iPod Reader
Digital readers unite!
Amazon has released Kindle 2.
For some reason, even apparently enlightened people tend to ignore the fact that Amazon’s Kindle is not the only kid on the ereader block.
Even MacRumors.com, my favorite hangout for all things Mac, gets it wrong when they bash the competition in a recent article about the second version of the bookstore’s ereader.
While they are possibly correct in their assumption that the iPod (and iPhone) have inadvertently – as in “contradicting Apple’s plans” – become the largest ereader format, they are sadly misguided when they fail to mention the fact that eReader.com has been on the market with their (free) ereader application since early summer 2008.
It is not only a brilliant reader, but it makes the iPod a brilliant ereading device. Yes, the ereader format is still locked, but it does support reading other formats too.
I can’t for the life of me understand why anyone wants to drag Kindle 2 around. No keyboard gets near my ereader. But I’m probably too ignorant (not to mention busy reading ebooks) to follow the, uh, ereader trends…
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- Tags: ebooks, ereader, Ereading, ipod, kindle, misconceptions
Kindle 2 as ugly as #1?
In: Ereading| Gadgets| Tips and tricks
30 Jan 2009- No Comments
- Tags: amazon, ereaders, Gadgets, kindle
The iPod in a time of crisis
2 Nov 2008- (2) Comments
- Tags: apps, bloomberg, financial crisis, ipod, stocks
Ereading 1 – Earbuds 0
In: Ereading
3 Oct 2008- (1) Comment
- Tags: airplanes, Ereading, headphones, travel, usa
iPod as a flashlight
In: Software| Tips and tricks
24 Sep 2008- (1) Comment
- Tags: app, Ereading, flashlight
Stanza – ereading evolved?
17 Sep 2008The fear of the small screen
16 Sep 2008A different use for iPod readers
In: Software
15 Sep 2008Second-gen iPod Touch adds nothing to ereading
12 Sep 2008About iPod Reader
Plain and simple: This is a personal blog dedicated to spreading the word about using digital devices like the iPod, iPhone, Palm or similar gadgets for reading ebooks. An ebook is a digital copy of a print book.
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- Tormod: SG, thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated! My point about "un-paper"-like devices w [...]
- SG: Tormod, I think the point of it 'resembling' paper is exactly that, it's supposed to be like paper. [...]
- Tormod: I don't know about eye strain - I have read up to 4-5 hours on my iPod during flights and train ride [...]
- Holger: Well, the main problem with the Ipod (or any reader with backlighting of the screen) is that it's to [...]
- Tormod: No. :) [...]
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