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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:02 am Post subject: |
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What about one of the new tablet computers (i.e. Galaxy tab, ipad, KT tab) coming out?
I'm thinking of one of those as an alternative. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| My wife has been reading tons of books on her iPhone. I thought about getting her an ereader for her birthday. The Korean PageOne looks really nice. I like how it doesn't have a keyboard. Just a screen. Has anyone tried it? I have not seen one anywhere except online. How's the actual look and feel of it? |
I bought the PageOne back in about April or May.. I don't remember exactly.
What I REALLY like about it is the size. It has a 6" screen but it's small. I can fit it into my suit jacket pocket easily. It's also very very light. 200g or so i think. It's not a burden at all. When I look at the iRiver etc. they are so physically big.. they wouldn't suit my usage.
The PageONE is great for reading novels. It SUCKS for reading pdfs which have tables or diagrams etc. I convert everything I have to .epub or other files it reads. It will display .pdfs but they suck. It's easy to convert novels in pdf format to PageOne readable formats with the Calibre software which is free.
On the whole, I LOVE IT. I used to read a lot of books, but in Korea it got expensive. Now I read SO MANY books. These are either novels or non-fiction books which don't have diagrams or tables. If that's what you want to use it for, it's great. Fantastic even.
The tiny size is awesome. It blows every other e-reader away in that regard. If you use it though, you need to be prepared to transfer all your books via the computer. There is no wifi or online connected bookstore. If you're a book pirate like me, it's great though.
If I changed e-reader, it'd have to be similarly slim, small and light, and display a wealth of formats. A kindle wouldn't work for my usage.
I recommend it strongly for a person who just likes to read novels or non-fiction books without tables. I LOVE the small form factor and the light weight. Mine came with a leather case, even using that I can still fit it in my jacket pocket in my suits. It looks good too.
If reading newspapers and magazines, and downloading books on the fly is your thing, then I don't recommend it. I have my newspaper delivered to my house physically, and everything else I read is on this device. |
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tjmauermann
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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I have had the Kindle 2 and now have a Kindle 3 I have enjoyed both a lot. I just received an email from B&N and they now have a color Nook.
I think you can't go wrong with any of them. My buddy enjoys his Sony 505, I like the Kindle it just comes down to cost of books. I pay $9 when I buy a book he tends to pay $14. But both of the devices are virtual identical in e-ink and capabilities. It comes down to your own preferences. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know anything about the the Biscuit e-reader?
I got an email from Interpark about it. The price seems to have been cut to about 250,000W. |
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tannerev
Joined: 20 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:55 am Post subject: |
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I'm currently selling a 2nd gen. kindle international for W100,000 with a nice moleskine case, if anyone is interested.
father in law got me an ipad for christmas and i don't need both. |
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archmagos
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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If you are looking for a basic reader, you will be hard pressed to beat the kindle 3 wifi for price and simplicity. Add on a nice managing program like calibre and you have a functional means of reading heaps of formats (including epub through calibre's conversion tool).
The kindle is designed to be a reader first. The e-ink screen will only refresh when you tell it to, making it very easy on the eyes to read and great for reading in the sun (also leading to great battery life). Sure, it can be used as a web browser, but many other tablets (ipad, Galaxy S) will do this WAY better.
The kindle has a linux framework that can be extended and further hacked (eg screensavers and different fonts), but for most people the way it works out of the box is excellent. |
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