Re: [Nolug] E- Readers

I'll stick to my dual-screen setup. :-P

P

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

>
> Bah!
>
> They'll *never* be cheap enough and durable enough to survive the drop
> test, and they'll never have The One Vital Quality: annotation. How do you
> effectively study without highlighting important passages, adding margin
> notes, etc.
>
> Then there's "flipping between two pages" or even laying two books side by
> side to compare them.
>
> Books are just too damned useful. And the Evil Rights Holder can't pull an
> Amazon and erase a physical book from your library.
>
>
> On 2010-04-10 13:58, Michael Jeter wrote:
>
>> The paper will mention cost as a restriction, but mention that as the
>> products become more popular, they should become more affordable. The
>> paper will become part of my thesis, and suppose a time when student
>> textbooks, particularly Freshman Composition readers, will exist on
>> computers and e-readers.
>>
>> On 4/10/10, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Especially when they are so darned expensive. It's the old drop test.
>>>
>>> On 2010-04-10 13:00, Petri Laihonen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Overall, I think the situation with eReaders are pretty much the same as
>>>> with MP3 players.
>>>> There are devices to listen music, and there are software for desktop
>>>> computers to do the same.
>>>>
>>>> As for reading anything with an eReader device, I have not even remotely
>>>> considered a such event. If someone gives me one, and the usage is free,
>>>> then maybe. I see no need to buy one.
>>>>
>>>> P
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Michael Jeter <
>>>> michael.damian.jeter@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Actually, as I am doing a paper on E-Readers, and I know about the
>>>>> major players - kindle, iPad, Nook, and I see downloads of e-reader
>>>>> software from Barnes & Noble and Amazon for Windows and Mac machines,
>>>>> I wanted to know about all versions of e - readers and to include a
>>>>> mention of Linux in my work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/10/10, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Then it wouldn't be a device, it would be software. You're wanting
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> linux equivalent to adobe reader.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 10, 2010 7:09 AM, "Michael Jeter" <
>>>>>> michael.damian.jeter@gmail.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I mean is an e-reader, a device for downloading and reading
>>>>>> books, that runs off of linux, perhaps a reader that I could d/l to my
>>>>>> computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/9/10, general.reikan@gmail.com <general.reikan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you mean an e-reader for...
>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2010 4:46 PM, Michael Jeter
>>>>>>> &lt;michael.damian.jeter@gmail.com<lt%3Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> <lt%3Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com<lt%253Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> <lt%3Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com<lt%253Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com>
>>>>> <lt%253Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com<lt%25253Bmichael.damian.jeter@gmail.com>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>> &gt;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone know of, has anyone heard of E - Readers such as Kindle
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> Linux?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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