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That thing. With the e-books and stuff. Thoughts?
Two weeks into the Master Naturalist pre-readings and I'm already highly irritated by reading the PDFs on my computer. Ideally, there would be someplace I could lease an e-reader of some sort from, because actually buying one seems like more of a commitment than I'm prepared for, but I'm guessing this isn't really an option. So... who has data points or recommendations?
Features I want now:
*ability to read irritating PDFs in a handheld, non-glare format, with good color to B&W translation (ie, ability to read the over-fancy powerpoint slides at the top of the page as well as the notes at the bottom.) I suspect everyone does that.
*ETA- ability to handle pages designed for 8-1/2x11 sizing in a manner that I can still read.
*good battery life, not NiCad batteries (which I apparently drain by being near-- don't think this is a problem these days)
*something that won't irritate my eyes, which are far too sensitive about these things. (probably not an i-pad?)
Features I can imagine wanting eventually:
*easy transfer of documents to & from my laptop (mac, presently running system 10.6.something)
*some form of editability or commenting as I read
*wide array of readable formats
*no DRM come in & delete my books crap
*5-10 year device life (or more!)
*large HD/storage capacity (possibly not an issue either?)
Also of note, grauwulf has an anti-sony preference, and I'm not sure I want to buy into Amazon.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Places I should have looked before asking people?
(real content will return, I hope later this week)
Xposty from dreamwidth.
Features I want now:
*ability to read irritating PDFs in a handheld, non-glare format, with good color to B&W translation (ie, ability to read the over-fancy powerpoint slides at the top of the page as well as the notes at the bottom.) I suspect everyone does that.
*ETA- ability to handle pages designed for 8-1/2x11 sizing in a manner that I can still read.
*good battery life, not NiCad batteries (which I apparently drain by being near-- don't think this is a problem these days)
*something that won't irritate my eyes, which are far too sensitive about these things. (probably not an i-pad?)
Features I can imagine wanting eventually:
*easy transfer of documents to & from my laptop (mac, presently running system 10.6.something)
*some form of editability or commenting as I read
*wide array of readable formats
*no DRM come in & delete my books crap
*5-10 year device life (or more!)
*large HD/storage capacity (possibly not an issue either?)
Also of note, grauwulf has an anti-sony preference, and I'm not sure I want to buy into Amazon.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Places I should have looked before asking people?
(real content will return, I hope later this week)
Xposty from dreamwidth.