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You know, what I really want is a Sony Kindle

18 points by technologizer 18y ago

Tichy 18y ago
Are they saying that we are supposed to buy books in Sony or Amazon specific formats that don't work anywhere else? No thanks.
Kilimanjaro 18y ago
When you compare all the ebook readers out there, the kindle is the fugliest of all.
- eru 18y ago
  What's the f standing for?
LPTS 18y ago
Sony sucks. Kindle sucks. Kindle and sony together would be great. Wait, what?
- colinplamondon 18y ago
  Have you actually read a book on a Kindle?
  - LPTS 18y ago
    then I tried to put it in my pocket. and ripped my pocket. Not impressed.
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  I love my Sony Reader
- kqr2 18y ago
  Cliffs Notes: Sony: Product Design = Great, Bookstore = Sucks Amazon: Product Design = Sucks, Bookstore = Great Sony + Amazon = Great
  - netcan 18y ago
    Unless you got a Kindle with a Sony bookstore.
  - deleted 18y ago
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kirubakaran 18y ago
Have any of you guys installed some decent pdf reader on an OLPC? Any suggestions?
- tdoggette 18y ago
  The OLPC-provided Reader activity is very functional, but last I checked, it eats memory at a ridiculous rate. Someone recommended FBReader to me, which is a cross-platform reader app with a Linux version.
  - kirubakaran 18y ago
    Thanks.
greyman 18y ago
I became interested about Sony Reader when I saw the mention of frontlight...if I can really use it at dark, I am sold.
- Tichy 18y ago
  Now I understand why the iPod flashlight app is such a big hit.
tdoggette 18y ago
Remember the Sony-BMG rootkit scandal? I haven't bought anything with Sony's name on it since then, and if I'm getting a reader (likely) it's not going to be from them.
briansmith 18y ago
The primary problem with Sony Reader is that it is too expensive. A new model that is $100 more expensive is counter-productive. I would buy the 505 for $150 or $200 or if I could get a $150-$200 credit for purchasing e-books. The second problem with Sony Reader is that, for optimum readability, books need to be reformatted and resized specifically for its screen. Novels are okay as-is because they are laid out for small pages, but technical books' pages are usually too large to port over as-is.
boredguy8 18y ago
I don't understand why e-readers are 'platform-specific' anyway. Get a standard format for e-books and let me read on whatever reader I want.
arthurk 18y ago
Urgh Sony, really? I wouldn't buy one. On the other side, is Amazon even working on imporoving the UI and general design? The Kindle will be released in Germany this fall and it is still the old model that was released way back in the US.
alexkay 18y ago
I don't understand why everyone is so obsessed with Kindle and Sony reader. I got myself a Booken Cybook and it has everything I need packaged in a very sleek design: http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx

18 points by technologizer 18y ago

Tichy 18y ago

Are they saying that we are supposed to buy books in Sony or Amazon specific formats that don't work anywhere else? No thanks.

Kilimanjaro 18y ago

When you compare all the ebook readers out there, the kindle is the fugliest of all.

eru 18y ago
What's the f standing for?

LPTS 18y ago

Sony sucks. Kindle sucks. Kindle and sony together would be great. Wait, what?

colinplamondon 18y ago
Have you actually read a book on a Kindle?
- LPTS 18y ago
  then I tried to put it in my pocket. and ripped my pocket. Not impressed.
alaskamiller 18y ago
I love my Sony Reader
kqr2 18y ago
Cliffs Notes: Sony: Product Design = Great, Bookstore = Sucks Amazon: Product Design = Sucks, Bookstore = Great Sony + Amazon = Great
- netcan 18y ago
  Unless you got a Kindle with a Sony bookstore.
- deleted 18y ago
  [deleted]

kirubakaran 18y ago

Have any of you guys installed some decent pdf reader on an OLPC? Any suggestions?

tdoggette 18y ago
The OLPC-provided Reader activity is very functional, but last I checked, it eats memory at a ridiculous rate. Someone recommended FBReader to me, which is a cross-platform reader app with a Linux version.
- kirubakaran 18y ago
  Thanks.

greyman 18y ago

I became interested about Sony Reader when I saw the mention of frontlight...if I can really use it at dark, I am sold.

Tichy 18y ago
Now I understand why the iPod flashlight app is such a big hit.

tdoggette 18y ago

Remember the Sony-BMG rootkit scandal? I haven't bought anything with Sony's name on it since then, and if I'm getting a reader (likely) it's not going to be from them.

briansmith 18y ago

The primary problem with Sony Reader is that it is too expensive. A new model that is $100 more expensive is counter-productive. I would buy the 505 for $150 or $200 or if I could get a $150-$200 credit for purchasing e-books. The second problem with Sony Reader is that, for optimum readability, books need to be reformatted and resized specifically for its screen. Novels are okay as-is because they are laid out for small pages, but technical books' pages are usually too large to port over as-is.

boredguy8 18y ago

I don't understand why e-readers are 'platform-specific' anyway. Get a standard format for e-books and let me read on whatever reader I want.

arthurk 18y ago

Urgh Sony, really? I wouldn't buy one. On the other side, is Amazon even working on imporoving the UI and general design? The Kindle will be released in Germany this fall and it is still the old model that was released way back in the US.

alexkay 18y ago

I don't understand why everyone is so obsessed with Kindle and Sony reader. I got myself a Booken Cybook and it has everything I need packaged in a very sleek design: http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx http://www.bookeen.com/ebook/ebook-reading-device.aspx