On 24-8-2010 0:15, Darren New wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> So you can have books with sound effects, neat.
> 
> Well, the hardware is there, yes. I don't think you can embed audio in 
> books yet. It's more like a really super primitive MP3 player built in. 

I guessed so (not having one of these myself or in the family), but 
don't you think it would be a nice addition? You'll have to estimate how 
fast a person reads however to play it at the right time. (or have eye 
tracking).

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On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:33:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 24/08/2010 5:10 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> The developer seems to upgrade it a lot. The last upgrade is suposed
>>> to
>>> >  have better support for different libraries for different users.
>>> >  Which will be handy as my wife reads entirely different books from
>>> >  me.
>> That's interesting - on Linux, that isn't generally a problem (esp.
>> since my wife and I use different computers).:-)
>>
>>
> Different computers would help. But I do all the work and rich get all
> the pleasure. ;-)

Ah, I wish I was rich. ;-)

Jim

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andrel wrote:
> don't you think it would be a nice addition? 

Certainly. And audiobooks make sense. If you're having the kindle read out 
loud, it'll turn the pages as the voice crosses the border. I imagine the 
same could be done for sound effects, if you're reading it out loud or 
playing an audiobook for which there's embedded text or however such things 
work.  Having it know what you're looking at is definitely not in the cards 
any time soon, methinks.

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Darren New wrote:
> Kevin Wampler wrote:
>> Thanks!  Both this and Jim's replies have been very useful. 
> 
> As I say, send me a complex PDF and I'll take a photo of the screen so 
> you can see how it looks.
> 

One other quick question.  It looks like you have a Kindle DX, which 
seems to be significantly more expensive than the Kindle version with 
smaller display sizes.  What's your impression of how much of a 
difference the larger display makes?

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Kevin Wampler wrote:
> What's your impression of how much of a 
> difference the larger display makes?

Hard to say. I've never really used the small one for any length of time.

You can't put either in your pocket very conveniently. The DX isn't big 
enough to make it hard to pack or anything.

The DX screen is just about the same size as a iPad screen (altho B&W 
obviously). It's the same size as a US letter-sized paper (i.e., the USA 
equivalent of A4) folded in half.

The small one's screen is about as as big as a paperback novel. Of course, 
both have edges, keyboards, etc.

Or, to put it another way, the small one including the frame is a touch 
smaller than the big one's screen. So if you go in a B&N and see a nook, you 
can estimate that the reading surface on the big kindle is about as big as 
the entire nook.

I'm getting old enough I was worried about using the small screen and not 
having enough text at once at the point size I can handle without glasses 
for a long time, plus I'm old enough that the price difference wasn't a 
major factor in my decision. But that doesn't actually seem to be a problem. 
I don't need to bump the text size up to read indefinitely without strain. 
(Maybe I just get strained after looking at a computer all day or something.)

It's definitely helpful when looking at full-sized PDFs, as they don't 
really lose much size compared to if the screen was half as big. (You can 
zoom and scroll PDFs, but it's a little annoying to not see an entire page 
at once, and the processor is slow enough that it's several seconds to 
scroll a complex PDF.)

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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> writes:

> I bought an Amazon Kindle. It's very nice. Feel free to ask me about it
> if you care. :-)

Why?

Honest question. The things preventing me from buying one are worry
over how long I can keep any books I buy, and because I've shifted to
libraries anyway.

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On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:11:52 -0700, Neeum Zawan wrote:

> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> writes:
> 
>> I bought an Amazon Kindle. It's very nice. Feel free to ask me about it
>> if you care. :-)
> 
> Why?
> 
> Honest question. The things preventing me from buying one are worry over
> how long I can keep any books I buy, and because I've shifted to
> libraries anyway.

Well, that's the reason I didn't get a Kindle, honestly - with the whole 
fiasco Amazon had over 1984, I prefer something where I can back up my 
books manually (which I can do with the Nook).

Jim

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On 24/08/2010 8:32 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Ah, I wish I was rich.;-)
>

Would it help if I called you Rich(ard) ;-)

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On 24/08/2010 6:46 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> have better support for different libraries for different users. Which
>
> It boggles my mind that people don't find it easier to do it right than
> wrong. I guess it can get confusing if you only want *one* copy of the
> book even if it's in multiple libraries.
>

That is the way I would like it,too. But not all of these developers are 
professionals with decades of experience.

> And, heck, it's free software, so who am I to complain? :-)
>

Too true. :-D

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	Stephen

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On 25/08/2010 5:20 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Well, that's the reason I didn't get a Kindle, honestly - with the whole
> fiasco Amazon had over 1984, I prefer something where I can back up my
> books manually (which I can do with the Nook).
>

The same with the Sony.

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	Stephen

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