad that 90% of the technical ebooks I want are in such a restrictive format. I spend all day on the computer I want to able to do actual reading on an eInk device. Don't say Sony because I'm not buying *another* piece of hardware just to read a locked in format. Put DE on more than the Sony Reader. |
05-15-2008, 11:00 AM | #54 | |
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05-15-2008, 11:14 AM | #55 |
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I wonder how hard it is to get customer support to authorize DE to more than 6 devices. I can imagine installing it on my laptop, desktop and perhaps a reader if and when that option becomes available. Count in a few reformatting of the computers, os upgrades or device upgrades and I would reach the original 6 allowed authorizations in probably a year or two. I know some users might reach this cap faster if the software becomes available on more mobile devices.
I just hope it isn't too much of a hassle. Wish it was like the sony software where you have the ability to de-authorize a device that needs to be upgraded or formatted so it didn't count against the 6 original allowed authorizations. I read almost all my PDF files on DE's and I love the way it looks and it does all the things I need but the DRM thing is so annoying. It's like a punishment for those who legitimately bought their books. I'm not that knowledgeable on tech but I just wish there was one standardized format for ebooks and if I purchased it, I could read it on any device that handles ebooks for as long as I want. The inability to do this is the only reason I haven't been to enthusiastic about ebooks. Last edited by MerLock; 05-15-2008 at 11:27 AM. |
05-15-2008, 11:24 AM | #56 | |
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I cannot imagine reading a book without a page count. I think the day they do it I will be back to paper books. For me reading it is not just the content, it is also the procedure itself and removing page count will totaly destroy the atmosphere. |
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05-15-2008, 11:25 AM | #57 | |
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05-15-2008, 11:31 AM | #58 | |
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Moreover, quite often I go to TOC and check how many pages are left until the end of the chapter, either to understand how soon the event is going to resolve or should I stop right now and go to sleep or should I proceed another 10-15 minutes and finish the chapter etc. I never read books with less than 300 pages, but usually no less than 400+. Don't like short stories. It is an important part of reading experience for me. I am not saying it is a good or bad trait of me, however, it is part of the enjoyment and I don't see any reason why should I force myself to give up on it. It is my hobby and I like it as it is. |
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05-15-2008, 11:55 AM | #59 |
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Silkpag, I apologize for the wackjob label. I just get so frustrated with the pervasive negativity I find on forums sometimes. I'm in software, and know how hard everyone works, and how thankless it can be. Seems like no matter what improvements you put other there, the immediate response is always complaints and suspicion.
All I'm saying is lets occasionally recognize efforts, be positive, be gracious and grateful. We are people, not corporate pawns. |
05-15-2008, 12:17 PM | #60 | |
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The Cybook does not use page numbers and, really, for an electronic book on an electronic book reader, page numbers are not very relevant - at least the page numbers that are associated with a paper book. The progress indicator that runs along the bottom of the screen is a much better indicator for an electronic reading device. I was reading a PDF book the other day on my Pocket PC and Adobe Reader does not provide a progress indicator. Adobe Reader preserves the page number of the paper version of the book. On my Pocket PC one paper page spans many pages. The page number really was meaningless and I really missed the progress indicator. On my Pocket PC, I had no sense of where I was in the book and how much further I had to go to complete it. I had to check the bookmarks to gauge my progress through the book and that disrupted my reading experience. |
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