My favorite full-screen e-reading view
I’m not sure if the Sony e-reader app, in the eBook Libary, can replicate this view in ePub.
But oh how nice it looks with The Gate House, a book in Sony’s proprietary BBeB format. The reader needs to treat ePub the same if it doesn’t already.
Notice the efficient use of the landscape-oriented screen on my desktop. Software developers should consider similar arrangements for netbooks, especially those you can’t use in a tablet mode.
For desktops, please show mercy and add scrolling via a mouse wheel, a little detail that Sony apparently forget. Click on the image for a detailed view.
May 31st, 2009 at 5:54 am
Very nice! What’s the name of the software you’re using? is it possible to include a link?
June 1st, 2009 at 5:30 am
It’s simply the reader that comes with the Sony eBook Library software. Good luck with it. Share with us your experiences. David
June 1st, 2009 at 6:04 am
While the full view itself is nice, the text is very ugly with some nasty justification on the first page.
June 1st, 2009 at 6:19 am
A narrow column, Hadrien. Ragged right would have been better. But overall, the view’s pretty nice. Thanks. David
June 1st, 2009 at 8:05 am
As Hadrien notes, the justification on page 1 is just botched.
Which I’m more willing to forgive at this stage of the e-book game because it falls within a box that’s specially positioned.
What bothers me more is the excess inter-word spacing on page 2 and lack of hyphenation to bring an even “color” to the lines.
Other than that, on my laptop I, too, prefer emulating a physical book with a two-page spread.