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Have you tried a tablet? I'm really happy with my iPad for academic paper reading. Yes, eInk is very nice, but today's tablets are good enough for reading as we

Have you tried a tablet? I'm really happy with my iPad for academic paper reading. Yes, eInk is very nice, but today's tablets are good enough for reading as well. Plus, it's a different kind of reading compared to, say, a novel. I tend to read academic papers quite quickly to glean the main bits of information. For leisurely reading, paper or Kindle would be better.

f_allwein 10y ago
just realized there's also https://getremarkable.com https://getremarkable.com , which looks promising. Has anybody tried it?
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- dx034 10y ago
  They must spend fortunes on Facebook ads, don't think I've seen any advertiser that often. Sounds interesting, but for $420 I doubt it would pay off compared to printing (black&white anyway).
  - victorhooi 10y ago
    I pre-ordered one earlier - for me it's not just about costs, but also about replacing all my notebooks and pieces of paper everywhere. If the stylus is as real-time as they claim (input latency of 55 ms) - it's basically my holy grail device - e-ink that is just like real paper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34I27KPZM6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34I27KPZM6g Device is shown with drawing on it at 0:41.
- Nanite 10y ago
  First shipping of product is planned for September, but not holding my breath. Will see how/if it will turn out.
  - victorhooi 10y ago
    I got in on the earlier pre-order and the shipping date is August. (I guess the second batch is September). I've been in communication with the guys behind it (via email), and they seem confident of hitting their timeframe. Obviously the proof is in the pudding =).
- Veen 10y ago
  That's very interesting. It's what the Kindle should be. It bothers me that we've had Kindle's for so long and there's been barely any real advancement in the technology — just tiny iterations.
- swiley 10y ago
  That looks pretty neat but it also sounds like it's tied to their web service. I would expect a bit more control for something that costs $500.
mercer 10y ago
I also use my iPad for 'academic' reading. When an epub is available, I use that with Marvin (I wish it worked with pdfs!). And for pdf's I use GoodReader. I can highly recommend both! Oh, and for storing my pdfs and epubs I use Calibre. Also a great app.
lorenzhs 10y ago
I use my desktop for skimming a paper to determine whether it is worth reading (on a 24" portrait screen). An iPad would also work nicely there. Both are also very convenient when searching for a specific term. But if I really want to read and understand a paper, I print it out because I'll be marking all kinds of of things, making notes on the margins, and constantly referring back and forth for definitions etc. I find all of this is much easier on paper. I find tablets and e-readers very convenient for reading things from front to back and for full-text search, but find myself resorting to paper copies for anything else.

f_allwein 10y ago

just realized there's also https://getremarkable.com https://getremarkable.com , which looks promising. Has anybody tried it?

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dx034 10y ago
They must spend fortunes on Facebook ads, don't think I've seen any advertiser that often. Sounds interesting, but for $420 I doubt it would pay off compared to printing (black&white anyway).
- victorhooi 10y ago
  I pre-ordered one earlier - for me it's not just about costs, but also about replacing all my notebooks and pieces of paper everywhere. If the stylus is as real-time as they claim (input latency of 55 ms) - it's basically my holy grail device - e-ink that is just like real paper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34I27KPZM6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34I27KPZM6g Device is shown with drawing on it at 0:41.
Nanite 10y ago
First shipping of product is planned for September, but not holding my breath. Will see how/if it will turn out.
- victorhooi 10y ago
  I got in on the earlier pre-order and the shipping date is August. (I guess the second batch is September). I've been in communication with the guys behind it (via email), and they seem confident of hitting their timeframe. Obviously the proof is in the pudding =).
Veen 10y ago
That's very interesting. It's what the Kindle should be. It bothers me that we've had Kindle's for so long and there's been barely any real advancement in the technology — just tiny iterations.
swiley 10y ago
That looks pretty neat but it also sounds like it's tied to their web service. I would expect a bit more control for something that costs $500.

mercer 10y ago

I also use my iPad for 'academic' reading. When an epub is available, I use that with Marvin (I wish it worked with pdfs!). And for pdf's I use GoodReader. I can highly recommend both! Oh, and for storing my pdfs and epubs I use Calibre. Also a great app.

lorenzhs 10y ago

I use my desktop for skimming a paper to determine whether it is worth reading (on a 24" portrait screen). An iPad would also work nicely there. Both are also very convenient when searching for a specific term. But if I really want to read and understand a paper, I print it out because I'll be marking all kinds of of things, making notes on the margins, and constantly referring back and forth for definitions etc. I find all of this is much easier on paper. I find tablets and e-readers very convenient for reading things from front to back and for full-text search, but find myself resorting to paper copies for anything else.