Comments on: First thoughts on my Kindle http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/09/first-thoughts-on-my-kindle/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/09/first-thoughts-on-my-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-872775 Bruce Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:12:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=11775#comment-872775 In general, does a paperback edition use the same pagination as the hardback edition (assuming there are both)? If so, I'd want the ebook location numbering to match up to the pagination of the paper edition, assuming they're using the same source to generate each edition. In general, does a paperback edition use the same pagination as the hardback edition (assuming there are both)? If so, I’d want the ebook location numbering to match up to the pagination of the paper edition, assuming they’re using the same source to generate each edition.

]]> By: HeavyG http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/09/first-thoughts-on-my-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-872608 HeavyG Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:36:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=11775#comment-872608 Hadrien says: <i>"I prefere pages rather than something as abstract as locations"</i> The beauty of the Kindle locations numbering is that it will get you to the exact passage you reference whereas page numbers could mean going back and forth thru a few screens searching for the phrase or sentence as a "page" will likely split across a number of screens depending on font size. Hadrien says:

“I prefere pages rather than something as abstract as locations”

The beauty of the Kindle locations numbering is that it will get you to the exact passage you reference whereas page numbers could mean going back and forth thru a few screens searching for the phrase or sentence as a “page” will likely split across a number of screens depending on font size.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/09/first-thoughts-on-my-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-872571 Mike Cane Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:40:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=11775#comment-872571 @Paul: Bah! and even Feh! Let's see a photo of your hands. Got to be some anatomical anomaly going on there for you to praise Satan's eBook thusly! @Paul: Bah! and even Feh! Let’s see a photo of your hands. Got to be some anatomical anomaly going on there for you to praise Satan’s eBook thusly!

]]> By: Hadrien http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/09/first-thoughts-on-my-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-872529 Hadrien Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:11:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=11775#comment-872529 @Paul: "It uses a different way of displaying location in a book—not page numbers—and the location doesn’t change when you change font sizes, unlike the Sony" isn't exactly true. While in LRF or RTF this may be a problem, in ePub the page numbers do not change, and I prefere pages rather than something as abstract as locations. Aside from books, you can easily get RSS feeds on your Kindle through Feedbooks, try http://www.feedbooks.com/help/kindle#rss and http://www.feedbooks.com/help/newsstand TeleRead looks very good as an e-book. @Paul: “It uses a different way of displaying location in a book—not page numbers—and the location doesn’t change when you change font sizes, unlike the Sony” isn’t exactly true. While in LRF or RTF this may be a problem, in ePub the page numbers do not change, and I prefere pages rather than something as abstract as locations.

Aside from books, you can easily get RSS feeds on your Kindle through Feedbooks, try http://www.feedbooks.com/help/kindle#rss and http://www.feedbooks.com/help/newsstand
TeleRead looks very good as an e-book.

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