- Forums
- Cross Site
- The Asylum
- Kobo
KoboFollow
Call it punishment for buying a Kobo.
gbaji wrote:
I'm talking about figuring out how to build a plow out of ore without taking a thousand years to do it.
(1) Cut door off car
(2) Bang into desired shape
(3) ???
(4) Profit!
If some mass extinction event were to occur, there's enough shit lying around that we wouldn't need to recreate the Bronze Age... ever.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
hmm, this is making me reconsider buying the nook, even though I like the touchpad interface idea, and the fact that you can lend books.
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:07am by Xsarus
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:07am by Xsarus
01001001 00100000 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000011 01000001 01001011 01000101
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
Sir Xsarus wrote:
hmm, this is making me reconsider buying the nook.
Yea, I check one out everytime I'm in a Barnes and Noble's and I do like the Nook, A lot. But I don't see why it needs all that bells and whistles. Sure the touch screen is nice but it's heavier and more intrusive to my reading. That and it's painfully slow.
Sir Xsarus wrote:
hmm, this is making me reconsider buying the nook, even though I like the touchpad interface idea.
I don't like the touchpad idea. Two problems I see. Either the entire device is a touchpad, which is a problem if you accidentally hit the screen while reading, or it's that stupid colour screen at the bottom, which I think would be distracting while reading a book. All you really need on an e-reader is a way to find your book and a way to change the page and perhaps font size. Anything more is just clutter.
Sir Xsarus wrote:
and the fact that you can lend books.
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:07am by Xsarus
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:07am by Xsarus
That and lending books appeal to me but at the same time, you can just torrent a book if you want it really bad.
Yodabunny wrote:
or it's that stupid colour screen at the bottom, which I think would be distracting while reading a book.
The color touch screen at the bottom shuts off when you're reading a book. You just tap it to come back on.
The new wireless kindle is boasting a month of battery life with the wireless off, which is impressive.
Too bad they didn't lower the price on the DX. I guess no one's competing with them there yet.
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:15am by Xsarus
Too bad they didn't lower the price on the DX. I guess no one's competing with them there yet.
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:15am by Xsarus
01001001 00100000 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000011 01000001 01001011 01000101
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
Is that on standby or reading?
Kaelesh wrote:
Is that on standby or reading?
It seems at first glance that amazon ebooks are more expensive then the B&N ebooks.
01001001 00100000 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000011 01000001 01001011 01000101
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
Sir Xsarus wrote:
It seems at first glance that amazon ebooks are more expensive then the B&N ebooks.
And, unless they've changed it, you can't get epub books on the Kindle. Amazon onry.
Well, technically no, but it's easy to convert the epub into the kindle open book format. Use Calibre.
01001001 00100000 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000011 01000001 01001011 01000101
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
Forum FAQ
But they can do PDF's, which is what most torrented books come as. So problem solved there too.
They just upgraded their software to be able to zoom in on PDFs too. I may actually try to get some school textbooks on it in the future.
Kaelesh wrote:
But they can do PDF's, which is what most torrented books come as. So problem solved there too.
PDFs are really horrible on e-readers. I convert them to a better format before using them.
Yodabunny wrote:
Kaelesh wrote:
But they can do PDF's, which is what most torrented books come as. So problem solved there too.
PDFs are really horrible on e-readers. I convert them to a better format before using them.
I think that's a matter of choice there. I don't mind them.
In fact, I picked up a 5,000 page PDF of every handbook in the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition, ever. It's awesome. I should just buy a damn Kindle and get it over with.
Edited, Jul 29th 2010 10:37am by Kaelesh
Kaelesh wrote:
Is that on standby or reading?
My Kobo goes roughly 1.5 weeks (just had to charge it for the first time) and it's on pretty much constantly (wife reads a lot and she's home all day). That being said, that's with loading a whole bunch of books to check out, it being new and all. If you're just reading you don't use much power at all, the only power used is to change the page. If you were to rip the battery out while reading the text would stay on the screen.
If they're saying a month, I'd say 3 weeks more likely. It'll go a month if you're just reading the same book, but you won't be.
Kaelesh wrote:
I think that's a matter of choice there. I don't mind them.
In fact, I picked up a 5,000 page PDF of every handbook in the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition, ever. It's awesome. I should just buy a damn Kindle and get it over with.
In fact, I picked up a 5,000 page PDF of every handbook in the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition, ever. It's awesome. I should just buy a damn Kindle and get it over with.
Have you seen it on a Kindle though? PDFs are great for computer monitors, not so good for little e-reader screens. Most don't flow right.
Yodabunny wrote:
Have you seen it on a Kindle though? PDFs are great for computer monitors, not so good for little e-reader screens. Most don't flow right.
Last night as a matter of fact. I put a **** load of PDF books on a friends Kindle.
I really want to get an eReader of some sort. I've been leaning towards the Kindle because of the price and Kao's absolute endorsement of it. I need someting that I can read at the beach without toting a buttload of books and magazines.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
I need someting that I can read at the beach without toting a buttload of books and magazines.
Well technically, you are toting a buttload. Over 3000! I believe they can hold.
You know what I mean.
What's wrong with you people? I had a perfectly good derail going and you all had to ruin it! Sheesh...
Ok. So... When the zombies are coming after you, would you want paper books, or an e-reader?
Ok. So... When the zombies are coming after you, would you want paper books, or an e-reader?
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
A sharp edged e-reader shaped like a shuriken.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
A sharp edged e-reader shaped like a shuriken.
No, you need to hit them in the head with something large and heavy, like a hardcover advanced textbook.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Recent Visitors: 345
All times are in CST
Anonymous Guests (345)
- Forums
- Cross Site
- The Asylum
- Kobo
© 2024 Fanbyte LLC