Comments on: Foxit to support eReader; excellent Economist article http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Erik http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1010873 Erik Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:37:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1010873 No need to worry. Foxit will keep everyone updated on the progress. No need to worry. Foxit will keep everyone updated on the progress.

]]> By: John Hagewood http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1010870 John Hagewood Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:30:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1010870 >John, there will be soft keyboard to use Cool. thanks for the clarification (and this in infinitely better than having to open/authorize/convert on the PC) I noticed the blurb about eReader support is gone from the FoxIt website. Any need to worry? Any ETA on eReader support being released (perhap in that April batch of eSticks?) Thanks, John >John, there will be soft keyboard to use

Cool. thanks for the clarification (and this in infinitely better than having to open/authorize/convert on the PC)

I noticed the blurb about eReader support is gone from the FoxIt website. Any need to worry? Any ETA on eReader support being released (perhap in that April batch of eSticks?)

Thanks,
John

]]> By: Nate the great http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1007517 Nate the great Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:15:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1007517 Erik is correct, I shouldn't have used that word. Erik is correct, I shouldn’t have used that word.

]]> By: Erik http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1007355 Erik Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:02:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1007355 It is NOT vaporware! Nate keeps telling everyone that. It's currently being worked on. John, there will be a soft keyboard to use. It is NOT vaporware! Nate keeps telling everyone that. It’s currently being worked on.

John, there will be a soft keyboard to use.

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1007324 Chris Meadows Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:29:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1007324 I wonder if Steve P. will have anything to say about this? I wonder if Steve P. will have anything to say about this?

]]> By: Nate the great http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1006810 Nate the great Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:26:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1006810 At this point it is still vaporware, Paul. I've exchanged a few emails with Foxit, and the equivocation I've received makes me think eReader support will not be on the eSlick when it is first released. At this point it is still vaporware, Paul. I’ve exchanged a few emails with Foxit, and the equivocation I’ve received makes me think eReader support will not be on the eSlick when it is first released.

]]> By: John Hagewood http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1006760 John Hagewood Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:29:59 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1006760 After I sent this in, I got to wondering how they would implement the entering in of the name and credit card number fields required for eReader DRM using such a minimal interface! Bound to be a little kludgy. I sure would not pre-order one of these units based on the comment "Foxit is currently working with different content providers for DRM support, including the support for eReader format"...that just doesn't sound like much of a guarantee to me, just a "we are working on it" :-) After I sent this in, I got to wondering how they would implement the entering in of the name and credit card number fields required for eReader DRM using such a minimal interface! Bound to be a little kludgy. I sure would not pre-order one of these units based on the comment “Foxit is currently working with different content providers for DRM support, including the support for eReader format”…that just doesn’t sound like much of a guarantee to me, just a “we are working on it” :-)

]]> By: Bill Janssen http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1006738 Bill Janssen Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:27:30 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1006738 <i>Slate</i> puts this <i>Economist</i> article in "must skip" category with this comment: <blockquote>Look <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/01/19/digital_paper_a_few_years_late_and_not_so_flexible/" rel="nofollow">elsewhere </a> for this week's news on a recent development in "digital paper," also known as flexible LCD screens. The Economist article on the topic covers more old ground than new.</blockquote> The boston.com article they point to is titled "Digital Paper: a few years late, and not so flexible". Good point. Slate puts this Economist article in “must skip” category with this comment:

Look elsewhere for this week’s news on a recent development in “digital paper,” also known as flexible LCD screens. The Economist article on the topic covers more old ground than new.

The boston.com article they point to is titled “Digital Paper: a few years late, and not so flexible”. Good point.

]]> By: rjh http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/24/foxit-to-support-ereader-excellent-economist-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1006734 rjh Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:52:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=15765#comment-1006734 Looks like a Bookeen Cybook to me, but with fewer formats supported. Looks like a Bookeen Cybook to me, but with fewer formats supported.

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