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Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 19:51
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

petra wrote:
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ipad looks good but you can't beat e-ink. It looks like a real book. Apple can make nice looking graphics but after a while eyestrain will be just like using a computer.

yeah but e-ink can't show movies, photos, play games, etc ... so to me, the iPad is a MUCH more versatile device ... more bang for yer buck


The ipad is more versatile... but it's also not really an ebook reader.

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Wed, 04/07/2010 - 11:53
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That was my intentions I already read a whole book since Saturday and it was pleasant...

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Thu, 04/08/2010 - 09:58
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I'm reading all my comic books on it and it's wonderful.

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Thu, 04/08/2010 - 20:20
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I am hoping to use it as an ebook reader, but I am a bit concerned about the weight. It seemed pretty heavy when I was testing it out at the apple store. Also, there is a lot of glare. Maybe a matte screen protector would help...

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Thu, 04/08/2010 - 22:10
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I'm reading all my comic books on it and it's wonderful.

I still haven't thrown comics on this thing, but I bet it is great.

haven't read a book yet, not sure I want to. I really like words on paper.

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Fri, 04/09/2010 - 18:07
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Has anyone tried using the iPhone Stanza app on the iPad? I am wondering what it looks like pixel-doubled.

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Fri, 04/09/2010 - 21:50
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Has anyone tried using the iPhone Stanza app on the iPad? I am wondering what it looks like pixel-doubled.

what is this?

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Sat, 04/10/2010 - 19:41
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Stanza is an ebook reader for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It works very well on those devices, but I am curious how it looks on the iPad, if it is at 2x pixels.

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Sat, 04/10/2010 - 21:03
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Stanza is an ebook reader for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It works very well on those devices, but I am curious how it looks on the iPad, if it is at 2x pixels.

With iBooks letting you load ePub titles in, what would the point of stanza be?

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Fri, 04/16/2010 - 16:11
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kenX wrote:
gekkota wrote:
Stanza is an ebook reader for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It works very well on those devices, but I am curious how it looks on the iPad, if it is at 2x pixels.

With iBooks letting you load ePub titles in, what would the point of stanza be?


I downloaded a bunch of books from the Drinkmalk site, and apparently they only work on Stanza, not on any other reading program. Not sure why, but that's what they said.

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